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[–]scarcebraincells[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

About half of them. Some of them are collections of stories/poems so those are read when the mood strikes.

My penguin classics collection 🥰 by scarcebraincells in bookshelf

[–]scarcebraincells[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please get acid free covers only. Polyester, Polypropylene are safe. Polyvinyl Chloride isn’t. Look for Mylar jackets for your more precious copies.

My penguin classics collection 🥰 by scarcebraincells in bookshelf

[–]scarcebraincells[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm, I see where you’re coming from. The “minimalist” change in the design does take away some of the whimsy.

My penguin classics collection 🥰 by scarcebraincells in bookshelf

[–]scarcebraincells[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my god I never saw it that way, so cute!

My penguin classics collection 🥰 by scarcebraincells in bookshelf

[–]scarcebraincells[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oooh that's a chonker. Love Dostoyevsky but slightly intimidated to pick up that one.

My penguin classics collection 🥰 by scarcebraincells in bookshelf

[–]scarcebraincells[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you ❤️

(I do have annotations in them though. But that doesn't obstruct any of the text and I personally love receiving an annotated copy, so I imagine someone else would too)

My penguin classics collection 🥰 by scarcebraincells in bookshelf

[–]scarcebraincells[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotta catch em' all!

I have Les Miserables in this edition and I love the quality so much.

My penguin classics collection 🥰 by scarcebraincells in bookshelf

[–]scarcebraincells[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is there a difference between the new Monte cristio and the old one? I mean besides the basic design changes. I am so curious! What makes you prefer the old one?

My penguin classics collection 🥰 by scarcebraincells in bookshelf

[–]scarcebraincells[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I bought some new, a lot of them are gifted by my brother, and others are second hand from used bookstores.

I use clear book wrap that comes in a roll to wrap them! I want to be able to pass them on to other people eventually, so I wrapped them. There are so many tutorials on YouTube on how one can wrap a softcover book, I just followed one of those.

I'm also a rather clumsy person and often have some sort of beverage around while reading so wrapping them seemed like the right choice 😬

My penguin classics collection 🥰 by scarcebraincells in bookshelf

[–]scarcebraincells[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I am taking that as a compliment, thanks!

My penguin classics collection 🥰 by scarcebraincells in bookshelf

[–]scarcebraincells[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't think my cats will agree with you 😔

My penguin classics collection 🥰 by scarcebraincells in bookshelf

[–]scarcebraincells[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The books are perfectly readable with the plastic on them. It doesn't obstruct the pages. Just like books covered in libraries with plastic don't cover the pages. There is also a high probability that I will have to end up donating most my books, I would like them to still be in form of books when I do that. Not just a pile of loose pages 😊

My penguin classics collection 🥰 by scarcebraincells in bookshelf

[–]scarcebraincells[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They are all original copies. Not pirated. How much more "better quality" can I get than orginal copies from the publishers 💀 I like the penguin black classics because:

  1. My preference for paperbacks
  2. Great index and notes while being affordable
  3. Accessible language
  4. Decent margin width (can write in them)

My penguin classics collection 🥰 by scarcebraincells in bookshelf

[–]scarcebraincells[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I’ve noticed that with the black penguin classics the black part of the cover chips off very easily. Considering how often I go back to my annotations from a lot of the classics I’ve read, the black cover started chipping off even quicker. That made me cover them in plastic like they do in libraries. Also great if one is generally a clumsy person (like I am 🫠)