my mandatory work before i read is i get my plastic cover and cover the book covers paperback or Hardbound or other style of cover, i regretted it when i forgot to cover the hardbound of Finders Keepers and Great Empires from NATGEO (yes, including the jacket, don't ask me how i did it, i may be find it extremely difficult to explain since English is not my native language) and i accidentally sprinkled a watercolor on the back jacket portion. My Doctor Sleep, Shining, It, Mr. Mercedes and almost all of my Neil Gaiman books has a marks of watercolor and hot chocolate on it, and also the ridiculously cheese powder from a french fries that i cooked.
when it comes to books, my philosophy is
"the only one that will ruin my book is me and only me" i never allow anyone who borrow my books to ruin the pages or write anything on it, but i found myself making tons of footnotes about "what this word means" (since what i said, English is not my native language). like this page from my Mr. Mercedes Hardbound (actually, ALL OF MY BOOKS are suffering from this footnote phenomena)
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