Are you a book sniffer?
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Re: Are you a book sniffer?
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I sniff books all the time, especially new ones. Paper...mmmm
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I sniff my books by flipping the pages slowly, and really inhaling the scent. I definitely agree with you that they have individual scents that stay there for a long time! I love that there are other book sniffers out there. My fiancé thought I was so weird when I was in the bookstore the other day, and I finally broke down and sniffed a book in front of him! It was something I swore I would never do, and then I did it, and now I am a booksniffer in public, so if I'm weird, it is all in the name of books!mellysw wrote:This used to be a huge secret of mine. The only person who knew I sniffed books (god that sounds so awful!) was my best friend, who thought I was wierd anyway. But recently I have discovered a LOT of readers sniff books out there!
So do you sniff your books?
I can always tell a good book by how it smells. I KNOW that sounds wierd! I KNOW! But it is so true! I swear, if you sent me to a bookstore (new or used, doesn't matter) and gave me two AWESOME books I really wanted but told me I could only have one, I would sniff them to figure out which one I wanted. After I cried and whined and begged to have both of course! But by sniffing the pages, I would be able to tell which would be better, even if I can't tell from the blurbs.
And there is a technique to it! Sure, you can just lean over and get a whiff. Most of the time that is not enough though! You need to faaaaaannnnnn the pages out to really get a good whiff of it's real smell.
I promise you, every book smells different. I have opened boxes of books I had stored away in a closet for years, and the books still retain their individual smells. Strong environmental odors CAN affect their individual smells over a long time though. There is one book from my childhood where I love the smell so much I keep it in a ziplock bag so nothing affects it's smell. No lie, I swear it! As a matter of fact I will go take a whiff of it right now....be right back....
Ahhh....the smell of childhood.... This is the one thing I miss using my e-reader.
Anyway! Tell me about how you sniff your books, if you do!
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I'm surprised as well!! I never sniff mine... but I can recognize the smell of books... like in a library.LivreAmour217 wrote:I love my books, but I have to confess that I've never had the urge to sniff one. Nothing against it, mind you, it's just something that's never crossed my mind. I guess I might have to try it sometime, just to satisfy my curiosity, as it seems to be something a lot of people do!
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I have found that books I buy from the same company, tend to have a similar smell, or even books my the same author! Though this might just be a placebo-smell..
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like mafia
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