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In reply to the discussion: I deal with book shame. [View all]

buzzycrumbhunger

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4. I always used brown grocery bags for textbooks
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 09:15 PM
Feb 11

Nowadays, that probably means a trip to Trader Joe’s.

Of course, I’ve got so many (can’t make a font big enough to convey the proper scope) actual books that I limit myself to my Kindle now. Lots to be embarrassed about (I pretty much restrict myself to freebie book lists because I read a shit ton) but it’s easy enough to hide my phone if necessary.

Have you considered making a bed fort and a flashlight to hide the really embarrassing stuff?

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