/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.9710918]

> when one of your books gets water damage, but you do a good job of salvaging it.

[Anonymous No.9710923]

"water damage"

[Anonymous No.9710928]

>>9710918
Post pic. :3

[Anonymous No.9710930]

>when your e-reader gets water damage, but you do a good j....

[Anonymous No.9710934]

>when I bought an old book from a flea market
>cover's in tatters
>looks completely unsavable
>buy clear nailpolish and spend days carefully applying it
>finished
>books looks way more presentable
I mean, it's still a piece of shit, but I'm proud anyway. Maybe I'll look into touching up the inking some time.

[Anonymous No.9710948]

>>9710934
>buy clear nailpolish and spend days carefully applying it
>spend days carefully applying it
>days
>s

why?

[Anonymous No.9710971]

>>9710930
I could never quite get into the feel of e-readers. I got a kindle for reading on the train, but never ended up using it. The feel of paperback books in your hands is too great.

[Anonymous No.9711021]

>>9710948
Okay, it was probably only a few hours, but I had to go slowly, letting the polish dry and attaching it to the binding, applying it again, letting it dry again, going over spots I'd done before, etc

[Anonymous No.9711035]

>>9711021
>it actually took him weeks

[Anonymous No.9711077]

>>9710918
>Carries his copy of Sidney Sheldon novel to a public restroom
>Tucks book under his arm while uncomfortably fidgeting with his zip
>A full bladder and weak prostate result in an expulsion of hued bodily fluid at the urinal wall
>specks of piss ricochet off the wall onto OP's pants, shirt, and some on the book
>Finishes up, pulls a paper towel, spits on it, and rubs it on the book
>Smiles, goes home and posts about it on /lit/
>mfw calls it "water damage"
>mfw that's probably the most exhilarating thing to happen to OP in a long time

[Anonymous No.9711209]

>>9711077
i wouldve put the book in the trash t b h