Do you love the smell of books?
By luneliza
@luneliza (197)
January 1, 2008 1:10am CST
I do. Old books or new books, they all have a distinct smell that will make reading an incredible and unique experience. There was even a stage in my life when I was convinced I could tell a good book by smelling it. Maybe that's not exactly true, but the idea is that the smell of books is very important to me. What about you?
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@embattledsparkle (1072)
• United States
13 Jan 08
I love book smells too! But sometimes I get so sad when I a book from a smoker. That's one book smell I don't like.
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@dragonflies (22)
• United States
3 Jan 08
its is said the more older the book the better it smells.
i love to visit libraries and love to take in the smells in old books.
generally the yellowed books, whose paper has faded and is stored long enough smells the best.
all the books have different smells.
my personal favorite is the yellowed book which has not been picked by anybody snice years.
@Angelwriter (1954)
• United States
1 Jan 08
I love book smells. Back when shopping malls had bookstores, I used to be able to tell when I was getting close, just by the smell of all the books. The smell of paper and ink is one of the most enjoyable smells in the world.
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@owstalaga (4707)
• Philippines
13 Jan 08
Well i like the smell of magazines more than the smell of books... I don't really smell books. =)
@Helpingfriends4uu (150)
• India
14 Jan 08
Yes, very much.I remember when I was in school and whenever our new session start's , by new session means buying new book's, and instead of reading it's content I use smell it.Thank u for starting such a wonderfull discussion.Good Luck.:)
@glitzypurple (1477)
• Philippines
1 Jan 08
Hmm well, I don't really smell books but I know the smell of old books. Anyway I can tell it's a good book by reading summaries of it at the back or just previews or I'd buy it coz my friends say that it's a good one..