Bad book covers do such a disservice. For a pastime that exists mainly in the mind, an off-putting cover has the power to push away even the most literary of lovers. As much as I love books, when I want to buy a book, if the cover is terrible, I won’t. Books are works of art-starting with cover & ending with the story, & I want the whole, beautiful picture. 📚 #books#read#bookcover#fediverse@bookstodon
@Likewise@bookstodon Oh yes. I still avoid Don Quixote because my parents had a copy that had the most putrid yellow-grey cover and it comes to mind every time I see that book.🤢
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Yes, i do feel the same way. When i was a child, my parents often bought award winning youth books for me and my siblings. There was a publisher, who had ugly book covers. I didn't even touch them. Never forgot this ‚beauty‘.
(Literally translated title: Ich whistle to the cucumber king. Meaning "I don't give a damn about the cucumber king.")
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