tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post1107881044150933108..comments2023-10-20T10:18:36.203-04:00Comments on You've GOTTA read this!: A guest post with Richard Aaron, author of "Gauntlet"Sandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-2938511898827996732009-06-12T12:02:23.916-04:002009-06-12T12:02:23.916-04:00Oh fun! I am not a very big reader of thrillers bu...Oh fun! I am not a very big reader of thrillers but when I read one I definitely want an ending that rocks too! <br /><br />And, yes, I judge books by their covers. I can't help it :)Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-60003912594642119442009-06-11T05:07:13.241-04:002009-06-11T05:07:13.241-04:00No problem take your time.. I know I am ;) I'm...No problem take your time.. I know I am ;) I'm trying to catch up on my posts that are so overdue ;)<br /><br />You have a little something waiting for you at my blog :)<br /><br />http://desertrosebooklogue.blogspot.com/2009/06/kreativ-blogger-award.htmlDesert Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16546257933457126745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-71576254077476530162009-06-10T21:34:30.790-04:002009-06-10T21:34:30.790-04:00Thanks for the guest post, Sandy! I look forward t...Thanks for the guest post, Sandy! I look forward to reading your review on this book soon!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-70020480199075704842009-06-10T14:46:31.697-04:002009-06-10T14:46:31.697-04:00Wendy - Gotta agree with you on that one...I'm...Wendy - Gotta agree with you on that one...I'm not a blurb girl!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-60348314654602613912009-06-10T13:26:42.359-04:002009-06-10T13:26:42.359-04:00A good front cover can certainly give me pause to ...A good front cover can certainly give me pause to pick up a book and take a closer look. I do disagree with the author on one point--at least in my case, I don't pay attention to the blurbs by other authors and critics. They are more likely to cause an eye roll than interest for me. What matters most is what the book is about. I've started doing "taste" tests as well (like CB mentioned--only not a specific page)--opening the book to a random page or sometimes the first page to read a sampling. I can usually tell right away if the book will hook me or lose me.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-90353817349011986472009-06-10T13:12:38.175-04:002009-06-10T13:12:38.175-04:00James - that is an interesting tactic. I may have...James - that is an interesting tactic. I may have to try it! Although lately, I'm not so much in the position to browse with the billions of books on my shelf that I have won, and my Kindle. (Good point about that too!)<br /><br />Beth - All these things do make a difference. Of course, I've picked up a book with a great cover and the book ended up being pretty bad, but a good cover is a good start.<br /><br />Desert Rose - I hope I can get to this post! I am frantically getting ready for my trip. If I don't, I'll do it when I return!<br /><br />Jackie - With regards to this book, you are right. When I see subs, I think WWII naval strategy and things I am not interested in. But it also is very ominous, which is representative of the story.Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-33957576204790993152009-06-10T09:13:07.589-04:002009-06-10T09:13:07.589-04:00I always judge books by their covers. Luckily I bu...I always judge books by their covers. Luckily I buy most of my books thanks to recommendations of trusted people (like you!) and I am sometimes really surprised by the covers of the books that come through my door.<br /><br />I have to admit that the picture of that submarine really puts me off reading it, so I'll be interested to read your review tomorrow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-169565214870968852009-06-10T08:01:33.707-04:002009-06-10T08:01:33.707-04:00Interesting post. I generally read the blurb/summa...Interesting post. I generally read the blurb/summary. If the general idea or the setting or the genre catch me, I'm sold. I don't read anything inside the book before picking it up. And I am attracted by a good cover.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-78880086598904894062009-06-10T07:25:52.492-04:002009-06-10T07:25:52.492-04:00Interesting guest post. I freely admit that I do ...Interesting guest post. I freely admit that I do judge books by their cover. That's not all I judge them by but a bad or uninteresting cover or title prevents me from picking up a book in the first place. (I wonder what will do it once the Kindle takes over the world.) The one cover rule I follow without exception is: Never take a book seriously if the author's picture is on the cover. The author's picture belongs on the back inside flap. This rule has never failed me.<br /><br />I also agree that the first sentence must be great, but as a book buyer I follow the page 69 rule. Read page 69, if you want to read page 70 consider buying the book. I've been sold by first lines of books that failed to deliver the goods before. The page 69 rule is a better guide.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-44067990132193013512009-06-10T06:45:39.094-04:002009-06-10T06:45:39.094-04:00Natural! Great to see you over here at my place! ...Natural! Great to see you over here at my place! The thing is, we DO judge a book by the cover often enough. There a billions of them out there. How else do we decide? Anyway, it seems that Aaron knew what he was talking about because he grabbed me from the beginning!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-55652431643627235782009-06-10T06:08:51.802-04:002009-06-10T06:08:51.802-04:00great info. i know you're not supposed to judg...great info. i know you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but i do and then i turn it over and read what it's about. then i open to the first chapter and read a few lines. it has to start off with something that doesn't make me want to put it down. leave me hanging in the beginning and even if it's not a great book, i will finish it.Naturalhttp://www.thinkingoutloudblog.comnoreply@blogger.com