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 Post subject: Re: Ah, I love the smell of old books!
PostPosted: July 11th, 2011, 6:41 am 
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I love old books. My mother has a collection of books from around 1700 year so I can touch a real history. But from newer books, I like the smell of sheets of paper that is worn and dusty. I feel then that the book really is alive.

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 Post subject: Re: Ah, I love the smell of old books!
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Whenever i walk into a bookstore in my hometown i literally can get high off of the EPIC smell of the old books enveloping the stagnant air! with a few hits of picking up a yellowing book and flipping through the pages close to my nose!! XD

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 Post subject: Re: Ah, I love the smell of old books!
PostPosted: August 27th, 2012, 4:24 pm 
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The oldest book I own is a version of The Illias by Homer. I got it from my classical languages teacher when I graduated, and she wasn't sure how old it was, but she guessed it would be around 100 years old. The smell of it is just amazing :)

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Eruraina wrote:
I've actually read through a few of the stories in Arabian Nights(though I've had to be very careful because some of the pages are falling out) and I love the tales of Sinbad and how he barely survives so many daring escapes!

And I've actually found that rereading some books, the smell brings back memories of the time/place I last read the book or first read the book. It's like books not only keep stores, but memories as well.


I have read them in Arabic and now time for my English rereading :) .

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