tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post7438393629215914717..comments2023-09-01T10:14:30.179+01:00Comments on Graeme's Fantasy Book Review: Haven't read it but like the cover!Graeme Floryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15411505049326440010noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-4291914464555665272008-10-10T22:31:00.000+01:002008-10-10T22:31:00.000+01:00I love that cover and suddenly feel a urge to get ...I love that cover and suddenly feel a urge to get the book. I often buy books because of the cover and I often regret it as well... The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks seems to have been a good choice while The Summoner by Gail Z. Martin was a mistake.Entropyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123928872680890684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-64642427475159272112008-10-10T12:23:00.000+01:002008-10-10T12:23:00.000+01:00I like cover art and this one is nice..BUTfor my d...I like cover art and this one is nice..<BR/>BUT<BR/><BR/>for my decision whether I read a book or not it is totally unimportant!!<BR/><BR/>If you read books from different countries<BR/>you will notice that most of the time covers are very different. <BR/><BR/>Example:<BR/>The Blade Itself: Book One of the First Law (Gollancz) by Joe Abercrombie<BR/><BR/>German cover<BR/>http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/images/3453532538/sr=8-2/qid=1223637056/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=299956&s=books&qid=1223637056&sr=8-2<BR/><BR/>UK cover<BR/>http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/images/0575079797/sr=8-9/qid=1223637056/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=52044011&s=books-intl-de&qid=1223637056&sr=8-9<BR/><BR/>I bought the German edition and to be honest the cover didn't inspire me.<BR/><BR/>Of course it's easier to sell a book with a good cover.<BR/>And I also know that there are people who buy books just because they like the cover.<BR/><BR/>As always in the end it is your private decision.ediFanoBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129248787624088717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-3111793701813624402008-10-10T09:07:00.000+01:002008-10-10T09:07:00.000+01:00Nice cover art, but my experiences with McIntosh a...Nice cover art, but my experiences with McIntosh are not good. I attempted to read one of her trilogies last year and it is one of the very few times where I didn't finish a book/series. I found the story clicheed and the characterization very poor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-15070429048769016412008-10-10T07:47:00.000+01:002008-10-10T07:47:00.000+01:00Don't judge a book by it's cover.Don't judge a book by it's cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com