Imagine a bookshop. Imagine yourself there, imagine yourself looking for a novel, something nice and entertaining. But you don’t really know what to buy.
Or maybe u’re just looking for something a little….different…. How do you pick one?
Myself, I go for the attractive cover with a catchy title
Sacrilege! You say. Most would advise not to judge a book by its cover or its title. But, most of the time, one of the main reason that you pick a book is FOR it’s cover/catchy title…
If a book is dusty, gray, has an unattractive cover, with an equally drab title, no matter how fantastic the inside is, only brave souls will have the privilege to discover it…..
or only by these scenarios:
- There is no other book in the area
- You have read their previous books (which, in this case, does not count)
- Rave reviews on that book (by trusted source/s)
- a birthday gift (even then, u still may not read it)
In the end of the day, it is still what’s inside that matters.
But is it so wrong to ask for books to have an attractive cover???
BTW, if you haven’t figured it out by now.
I am NOT talking about books.
3 comments:
finally wilson..an update! ;)
maybe you're right..one book should have an attractive and catchy cover+title if they want to be chosen by us, potential readers..but, sometimes you can be attracted to a book that has a simplicity in it..don't you? i myself often experience that..
n i think it's important also to ask a "recommendation", let say...maybe from a friend, so you wont buy a "cat in the sack" :)
o, and btw..i KNOW what you're talking about..haha..
Man, I thought you were actually talking about books.
hey blueyes, well... a friends recommendation is never easy to get, and sometimes you just to rely on your gut instinct...
well, BC......it's just a metaphore within a metaphore... actual book recommendation are there in Oprah's book club,pretty simple...its not so hard :-P
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