tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post6881310970041971952..comments2024-01-18T00:33:10.659-08:00Comments on All Booked Up: Book Rambling: Jagged PagesElenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-90324853691052732952011-02-10T16:36:31.055-08:002011-02-10T16:36:31.055-08:00Which is exactly the same problem I have with them...Which is exactly the same problem I have with them, redhead. Otherwise, I think I wouldn't mind them, because I agree with your points. But turning the pages trumps artistic choice somewhat for me.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-28040319100939207422011-02-10T16:21:17.295-08:002011-02-10T16:21:17.295-08:00I think the jagged edges are very pretty, I see th...I think the jagged edges are very pretty, I see them as an artistic choice. Also, my fingertips really like them, from a tactile POV. <br /><br />but the last book I read had them, and every time I turned a page I had to be sure I was only turning one page. . .redheadhttp://littleredreviewer.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-17592850049311506032011-02-10T12:36:25.353-08:002011-02-10T12:36:25.353-08:00Different strokes for different folks, The Above f...Different strokes for different folks, The Above fore-mentioned. I'm glad you like them if the work for you.<br /><br />I don't know, D. U. I've never looked into it all that much. Something to think about though.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-74585314521628867572011-02-10T04:52:16.369-08:002011-02-10T04:52:16.369-08:00How strange - I've never seen that before. Is ...How strange - I've never seen that before. Is it a particular publishers who tends to do it or is it across the board?D. U. Okonkwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12900694425526387930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-35039241909822564992011-02-10T02:15:30.742-08:002011-02-10T02:15:30.742-08:00I have only bought one book with deckled edges, Bo...I have only bought one book with deckled edges, Bob Dylan's "Chronicles", it had beautiful thick paper and I loved the feel of the paper and the rough edges. It was aesthetically pleasing, as well as textually pleasing. But I have never brought a fiction work with these rough edges.The above fore-mentioned.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04604066213359160314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-59902388565783346702011-02-09T19:15:12.309-08:002011-02-09T19:15:12.309-08:00Neither did I, J.G. The things we learn while blog...Neither did I, J.G. The things we learn while blogging...Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-67402002566073413242011-02-09T19:10:24.958-08:002011-02-09T19:10:24.958-08:00I really like deckled edges; they seem very elegan...I really like deckled edges; they seem very elegant (I didn't know they are actually a sign of cheapness). Nice in hardbacks, but they seem strangely over-formal on most paperbacks.J.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02806805528636359436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-90558298107963764652011-02-09T18:35:03.385-08:002011-02-09T18:35:03.385-08:00That's a different explanation, Michael. I'...That's a different explanation, Michael. I'd always figured it was to mimic the old manuscripts.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961035078725474747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181364634779383173.post-21205199771710965072011-02-09T17:54:51.553-08:002011-02-09T17:54:51.553-08:00I hate jagged edges in a book. It's just anot...I hate jagged edges in a book. It's just another way of publishers cutting expenses because it takes time to cut the pages in order to make them even. /sigh.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.com