Friday, September 3, 2010

Book Blogger Hop September 3- 6

     Thank goodness Friday has finally come! I was dying! Now I have a lovely three day weekend for Labor Day. That means plenty of time to finish Mockingjay.  I tried reading it this week but it got in the way of homework (oops!) and I ended up staying up late to finish the lame homework I dismissed to read.  :)  Ah, the life of a book lover...
Thanks to Jen at Crazy-for-Books!Book Blogger Hop

Question of the Week:
     Do you judge a books by its cover?
Answer:
     I know it's horrible, but yes I do. They say not to judge books by their covers. Honestly, how do you decide to pick up a book and examine it otherwise though? I'm usually not going to pick up something that looks horrible or boring, personally. My friends and I have discussed this plenty and it's just the honest truth that most people won't pick up a book that isn't visually appealing.
     Besides this, I like to run my fingers over covers that I like (weird, I know). I like tracing the words and pictures or feeling the different elevated/impressioned parts. It's just nice.
     So do you judge a book by it's cover?

8 comments:

sablelexi said...

I actually do the exact same thing, with rubbing my fingers over the cover of books I like. When they print the title so that its glossier than the rest of the cover I can't help by keep touching the title.

As an aside, "The dead and the Gone" is currently near the top of my favorite books I have read this year.

My answer to this blog hop quesiton can be found at my blog: http://readingisdreamy.blogspot.com

Amber said...

I'm an old follower hopping through. I judge books by their covers too. It seems most people do. But what's the point of a cover if it doesn't draw you in? A cover is not the major deciding factor, but it is a factor!

Have an awesome weekend!
Down The Rabbit Hole

Belinda said...

Hi :) Love the name of your blog. I try not to judge but sometimes it's just too hard, especially when you're a visual person. Hope you enjoy your weekend and I'm a new follower!!
Here's my Hop

Badass Bookie said...

Hi there!

Happy friday hopping! Some good stuff you have on here I have to say! LAso Dead and Gone looks sooo good! Is it dystopian? Sure to hop over some other time too!

Cheers,
Lisa (Badass Bookie ) xx
http://badassbookie.blogspot.com/

Liz said...

Found you through the hop, now following!

Library Cat said...

Hi visiting from the HOP! I like your rating system - don't you hate it when you get into a Why was this written book??

I hope you will have time to visit one or both of my blogs: LibrarysCat and Never Forget!

Have a great weekend!

Barnard Baker said...

Sablelexi: I'm glad I'm not the only one! :) So far, I am really liing The Dead and the Gone too!
Anjohnston: Eaxctly!
The Bookish Snob: Thank you, thank you! You have a greaat weekend too!
Library Cat: Why was this written? books are horrible!

BrownEyedGirl626 said...

I'm your newest follower! I'm really looking forward to reading more. And yes, I do judge a book by it's cover!

Hope you can find time to visit my blog.
http://evergreenjuniorhighlibrary.blogspot.com

Thanks and Happy Reading!