What's /lit/'s stance on deckled edges?

I bought a book with them without really realizing. When I got home and started to read the book, I couldn't stand the edges and I haven't touched the book in a year.

it seems like somehow deckled edges allow the pages to be thinner yet feeling full, i had a gravity's rainbow with the deckled edges and it was like the size of a 300 pages book despite actually being like 700, neat trick

I don't particularly care for them

deckled edges killed my family

you again

>>10033778

The best

Once upon a time there was nothing but deckled edges. Since we gained the technology to cut the pages nice and smooth.

Why go back there?

Can't papercut your fingers on deckled edges, so for safety reasons I'm all for them!

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deckled edges are okay on hardcovers but really ugly on paperbacks

>>10033778
Love 'em. They remind me of those kid-safe cigarette lighters that are a total pain in the arse to use.

>>10033778
They stop you getting paper cuts so I'm all in favour

>>10035225
Are people really getting that many paper cuts from reading books? Asking sincerely, since I read all the time and can't remember my last paper cut.

>>10035234
I do get a few paper cuts from time to time, mostly from newer books with crispy fresh pages, but I say it's not enough to warrant deckled edges in this day and age. It feels faux as fuck, like those gaudy B&N books, and if they're genuine then they're a pain to have in your library because you need to take a letter opener to the pages every time you want to read the book, otherwise they close up on you.

>>10035922
Not every time*
Mostly just once, but it's still annoying.

I love em. In fact, I deckle all my my books' edges myself.