Friday 26 June 2015

Exeposé Books: 'Can You Judge A Book By Its Cover?'

Originally published on Exeposé Online, 28 March 2014. Click the image to read the full article.



Christy Ku argues that the cover and title of a book is one of the most important elements to take into account when choosing what to read. Do you agree?
Several years ago, Borders was liquidising its stock as it went bust. Naturally, I went bargain hunting/scavenging through the boxes and chose a book purely because of its beautiful cover and intriguing title. To this day, I Capture the Castlestill stands as one of my all-time favourites.
As a result, I firmly believe that judging a book by its cover is a wonderful way to choose books. When you’re faced with overflowing bookshelves (physical or virtual), the book cover and title will be the first things that attracts your attention, making you pick it up and flick through the first few pages. Just listen to these book titles; Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the GalaxyWhen God Was a RabbitLife of PiA Clockwork Orange – they’re utterly bizarre, intriguing or just hard to forget.

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