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Judging books by their cover.

Started by Daphnia, February 01, 2009, 01:17:38 PM

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February 01, 2009, 06:15:28 PM #15
man i loved the catcher in the rye.
it was soo good.

Feynman

February 02, 2009, 01:10:29 PM #16
Quote from: Pancake Persona on February 01, 2009, 01:22:19 PM
Whenever I go to CD Warehouse, if I'm not looking for anything in particular, I'll buy something based just on what the sticker/cover art is.

This has led to me getting a lot of early, early terrible first person flying/shooter games but also some true masterpieces (eg. Metal Storm, Actraiser 2, Bangai O)

And whenever I want something like food at school, I always ask a negro lady. They may crack jokes about whitey 24/7, but they're often some of the most generous people in the world. spam;


Are the people in Tennessee really that annoying?

Hiro

February 02, 2009, 01:12:39 PM #17
Quote from: Skylark on February 01, 2009, 04:40:51 PM
I like the covers for J.D Salinger books
but I really prefer Franny and Zooey to Catcher in the Rye
Not to say that Catcher in the Rye isn't amazing, it really is.

I also thought of my favorite book which is the Fountainhead and the cover of my copy is very plain
[spoiler][/spoiler]


I can't really think of anything else.
[spoiler][/spoiler]  n_u

Skylark

February 02, 2009, 02:29:34 PM #18
Quote from: Forest Hiro on February 02, 2009, 01:12:39 PM
[spoiler][/spoiler]  n_u

You and everybody else in your class.
My copy is less intimidating and the pages have a nicer texture.
the book of right on

ncba93ivyase

February 02, 2009, 02:30:14 PM #19
Quote from: Bassir on February 02, 2009, 01:10:29 PM
Are the people in Tennessee really that annoying?
everyone raised in this state is inherently stupid

Quote from: ncba93ivyase on June 18, 2014, 07:58:34 PMthis isa great post i will use it in my sig

Hiro

February 02, 2009, 02:36:27 PM #20
Quote from: Skylark on February 02, 2009, 02:29:34 PM
You and everybody else in your class.
My copy is less intimidating and the pages have a nicer texture.
okay, good for you  akudood;

Skylark

February 02, 2009, 02:41:52 PM #21
Quote from: Forest Hiro on February 02, 2009, 02:36:27 PM
okay, good for you  akudood;


okay peter keating
the book of right on

Hiro

February 02, 2009, 02:50:44 PM #22
Quote from: Skylark on February 02, 2009, 02:41:52 PM
okay peter keating
Hey now that was uncalled for

Bolivian Army

February 02, 2009, 02:54:23 PM #23
I read at Borders just out of curiosity.

Wasn't bad actually.

Donate now to the Guff Is Great foundation. baddood;

The artist formally known

February 02, 2009, 03:38:58 PM #24
Quote from: 'Ð½Ð¾',кел on February 01, 2009, 01:31:32 PM
Yes, I judge books by covers too, and have put off reading some books for months because I hate the cover. I also always make sure I buy the edition of a book with the best cover
I do somewhat of the same. I cannot buy a book with the cover from the movie version if it exists.

Selkie

February 02, 2009, 04:08:26 PM #25
Quote from: Kaz on February 01, 2009, 04:00:08 PM
If I read books based on their covers, I probably never would have gotten around to this:




Maybe I would have assumed Holden was gay. Or just that the book is really boring. But it's my favorite book ever.


Holy shit I was gonna mention Catcher in the Rye's terrible cover  O_0

Also, Slaughterhouse Five has a pretty bad cover.

So I don't think the cover really defines the book, but it is certainly important. I will definitely try out much quicker if it has a cool cover.
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