Serious question, is anyone else bothered by the 'perfect' book trend?

I saw a video yesterday where someone said a hand-bound book with a tiny wrinkle in the cover was 'ruined' and should be thrown out. In my view, that little mark shows it was made by a person, not a machine. What's the smallest flaw you'd still call a finished book?

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nora53522d ago

Imagine throwing out a book for a wrinkle. That's like getting rid of a cookie for having too many chips. The flaw is the best part.

seananderson1mo ago

Seriously? I read an article once about how Japanese pottery artists would deliberately add a small flaw, because only something made by a god could be perfect. That wrinkle is proof a human cared enough to make the thing by hand. If it holds together and you can read the pages, it's a finished book. Throwing it out over a wrinkle feels like missing the whole point.

the_vera1mo ago

My friend's favorite mug has a tiny crack, and she says it gives it more character.