Some find folding down the corners akin to literary vandalism. For Jane Howard, to revisit those paper scars is to be haunted by – and reminded of – a past self
, to revisit those paper scars is to be haunted by – and reminded of – a past self‘I find myself picking up books not for a whole reread but just for the dog ears.’’ve been rereading lots of books lately. I saw She Said and wanted to revisit Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s original book. I decided to reread Fleishman is in Trouble before watching the series. I hadn’t picked up How To Do Nothing since it came out, and felt like I needed a refresher.
I think of the past me figuring out how much longer she has: do I have the time to finish this chapter? Can I squeeze in a few more pages? Sometimes, it seems like I was interrupted, leaving off in the middle of a thought. I notice the tentative folds, not nearly as defined as others, where I thought I was going to stop reading – but crammed in just that little bit more.
I haven’t marked up which sentences I wanted to save: there is no highlighting or pencil marks, just the small bend in the corner. When I reach these pages, then, it’s an act of discovery to find what it was that captured me so much: what was it aboutThese saved pages are echoes of a previous version of me. How To Do Nothing was a different read when I was in precarious employment – and before I deleted Facebook.
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