Books are everything… and everything is books

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One of the odd things about being a Peanuts book collector is when looking for books in Japanese, when you’ll discover that “book” gets rather broadly defined. If it can be packed into a rectangle, it may get distributed as a book. Generally, it’s items that can be well-flattened — bags and cases of various sorts are the most common.

And other objects that can be made kind of flat make sense, like this little stool.

But… a fountain pen and ink set?
A pepper mill??

I feel like I’m watching a Is It Cake? spin-off called Is It Book?, and the answer is always “yes!”

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