WIBU to unfold the pages of the HOME book gifted to me?

[Golfhotelromeofoxtrot]

SIL has given us a book as a housewarming gift, the pages have been folded so it looks like it says 'HOME' when turned with its spine away from you.

I am not a fan of these sorts of decorations, and actually it looks like a really good book that has been ruined, would I be unreasonable to unfold it and read it and just keep it as a book?

Aargh . That is the stupidest example of overwrought twee twig fuckery I have seen. Fold an old second hand book as a decorative craft project if you like that sort of endeavor or objet and use it as a decoration if you like . But to do this to an actual book....

If you would appreciate reading the book just unfold it.

Read the Kon Marie threads in Housekeeping. Hold the book, which clearly does not give you joy, thank it for doing its job (giving you SIL the chance to express her feelings towards you) and then recycle it.

I don't like those books.

I like one SIL, I don't like the other.

If either of them gave it to me, I'd simply leave it as is. I wouldn't want to offend the one I like, and I'd just be inviting drama from the other.

If I really liked the book, I'd just buy an unadulterated one.

Sounds like a mismatch between your tastes.

She presumably thinks murdered books are really cool so bought you one with good intent.

She did not think your "really cool" gift to her was all that cool, so didn't keep it.

I wouldn't unfold the book - I think all the folding and unfolding would render it unreadable.

But on the bright side, you now know that SIL likes murdered books if you're buying her presents.

I'd guess the rise of the origami-ed book has something to do with the rise of the e-reader and the ensuing donation of unwanted books to the charity sector from where they're rescued by artistes who sell them to mugs at inflated prices

Ironically enough the titivated version is probably going to end up back where it started

Well, I suggested to my husband that I unfold it and read it, and he was seriously adverse to the idea. Told me I had to pretend to like it. Even when I pointed out she hadn't used our gift, and that he had made a fuss a few years ago when I was going to pretend I liked a handbag MIL got me, rather than telling her and getting it sent back.

So I've left it hidden away, if he's that fussed about it, he can put it out (though we have no mantle piece, no shelf, not one place we could even display it) and I'm washing my hands of it. It's his sister, I don't care.

I bought her a hook thing for the kitchen, can't really describe it, but it was really cool and I would have loved it. In fact, if I see it on the floor in her hallway again, I may just ask for it back and use it.

Murdered books- this is EXACTLY what they are. "I got it because you love books" she said as she handed it over. I love READING books. This is essentially just torture for a bibliophile.

Oh fears, they are shite aren't they? I know someone who does these badly and fishes for compliments on FB. If I was ever given one I couldn't possibly display the thing. I'm a book lover though and I fear it's only a matter of time ...

I have one that says read. It's on my massive bookshelf next to the hundreds of books that actually get read. I also have a print made out of a page of an old dictionary that says 'I like big books and I cannot lie'. My books are also colour coded.

Fuck of with your book murdering, do.

You might find that the reason it ended up destined for book murder was because there was a page or two missing! You might get halfway through and find that you have missed a vital chunk. Better check that all the pages are there before you start reading.

Oh God, off not of. I hate it when a pithy quip goes awry.