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Don't you just love the cover for Lauren Kate's Fallen? I know we aren't supposed to judge a book by its cover but this one is just too cool! I have definitely bought a book before because I thought the cover design was awesome.
What do you think of the cover? Have you ever judged a book by its cover? Are there any of your favorite books whose covers are lacking?
Posted Nov 18, 2009, 10:26:58 PM
I love the cover! I must say that I'm guilty for buying books because of the cover. One of my favorite covers of all time is the cover of Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick and I love the covers in the Study series by Maria V. Snyder as well. My friend has an ARC of Fallen and she's disappointed that it doesn't have the final cover on it because she loves it too.
Posted Dec 01, 2009, 11:28:59 PM
I judge most books by their covers! Books have to have a certain look and "feel" to them (that makes me sound creepy, but I promise I'm not!). I definitely LOVE the cover for Fallen; I would buy it simply based on that!
I can't really think of a favorite book that has a bad cover... I'll have to look at all my books and see!
Posted Dec 02, 2009, 06:09:14 PM
I will dance, I will sing, to be mad for my King. Nothing Lord is hindering this passion in my soul! And I'll become even more undignified than this! Some may say its foolishness. LALALALALA HEY! LALALALALA HEY! Its all for You my LORD! - Undignified, David Crowder Band
Now boys, Vampires don't exist. But if one did and he thought someone knew, he might smother them in their sleep.
Hush, you bird. My baby's a sleepin'. Maybe got a dream worth a keepin'. Woh, you team; just keep a creepin' at a slow clip-clop. Don't you hurry little surrey with the fringe on the top.
When I'm browsing a bookstore, it's usually the cover that catches my eye. That or the title, and even if I read the summary and can't decide if I'll like the book, if I like the cover I'll typically buy it.
The cover for Fallen was what caught me int he first place. I wanted to read it before I ever managed to find a description.
Posted Dec 15, 2009, 11:52:58 PM
Agreed! I love that cover so much. I think they did a very nice job with this one.
Posted Dec 21, 2009, 12:56:06 PM
The cover is incredible!
Posted Dec 21, 2009, 11:42:46 PM
What do you think of the cover? Have you ever judged a book by its cover? Are there any of your favorite books whose covers are lacking?
I hate to admit it, but I almost always judge a book by its cover. The cover tends to be what draws the reader in first, but what keeps them interested is the content. Don't get me wrong, I've found a few books that didn't live up to their covers, but then there are those that far surpass theirs. I love the cover of Fallen. I haven't had a chance to read it yet (the curse of being an English major), but the cover is one of the main reasons why I bought the book. One of the only books/series that I can think of right off the top of my head that the covers were lacking would be the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. I think the covers kind of make them look a little too juvenile and calm... I don't know. I just think they could be better.
Posted Feb 19, 2010, 11:46:35 AM
"Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn't believing. It's where belief stops, because it isn't needed anymore."
--Terry Pratchett--
What do you think of the cover? Have you ever judged a book by its cover? Are there any of your favorite books whose covers are lacking?
I am going to be honest. I LOVE THE COVER!
<-----Obiviously!!!
I judge all my books by the cover, because my thoughts are if you spend all your time writing a book you want someone to read and judge and love then why not find a cover that yells to people you want attracted to your books!
So far only one I have read I did not like the cover of and it was the summoning buy Kelley Armstrong but she did make up for it in the book and has better cover art on the rest of her books.
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xox ~Alice
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Posted Jun 07, 2010, 11:39:29 AM
Ha, I judge every book by its cover. It's not that I want to... but when I'm at the book store looking at hundreds of works, the ones that physically look interesting are the ones I'll want to read.
I really loved Fallen's cover, though. And they shouldn't redo it. I actually hate when covers are redone, especially new movie covers... I don't know why...
Posted Jun 07, 2010, 03:33:21 PM
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