Q. Do you judge a book by it's cover?
A. I am embarrassed to say that I have. I judged 'City of Bones' by it's cover and almost did not read it, but my friend said it was good and now it is one of my all time favorites!
~ Larissa
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ReplyDeleteOld follower, hopping by! I, too, pick books by their covers! It's hard to resist the really pretty ones!
ReplyDeleteI think it's just in a readers nature to judge them. We're like bugs to light the more interesting the cover...the more interesting the book maybe.
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Oh boy, I think we are all guilty of this-- no one really looks at a boring cover and has the urge to read it, I don't think! It is always nice though when you do stumble across an amazing book that you might've passed by because of it's cover. On the other hand, it sucks when you are so excited to read a book because the cover was amazing, and the actually story fell flat.
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Hopping through. Glad you still read City of Bones :-)
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I totally judge a book by its cover and I'm not ashamed to admit it. LOL!
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Yes, I surely do judge a book by the cover. Not always but more often then not. I'm known for not reading synopsis so if your cover doesn't show me what I want to know or if someone doesn't recommend it... chances are I'm reading someone else's book.
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ReplyDeleteI judge a book by its cover too!
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I love books with pretty covers. They always get my attention first when I'm browsing around. ;)
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Hi Larissa!
ReplyDeleteNew follower here! Absolutely. That has happened to me too. For me, it is the cover and the title that tempt me to read the blurb. If the blurb reads great, I'll grab the book. I remember the first time I saw Harry Potter's book covers, I was like, O_o...not sure if I liked them. Love the inside but the covers weren't really to my taste.
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Yes, I often judge books by their covers, and I'm so glad when my old favorites get much-needed makeovers.
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Just hopping by...as for covers, if a book is good, I could care less what the cover looks like. But if I'm browsing around a bookstore, I always go for the books with the prettier covers.
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I like the cover of City of Bones :P
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I've learned the hard way to never buy a book based off the cover. I have found some great books that don't have nice covers. I'm already a follower. My FF is at Coffee Table Reviews
ReplyDeleteI think we can all agree that even the most beautiful book cover can't sell a book if the writing's not there. Book cover art may, at best, help steer me in the book's direction (especially if I'm in a book store) but it's not going to hypnotize me into buying it right then and there.
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New follower! I always judge a book by it's cover! I can't help it; I'm superficial like that, haha :) But a book is a book no matter what! Have a happy weekend!
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Hey! I did the same thing with the MI series, it's a good thing we both got over our cover prejudice eh? I'm a new follower; have a great weekend!!
ReplyDeleteAt first glance, yes. I'm either instantly drawn in or repelled by a books cover. If someone recommends a book or I'm able to read an excerpt that successfully captures my interest, then I can overlook the cover. However, first glances do matter. If the cover is pretty aweful, I might not take the time to read the excerpt.
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