Alright, before you freak out with “WHat?! How could she!!!” and “What a terrible person!!!”, some books just need to be let go. I like to get rid of my books in unique ways, and I think it makes them even more beautiful!
The first attempt of lighting the book didn’t go well. This photo shows the extent of the burning. It just wouldn’t light.
So, I poured oil on it. Real lovely, right?
But then … something awesome happened. It burned!
I must say, my smoke photos were definitely the most magical!
Stay tuned for more photos of this book. I will be posting some in the next month or so from when I put the flame out. They are pretty awesome!
What did you think? Would you be able to burn a book? I was really torn about it, but I definitely don’t regret it! Thanks for reading.
Audra's Book Blabbing 
Oh I love the pictures, The last one was my favorite, the smoke really gave it a magical effect. I think it’s cute you let go of your books in your own special way!
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Thanks! The smoke was beautiful, but hard to photograph.
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I love this! It’s so pretty! I’d love to burn my twilight collection, but I’m too much of a chicken
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Thanks! You should! Haha. It’s lots of fun! Just make sure it’s in a safe area. I burn mine in my outdoor fire pit.
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Oh, no, I couldn’t do it to any my own books, even if I do not really like the story. I could burn really evil book, something that glorifies rape, epidural, murder, vaccines, child- brides, CIO- Yes, I could burn! If it is just something boring I rather donate or sell, so someone else could enjoy it.
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I mostly burn dirty (I guess you could say evil) books and ones that are worn out. 🙂
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Was the book that bad? I’ve had the urge to throw a book before but not burn it. Maybe cut it into teeny tiny little pieces because I hated it so much?
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It wasn’t THAT bad, but it was bad enough that I didn’t want anyone else to read it. I was just going to throw it away, but I decided to have fun with it.
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Lol your pics turned out pretty good 😊
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Thanks!!!
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I can understand the dilemma but the photographs are very ethereal–like sending the words back out into the atmosphere. Releasing them from their bound pages!
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Oooo, I like the way you put that! ❤
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The smoke pictures looked so good 😍
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Thank you! I love the magic that photography can make! ❤
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