Ever judge a book by it's cover? Reviews

I was surprised to read a review on this subject recently and find that it was under reviews for 'Books and Magazines' rather than the discussion section in Speaker's Corner. However I do think it's an interesting concept so I thought I would add my two pence! I have heard the words 'Don't judge a book by its cover' many times ...  Read the complete review

I love this category! I spend a lot of time in the library, where covers need to grab my attention. I also look through bestsellers on Amazon a lot, an use the cover to get my attention. So, what do I know? First off, there are certain trends you get used to. A lot of crime fiction uss large font for the author's surname, as well as ...  Read the complete review

I might not judge the book by it's cover but I often chose a new book without knowing much/anything about just because I love the cover/title. As a marine biology student I love everything with fins, scales and sharp teeth - so if there's a shark on the cover or in the title it's mine! An eye catching cover always help if you are ...  Read the complete review

We are supposed to judge a book by it's cover- that's why the artists and designers are paid to get the cover right. They hold focus groups, do market research and monitor sales to do their best to get it right and sell more copies. Look at our best selling living author - despite that fact, Harry Potter book covers were in two versions- one for ...  Read the complete review

I have hunted high and low to try and find where to put this opinion and I'm afraid this is my choice ! For Jill :- If anybody ever came up to me and asked me to name the one thing I would miss most in my life, I would have to say (after family etc.) - good book !! What ! - I hear you scream - a book - give me the ...  Read the complete review

The art of reading a book cover is much more an issue if you're buying second hand, where none of the cues - like being in the horror section, are going to apply. I think you can judge a good deal about a book from its cover, sometimes, although I have made a few howling mistakes.... Obviously you get the title and the author on a ...  Read the complete review

Walking down the aisle looking at the book spines, glancing casually over the titles and authors until one jumps out at me, and I pick it up. This is what people typically do when in a bookshop. You dont look at every book in detail; you scan the titles and perhaps the covers if they are visible for one that takes your fancy. In this ...  Read the complete review

I think all of us are guilty of judging a book by its cover at one time or another. Perhaps an eyecatching cover is not so important for established authors, but new authors certainly should pay attention to their covers. Covers are also great because they can be beautiful in and of themselves, as well as tell us a story about the life of the ...  Read the complete review

This category was created for me - come on, admit it dooyoo! It's been there for ages, screaming at me and begging me to write in it. If there were a category in all of dooyoo, and only one category (God forbid!!), where I should be allowed to post, this would be it. No doubt. Why this overabundant enthusiasm? Even less ...  Read the complete review

I've a book printed in 1942. It's a Penguin, with a plain blue cover, and it's printed on wafer-thin, yellowing paper. It's a lit-crit book of some sort and I'm not sure that I've really read it, but it's still fascinating. There's a little discalaimer in it, apologising for it's poor quality, and of course, the ...  Read the complete review

To some people it must seem illogical to bother about the type of cover a books contents are contained in. To them it is only the words the cover contains that are important to them. Some people do not even save books, they throw them away! Needless to say, l am not one of them! I have always saved and collected books and for my favourite ...  Read the complete review

The cover of a book can play an important part in not only how well the book sells but how much some people will enjoy it, to me it has become less important in recent years as I have tended to read more and more books based on recommendations rather than actually picking them from the shop myself but I still feel it is important. ...  Read the complete review

Ah Book Covers, don't we all love them eh? I mean look at all the pretty pictures!, gee willekers mommy, I wanna buy that one because the picture on the front looks good, heh, excuse the fake american accent and generally terrible attempt at irony in this opening paragraph, I try I really do. Basically if you didn't know already ...  Read the complete review

Each book tells a story but its cover tells a bigger one. Each book has travelled a journey, whether you buy it new or second hand like me. Each book I own has been held by many hands, captivated many minds and it will continue that journey, ageing until one day its dust cover falls off baring its bright undercover and the whole thing begins ...  Read the complete review

A picture is worth a thousand words. And so why is it that we shouldn't judge a book by its cover? One of the most popular debate topics during my school times was that of 'Does a person's appearance reflects his/her personality?' Try as we may to avoid unfounded assumptions and prejudices, the importance of first ...  Read the complete review

A Canadian literary critic active in the mid twentieth century wrote the snappy phrase 'the medium is the message.' While the phrase may have been coined by him, the idea is as old as the idea of rhetoric. For example, an equivalent phrase exists in German- 'Kleide machen Leute'- clothes define people. The idea of judging ...  Read the complete review

It is not so much that a good cover will sell more books, but a bad cover will certainly reduce sales. When you walk around large bookstores like Borders or Waterstones there are row after row, after row of books. Nobody has the time or inclination to look at every book on a particular subject and when you are deciding on which book to ...  Read the complete review

We have all heard the age old phrase: "Never judge a book by it's cover." Many times it does not refer to literature at all, but neverless the point is very true. You should indeed, not judge a book by it's cover, but I am afraid to say...people do! You see, in a bookshop such as Waterstones where there ...  Read the complete review

I couldn't find anywhere in dooyoo to place this particular opinion - it's on a subject that means a lot to me, sadly enough - cover art. So I decided to place it under the book title of one of my favourite Hardy novels, and take Tess as my central work. Hope you guys enjoy it and don't get annoyed by its slight irrelevance! the ...  Read the complete review