tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188650894440108016.post1338995589858335878..comments2023-10-30T05:12:31.143-07:00Comments on An Abundance of Books: Re-packaging the Classicssarah shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063111384830137311noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188650894440108016.post-48639072807604276952010-12-06T15:27:06.276-08:002010-12-06T15:27:06.276-08:00I agree with mostly everything you said. Usually I...I agree with mostly everything you said. Usually I don't look at the cover for reading issues. I just have OCD with novels and want the covers for matching issues. (If they're in a series.) <br /><br />I loved The Great Gatsby but some novels just don't hold my interest. They should give everyone a choice of what to read in school rather than just saying they'll be reading one book.<br /><br />My friend in her Sophomore year, her teacher gave the students a choice of whether they wanted to read the mandatory book or The Lovely Bones. Not surprisingly, everyone chose The Lovely Bones. The cover was fresh, the story was being released in theaters, everyone felt better choosing it rather than something that, like you said, looks cheaply done.<br /><br />Now for the covers being done Twilight-esque. One way I a don't agree with that but another way it might be good and I can't really complain. Being Anti-Twilight, I just feel it's sad that they have to imitate other novels to get readers in. Does it catch the readers? Yes. But just that they're putting it alongside Twilight just doesn't feel right for me.<br /><br />I loved this post and sorry for the long comment, I just have a lot to say about it also =DMichael Antonio Araujohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859884827104607923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188650894440108016.post-65203691837707023262010-12-02T12:22:28.677-08:002010-12-02T12:22:28.677-08:00You make some interesting points. As much as I ha...You make some interesting points. As much as I hate to say it, I *do* judge a book by a cover. A flashy, well designed cover catches my eye; something very simplistic, poorly laid out, etc., often doesn't. Would I read a classic just because of a new cover? Probably not, unless it was a classic I was planning on reading or rereading anyway. But then again, I was like you - I got hooked on the classics at a young age (though I admit, I don't like Fitzgerald)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439415395996754994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188650894440108016.post-92155829298874084772010-11-26T17:42:13.026-08:002010-11-26T17:42:13.026-08:00Pride & Prejudice is one of the finest book I&...Pride & Prejudice is one of the finest book I've read..check out my book reviews at <a href="http://bookcreak.com/" rel="nofollow">Bookcreak.com</a>Kayehttp://bookcreak.com/noreply@blogger.com