Charles Dickens...and he glanced at the backs of the books, with an awakened curiosity that went below the binding. No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot.
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The phrase “look at the backs of the books” refers to a person who only sees the outside of the book when he or she looks at it. This person doesn’t have any interest in reading it or even knowing what is in the book.
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