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Have you ever thrown a book in the bin?

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HopSpringsEternal · 14/02/2026 08:58

I did yesterday for I think the 3rd time in my life.
The first was that book by Gina Ford when DS1 was about 2 weeks old. It was all the rage at the time but DS definitely didn't want to follow the rules. In fact it was DH that threw it out and I was definitely a lot more.content.
The second was when I got out my old Doctor Dolittle books to read the kids and I realised they were littered with the N word. In a sort patronising racist way "the nice n man". Didn't want that word seen or normalised by any other kids so in the recycling it went.
The last was yesterday. Lying in bed realised their was a Neil Gaiman book on my book shelf. Didn't not want a book of that vile bastard staring at me so into the bin he went.
Foot all other books if I don't want them anymore.I just take them to the charity shop. But I didn't want to inflict the above three on anybody else.
Has anyone else?

OP posts:
MaturingCheeseball · 14/02/2026 09:02

The Friendaholic book by Elizabeth Day. What a smug pile of never-ending bilge. World’s tiniest violin for somebody writing a whole book on having too many friends .

EleanorReally · 14/02/2026 09:01

ooh, you are taking a big risk with your first author, swmnbn @HopSpringsEternal

Happytaytos · 14/02/2026 08:59

Kids books that are too bad to donate many times.

I got Serial Killer Games from the library, if I'd have bought it, I'd have binned it to save anyone else the pain of attempting to read it.