Never judge a book by it's cover., Literally Options

[HakunaMatata]

So I have this tendency to literally judge a book by it's cover. Por ejemplo, I'd be attracted to this cover:
(Okay, that makes me seem perverted, but I meant that it's a rather young adult, modern cover.)

Then, we have this:

I'm reading this right now, and it's amazing. I'm totally in love with it. But if I were to see it in a bookstore, I probably wouldn't even pick it up.

[freeflow]

I'm the exact same way. I always judge books by their cover.Its a bad habit.

[*My Cinderella.*]

^ Same here. Usually if its an engaging cover, I'll definately take a peek at it. If it's plain cover then I'd probably skip it.

[WickedDreamer]

It depends, if the book is facing out then it's the cover that first gets me, but if all I can see is the spine then the title has to be interesting for me to bother to read the back.

[synthase]

Yeah, is it a natural habit to everyone?
but i actually think the second book looks nicer (for some odd reason)

[*I Viddy Horrorshow*]

Lol. When I was looking for a book to compare with The Catcher In The Rye for my English coursework, I looked at the list in this big 'if you like this you'll like this' type book. With the first book I tried, I pulled it off of the shelf in the library, saw that the cover art was an oil painting of a flower, and instantly put it back.

I'm so shallow.

[michellerrific]

We all know we shouldn't do it but as humans we always do. We just want things that catch our eye. I do it all the time, probably the reason I'm a picky reader.

[HakunaMatata]

^Oh, I know! I'm picky, too. It makes me wonder how many great, wonderful books I haven't read because I'm so picky.

Lol. When I was looking for a book to compare with The Catcher In The Rye for my English coursework, I looked at the list in this big 'if you like this you'll like this' type book. With the first book I tried, I pulled it off of the shelf in the library, saw that the cover art was an oil painting of a flower, and instantly put it back.

I'm so shallow.

For me, if it looks anything like Harlequin novel. Plop! Back in the bookshelf you go.

[tokyo-rose]

Yeah, I tend to go for books that have more attractive covers as well.
But if the title is interesting even though the cover is plain, chances are I'll pick it up anyway.

By the way, I've read The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things. It's good.

[Saeglopur]

I judge books by their covers and titles. Bah, horrible way I agree. I'm trying not to do that.

[*mishyerr*]

I'm shallow.
To people and books. :P

[xBUTTMUNCHx]

i like pretty attractive book covers. butt then the next thing i do is read the back.

[LOWinSKANK]

yeah. i at least try to read the back.
i mean, twilight doesn`t have a very attractive cover,
but i love that book.

[iDecay]

Well, I always judge a book, but most of the time the books end up being pretty good. Take [u]Prep[u] for example. The cover caught my eye and I read a bit of it and it was pretty good. It's pretty common for that to happen to me in a bookstore. I do look at unattractive books too, though. I give them a chance.

[Gigi]

Lol. When I was looking for a book to compare with The Catcher In The Rye for my English coursework, I looked at the list in this big 'if you like this you'll like this' type book. With the first book I tried, I pulled it off of the shelf in the library, saw that the cover art was an oil painting of a flower, and instantly put it back.

I'm so shallow.

HAHA. Well, aren't we all.

I definitely judge books by their cover...that's how I get hooked on them in the first place. Shallow, I know, but I can't help it.

I remember, in elementary school, I absolutely hated the books with the aboriginal art on the front cover. It was pretty much guaranteed that that book was gonna stink.

[angelrevelation]

It works both ways. Books with bad covers can be really good, and books with really interesting looking covers can be horrible.

For example, at the time, the cover of If I have an Evil Stepmother then where's my Prince? looked pretty cool. There was the lower half of a girl in a tutu and converse, with a metallic star-wand thing. it was a prettyyy bad book.
Red Horse's cover was a bit plain, although the color was beautiful, and it turned out to be a great read.
Tamora Pierce's books often have the most stupid looking covers, especially the Alana series. but most of them were amazing.

[*Kathleen*]

My sister needed a book to read to pass time at my mom's friend's house, so she looked through my books and picked out the one with the most interesting cover -- Choke by Chuck Palahniuk. Then she got really weirded/grossed out over the sex scenes and the fact that the protagonist is a sex addict.

[breakingdawn]

yeah. i at least try to read the back.
i mean, twilight doesn`t have a very attractive cover,
but i love that book.

Twilight has the best cover! Wow, I can't believe you said that.

[*Intercourse.*]

I'm horrible at judging actual books by their covers, if I'm not interested by the cover or by the title I won't pick it up.

Although usually I go on the internet and read book descriptions first and usually you don't ever see what the book looks like until you find it at a book store but since you already read what its about your already to interested to care what the cover looks like

[viugiufgjhfhjfhg...]

I'm reading this right now, and it's amazing. I'm totally in love with it. But if I were to see it in a bookstore, I probably wouldn't even pick it up.

That is why I either check the books at the library before buying them, or failing that, I go to the bookstore and I read random pages of a book that I think it could be interesting despite the cover art.

I do that until I am more or so sure that it won't be a waste of time to read the book, or until the shop clerk tells me to buy it or to leave it back on the shelf. Whatever happens first >_>;

[xlilaznchickx]

Gawd, for me I always judge a books by it's cover and the title. I love reading books with nice covers.

[tnt518]

I live by this threads title. My mom always told me that

[x_curse_of_the_c...]

Like this one I bought just for the cover but it was horrible in my opinion!

[*Duchess_of_Dork*]

^ See, I'd have the exact opposite reaction. I would have never picked that up.

I tend to go for books with really little to no design and just the title. I figure, I'm going to want what's inside, more than I want what's outside.

[LennonLime]

yes, I've definately done that before.

It's not a good thing, since some books can have the plainest covers, but can be totally amazing on the inside.

I'm starting to try not to do that anymore, though