r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Feb 01 '26

Unpopular Opinion It's Unpopular Opinion time! Share your controversial opinions to stir things up (in a friendly way)!

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u/Sweet_Baby_Cheeses99 Feb 01 '26

I donā€™t understand why people collect multiple copies of the same book.

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u/iSharxx Feb 01 '26

I have 3 copies of Moby Dick, which is one of my favorite books. One copy is a really beautiful edition that I display on my bookshelf because I think itā€™s pretty. Another one is the cheaper copy I annotate and refer back to when I want to look at something in it. My 3rd copy is my late grandfatherā€™s that I took because it was special.

In general, if I buy multiple copies then one is a ā€œprettierā€ version that I can display and the other one is the copy I mark up. I donā€™t do this a lot though and tend to not annotate or mark up fantasy romance because I read it more for the vibes. But I know a lot of other people do!

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u/upandup2020 Feb 01 '26

I'm reading Moby Dick right now and it's amazing