It’s really kind of hard to find great books that you love. I mean, obviously you do, eventually. You read and read and read and read and then suddenly you read one book that just sticks. It’s like, the perfect little gem that makes you feel at home, and you carry it with you everywhere just for the sake of having it close to you. But seriously, it’s kind of hard to find that gem sometimes.
I normally pick my books by several things – well, first of all I read the blurbs. If it’s an outstanding blurb, of course I’ll pick it up. If the blurb is cheesy and not that great, I’ll probably put it back on the shelves. Also, (although I kind of hate to admit it), how thick it is. If it’s a teeny book, I don’t usually read it.
Although, in some cases, I’ve been proved wrong. (Number the Stars & The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, I’m looking at you.) Also, the cover. I mean, come on. If you’re looking for an Amish romance, you’re generally going to look for a picture of a woman in a bonnet in a field somewhere looking very much forlorn – right? … right? You really can’t help but judge a book by its cover.
How do you all choose your books? Do you find yourself judging books?
I definitely choose books differently to how I used to. Books that bloggers have raved about, I will pick up at a bookstore or a library. I request books for review based on their blurbs, though, and the genre (contemporary YA is my favourite). I think we all judge books to an extent 🙂
You put that nicely into words 🙂 These days, I do generally get a book that a blogger loved as well, as long as it’s the type of book I’d normally read. Sometimes, if the reviewer is someone I really respect or we have similar tastes, even if I wouldn’t read the book on my own, I end up do giving it a try.
That GIF! This is genius.
I agree with you. I’m one of those shallow people who will judge a book based on its cover (which has worked pretty well for me so far, TBH). I wish I didn’t, but I do pre-judge books.
Why, thank you! I do take my GIF-hunting talents very seriously. 😉 Haha, we shall be shallow bookish people together, right?