Underliners, Desist!

Ever get a really good book out of the library only to find a previous reader has underlined stuff and left check marks throughout?

It kinda takes away from the reading experience.

The trail of what was important to the other person interfered with my reading of "West with the Night," by Beryl Markham, to the point where I scouted out an old gum eraser to get rid of the offending marks. Ooops, then I had to get rid of the eraser crumbs.

Anyway, this book is great reading on a bygone era and Markham's life is remarkable for a woman in the early 2oth century. Check it out! But please don't put checks or underlines in it!

--Bernice Paglia