tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post4809998556749981281..comments2024-02-19T02:15:50.134-06:00Comments on Lara Lacombe: Inquiring minds, and all that...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-44451914360512440462013-05-17T22:53:18.610-05:002013-05-17T22:53:18.610-05:00I know what you mean about having a huge TBR pile ...I know what you mean about having a huge TBR pile and 'nothing' to read--it always depends on my mood, and whether or not I feel like a series or stand-alone, and length, and genre, and... :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-58906442512994086372013-05-17T08:52:39.655-05:002013-05-17T08:52:39.655-05:00So far I think I've only gotten ebooks from au...So far I think I've only gotten ebooks from authors I know or blogging/forum friends.<br />As for real books... it's difficult to say. you know how you have a massive TBR pile and you finish your current crop of books and then you look at the TBR pile wondering what to read? I mean, these are all books *I* chose (except the gifts or prizes), surely I should be able to just pull the first one of the top and start? But it doesn't really work that way - some days you want a classic, some days you need a fast read, some days YA, some days a gloriously long tome, etc. I suppose choosing a book in a store is like that too... Such an interestingly complicated and fun exercise!<br />But it's been ages since I was "free" enough to just browse and find a book at random - nowadays I gravitate towards authors I know whose books I'm reading or writer friends or books recommended by writer friends that have piqued my interest or classics I never got around to or... Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-52284165384266137102013-05-16T22:50:27.205-05:002013-05-16T22:50:27.205-05:00Title, eh? For some reason, the title generally d...Title, eh? For some reason, the title generally doesn't factor in to my consideration. Isn't it funny how we all have our own little strategies? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-30205067082292424482013-05-15T12:06:49.529-05:002013-05-15T12:06:49.529-05:00I start with the title. Second comes the cover. Th...I start with the title. Second comes the cover. Third the blurb. If I'm still interested, I'll choose a random page. The irony is that it is never the first page. If it can hold my attention for two minutes and IF it is not too expensive, I'll buy it.Al Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107619009321980764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-54575885373446530162013-05-14T23:08:07.706-05:002013-05-14T23:08:07.706-05:00Yeah, it's a bit of a quandry for me, too: the...Yeah, it's a bit of a quandry for me, too: the cover needs to draw the eye for me to read the blurb, but I don't want to 'punish' a book for having a bad cover...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-2214003651855646832013-05-14T23:07:13.964-05:002013-05-14T23:07:13.964-05:00Blurb is very important--sometimes I'll just b...Blurb is very important--sometimes I'll just buy the book if the blub looks good enough to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-121932103714681332013-05-14T23:06:38.208-05:002013-05-14T23:06:38.208-05:00I know what you mean--even the best cover won'...I know what you mean--even the best cover won't get me to buy a book if I'm not interested in the story or the excerpt doesn't work for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-35731440955313262662013-05-14T23:06:00.970-05:002013-05-14T23:06:00.970-05:00I'm always a little reluctant to read reviews ...I'm always a little reluctant to read reviews first because I don't want to read spoilers :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-37612359547368690142013-05-14T23:05:37.746-05:002013-05-14T23:05:37.746-05:00I know what you mean--it's sad that I'll u...I know what you mean--it's sad that I'll use the cover as an initial screen, since authors generally have nothing to do with their covers. Still, appearances do matter a little...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00700737187405826842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-22585017268992070202013-05-14T15:43:41.718-05:002013-05-14T15:43:41.718-05:00Cover and blurb--absolutely. If the cover doesn...Cover and blurb--absolutely. If the cover doesn't draw me to read the blurb...Jen FitzGeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746163660525324335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-53551262707995665522013-05-14T06:23:52.319-05:002013-05-14T06:23:52.319-05:00Reviews sometimes. Cover- eha. I tend not to judge...Reviews sometimes. Cover- eha. I tend not to judge a book by its cover. I know I'm strange. The back cover blurb or description. E-books the excerpt or inside the book.J.L. Murpheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782355786883006411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-46919621251225248752013-05-14T06:18:36.304-05:002013-05-14T06:18:36.304-05:00Book cover first, of course. I do most of my '...Book cover first, of course. I do most of my 'shopping' for books stumbling over them online. If it looks nasty I'll pass. I then click on the cover and look it over more closely. Hmmmm...<br /><br />Then (Amazon, at least) I read through the excerpt, skip around, say 'Hmmmm...' and either give it a miss or else buy. <br /><br />The cover might draw me in, but the content has to be good. I passed on a best-seller because I didn't like the stream-of-consciousness way the author wrote of medieval women.Diana Wilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074083771067857127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-78564103770682226622013-05-14T04:54:43.700-05:002013-05-14T04:54:43.700-05:00I rarely pick up a book I know nothing about. Gen...I rarely pick up a book I know nothing about. Generally I work off of reviews I've seen around the blogosphere, books of friends and books I've heard enough about that I think I have an idea of whether or not I may like it. S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323118066785311281.post-67100345964690514552013-05-14T02:10:36.187-05:002013-05-14T02:10:36.187-05:00I know the old cliche about book covers and all th...I know the old cliche about book covers and all that, but it's definitely what first draws me in. Then if the blurb still holds my interest I'll buy it. I don't flick through the book in case it gives anything away, I really hate spoilers.Heather Muskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401981352369837021noreply@blogger.com