Don't judge a book by its cover. Or is it?

[DARKPLANT RISING]

If there's two books with the same things inside, yet with different covers, one being awesome, the other being dull, most people would check out the awesome cover.

 

"Don't judge a book by its cover".

Is this really true?

 

I can't help but think that if the cover is appealing, it's a merit.

[Anti-Apocryphal]

Don't judge by cover.

Fahrenheit 451, for example.

9/10 people at school said it was bad.

I was the 1/10 who liked it.

[Chaos Pudding]

Your topic title intrigues and confuses me with its fast and loose relationship with proper grammar.

[DARKPLANT RISING]

Your topic title intrigues and confuses me with its fast and loose relationship with proper grammar.

 

Well, I'm not the best at English. I'm Jap.

On the other hand, may I ask how it should be?

[-Athena-]

I don't know what the right answer is, but I always judge a book by its cover. I'm too lazy to read the summary. And if it's a bad book, I'll return it. No big deal.

[Twig]

I only judge it sometimes. If if it's just a blank cover, I won't judge it. If there's a OHMYGODWTFISTHATMINDF**K picture on the cover, I'll probably judge it.

[Flexh]

It is Dependant on who you are

if you will read all day then you would pick any book you like the blurb of

If you're ok you would pick the ones with the awesome covers

it depends on what you are like with books.

[六兆年と一夜物語]

I read the first chapter.

 

To bypass this rule.

[~Umbreon~]

I read the summary and the first chapter to make sure it's a good book. Most the books I like don't have a kick butt cover. Take the Hunger Games Series for example, not much of a cover and that's my favorite series

[~Hado~]

Ijudge a book by its title...

[Bassa]

I read the Blurb first, but even that can be deceiving.

[Spoon]

I'm judging a book by (in order)...

 

1. its author.

2. recommendations from friends... and my mother, who's read like 2.5 billion books in her life.

3. its summary.

4. its name and cover.

 

Though a good cover/name can lead me to read the summary, therefor asking my friends and family if they know it (or the author) and then buy it... but judging it only by its cover? Impossible.

 

So long,

 

Spoon

[LiAM]

You can judge a book by it's cover.

 

But the cover may not describe how the book is.

 

Same works for people.

 

If someone looks a certain way, you can often generalize them.

 

But the cover compared to the book can often be misleading.

[Bassa]

Very true Laim. Well said.

[Kaisu]

I read the blurb. Is that part of the cover?

[Wuu.]

I'm judging a book by (in order)...

 

1. its author.

2. recommendations from friends... and my mother, who's read like 2.5 billion books in her life.

3. its summary.

4. its name and cover.

 

Though a good cover/name can lead me to read the summary, therefor asking my friends and family if they know it (or the author) and then buy it... but judging it only by its cover? Impossible.

 

So long,

 

Spoon

This.

 

OBVIOUSLY.

[-Griffin]

I like those old books with the nice red covers that have a name on in plain lettering. Nothing special, just very neat. I enjoy that in a book cover.

[Inexplicable Madness]

You can judge a book by it's cover.

 

But the cover may not describe how the book is.

 

Same works for people.

 

If someone looks a certain way, you can often generalize them.

 

But the cover compared to the book can often be misleading.

 

I totally agree with this but I would like to add that I generally judge a book by its cover at first, but then I check this:

 

1. its author.

2. recommendations from friends.

3. its summary.

4. its name and cover

 

-What Spoon said...