We've all been in a situation where we're going on a trip and it's a struggle to get every last item we need into our bag.
Books, particularly if they are on the bulky side, can easily cause this problem.
A Twitter user has taken to social media to share one slightly unusual way of dealing with it - and it hasn't gone down very well with book lovers, report The Mirror.
Writer Alex Christofi revealed the way he makes big books fit into his bag when going on a trip - which includes CUTTING long books in half to make them "more portable".
He wrote: "Yesterday my colleague called me a 'book murderer' because I cut long books in half to make them more portable. Does anyone else do this? Is it just me?"
He went on to share a photo of three books he had cut down the middle of the spine for travel purposes.
Yesterday my colleague called me a 'book murderer' because I cut long books in half to make them more portable. Does anyone else do this? Is it just me? pic.twitter.com/VQUUdJMpwT
— Alex Christofi (@alex_christofi) January 21, 2020
The post was soon being retweeted and replied to by thousands of people, many of whom had some strong thoughts on the practice.
One person said: "Oh god. This makes me sad inside."
Another replied: "But didn't you hear the books screaming when you cut them?"
Someone else added: "Go directly to jail, do not pass Go."
One even called him a monster.
A fourth person suggested he buy a Kindle reading device and leave the books alone.
Some were not quite so against it though, with a few confessing to using the same tactic.
"Did it once many years ago when travelling with a partner and only had one book between us," commented one.
"Your book, your choice," proclaimed a second.
"Yes, I used to share books between the children when they argued who was going to read it first on holiday. Take pages out of atlases, guide books. Always feels a bit sacrilegious, but it’s just paper, can be replaced," tweeted a third.
