tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post4317004677621738019..comments2023-04-13T13:19:51.726+01:00Comments on Life happens between books: Blurred at the edgesLucy Fishwifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12468092971495182126noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-32872313333507727692013-02-10T19:36:55.804+00:002013-02-10T19:36:55.804+00:00I never buy by the cover. If possible, good intro...I never buy by the cover. If possible, good intros by interesting people help. Good footnotes or endnotes can help immensely too if it's a classic. The one thing I do hate is rough paper and useless binding. That said, I love a good second hand book. The nineteenth century is ze best as the covers are image less. I wonder what was the first book ever to have a reproduction image on its cover?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-14654333957620191692012-10-23T03:38:18.450+01:002012-10-23T03:38:18.450+01:00As an artist, I'm much more likely to be "...As an artist, I'm much more likely to be "caught" by a cover first...and then READ what's on it, so I'd probably go for the middle book, regardless of price.Pat (in Belgium)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02367089351412953926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-52318592306345767422012-09-05T13:02:51.167+01:002012-09-05T13:02:51.167+01:00Well! As it's the first time I'm visiting...Well! As it's the first time I'm visiting your blog, I remain happily unaffected by your previous absence. But now I'm here, don't do it again.<br /><br />I'd definitely pick the middle book, based on covers. Not the left one, because it looks like a gnome threw up on the cover, and not the right one, because I'm allergic to pterodactyls wearing ball gowns.<br /><br />I also regularly choose new wines to try because I fall in love with the label... works amazingly well.<br /><br />Now that I'm in my mid-forties, I have decided that life has grown too short to waste on apallingly-written books. Therefore I ejected "50 shades" and "Twilight" immediately. I enjoy reading about sex and vampires, but cannot abide soulless, talentless text whose target audience can be found at WalMart, fighting over pork rinds.<br /><br />Loved "The Woman in Black" in the theater, haven't read the book yet. Best new novel of the summer? "The Lantern" by Deborah Lawrenson. Drama, thrills, old houses in Europe, a mystery, and a decidedly non-frilly romance.<br /><br />Cheers!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-57701801131878665002012-08-30T12:44:37.916+01:002012-08-30T12:44:37.916+01:00Lucy, I let a comment but not sure if it reached y...Lucy, I let a comment but not sure if it reached you…I am also a cover snob possibly due to my shady past as a London bookseller. I would never, never, ever choose the romantic one…<br /><br />I love your blog and would like to add it to my blog list if that's ok?<br /><br />Helena xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02658858373848443540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-4544385629947525902012-08-30T01:45:59.061+01:002012-08-30T01:45:59.061+01:00Actually, sodding elves and swords of mystic desti...Actually, sodding elves and swords of mystic destiny was the name of my Latin study group, freshman year. (Welcome back.)usedbuyer 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/08909335300273240931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-77338024429453065622012-08-17T12:07:10.321+01:002012-08-17T12:07:10.321+01:00I'm a total cover snob. We also have a policy ...I'm a total cover snob. We also have a policy in the shop never to stock the film tie-in edition of anything (unless it's the only jacket available) because most customers are too...Lucy Fishwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468092971495182126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-37089712423354594282012-08-16T22:31:44.093+01:002012-08-16T22:31:44.093+01:00Welcome back indeed!
Speaking as a cover snob, I...Welcome back indeed! <br /><br />Speaking as a cover snob, I couldn't possibly buy something I hated the cover of, even if it was exactly the same novel a fiver cheaper.<br /><br />Interesting comments about category blurring. What a nightmare for our Librarians (not forgetting booksellers) : - )The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-20561392129477936822012-08-11T19:11:07.185+01:002012-08-11T19:11:07.185+01:00Hi Libby. It just hangs on, doesn't it? Movie ...Hi Libby. It just hangs on, doesn't it? Movie montage music. Also quite good for singing in the bath when alone at home. Tile acoustics...Lucy Fishwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468092971495182126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352411146204226127.post-71559705602673004032012-08-11T19:03:45.224+01:002012-08-11T19:03:45.224+01:00Welcome back....got Etta James on the brain now......Welcome back....got Etta James on the brain now.................quite a lovely little toooon.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.com