The title basically says it all. I want to know what draws you to a book. What catches your eyes, what makes you need to read something reallyreallyreally badly.
I've been thinking about the topic since a recent trip to my local bookstore a few weeks ago. I was meandering around {Yes, I just used the word meandering. Yes, I am under 80.} and eventually made my way to the YA section. A girl approached while I was standing there, took a cursory glance at the shelves. Then she paused in front of a book, looked at the cover for a few moments, and bought it on the spot. I was baffled. I take so much time to choose a book, and this girl just came up, saw a shiny cover and had made her choice?! The horror!
So now I'm wondering what your system is like. How do you select your next book. I have a time tested method:
- First, I take a look around all of the shelves, scanning, looking for things that catch my eye.
- The second time through I take my time to look at all of the titles I haven't seen before. I'm big on the titles, love love love interesting titles. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer is one of my favorites right now.
- After I've seen some titles that sound promising, I pick those up and read summaries.
- If I like a synopsis, then I pick a comfy seat and settle in to read at least the first chapter.
- From there I narrow it down to anywhere between one and three books depending on how much I'm willing to spend that day. And yay! Books chosen!
So, what say'st thou? What draws you to a book? How do you make your pick? Let me know!
"Love Like A Sunset Part I"-Phoenix,
aeimaginer12 18p · 717 weeks ago
And I like cool-sounding names too! For me, 1-title books are my least favorite, unless it's a cool-sounding word, like "Divergent" or "Incarceron." THE ADORATION OF JENNA FOX and THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER are among my favorite titles! (formula seems to be "the" + cool verb + "character name")
Unfortunately, MARA DYER was a huge disappointment, and I couldn't finish more than 100 pages. The love interest, for me, was the smarmiest, disrespecting douche I've ever read in my life.
(sorry for the language!)
Covers, cool names, and if my really good friends praised it.
Love this post!! Thanks for sharing your cool thoughts :D
Cara 85p · 717 weeks ago
Sad to hear about your feelings for MARA DYER. I'm still very excited about it though!
Thanks for sharing your book choosing ways!
Francine Howarth · 717 weeks ago
First off a cover catches one's eye, but if the blurb doesn't grab it might end up back where it came from, but I'm always willing to give the first page a second chance at grabbing me by the throat. If all three fail it's not for me.
I'm just hoping my historical novella's blurb grabs people where my book trailer may have failed, but it's nonetheless selling though lacking reviews at Amazon's Kindle store. Read all about Her Favoured Captain at: http://francinehowarth.blogspot.com ;)
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Briana · 717 weeks ago
When the bookstore is pretty empty, I like to go to the YA section... close my eyes, touch a book, pick it up and check it out. If it seems interesting, I buy it. I especially enjoy if I've never heard of the book! Then I can read the book without any expectations. =) Great post!
Cara 85p · 717 weeks ago