Go on. Judge that book by its cover.
I admit it. I often buy books just because I like the way they look. I adore trade paperbacks and hardly read those little tiny cheesy mass-market things anymore. It's good to know I'm not alone. This website showcases a variety of recent book covers and offers a forum in which to disect and discuss them.
My favorite exchange, about a book with a map of Manhattan on the cover shaped like a dangling rat:
- I passed by this book three or four times before I realized why it was so clever. While I'm not especially impressed by the type or layout of the cover, Peter Sis did such a nice job with the illustration, I can?t help but like it. Plus the concept is fairly spot on. The uneven streets where the guts would be is an especially nice touch.- Thats not guts, thats the paths through central park.