I have thrown away some books and so far have not been struck by lightning. Most of them were secondhand books that were in really bad shape. I read them but just tossed them afterwards because I couldn’t in good conscience waste someone’s time sorting and selling them. One was a book I really liked, but the copy I got was NASTY (you don’t want to know), so I threw it out and bought a new copy to keep.

There have been a couple books that were in fine physical condition, but I found them so abhorrent I threw them out so they wouldn’t be inflicted on someone else. These were also secondhand paperbacks, nothing rare or special. Throw it away and be at peace ✌️.