Re: How do you pick a book?
Posted: Aug 16th, '14, 12:50
I read summary and Book's last page , it must have a happy end 
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Re: How do you pick a book?
Posted: Aug 23rd, '14, 16:51
sometimes I read the back cover first and other times I see a movie and then I find out there is a book version of it and if I like the movie I look for the book at the library.
Re: How do you pick a book?
Posted: Aug 23rd, '14, 22:57
I don't even know! I get recommendations from friends, magazines (People actually tends to have good recs), Daily Show/Colbert Report, the library. I'm usually reading several at the same time :)
Re: How do you pick a book?
Posted: Aug 26th, '14, 09:02
If I was browsing at a bookstore, I would judge a book by first it's spine, illustration cover and then blurb. Then I wipe out my phone and check the ratings and reviews (no spoilers) on goodreads to make a better decision.
A lot of the times, I get recommendations from friends and family. Once I have read a particular good author's work, I would go searching for their life work and see if they can be added to my 'to read' list :)
I recommend these two authors for their world building:
Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn trilogy
Anne bishop - Black Jewels trilogy
Happy reading!
A lot of the times, I get recommendations from friends and family. Once I have read a particular good author's work, I would go searching for their life work and see if they can be added to my 'to read' list :)
I recommend these two authors for their world building:
Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn trilogy
Anne bishop - Black Jewels trilogy
Happy reading!
Re: How do you pick a book?
Posted: Sep 4th, '14, 07:33
I really only buy books that I know is going to be good... like I know the author or I've already read it from the library.
Re: How do you pick a book?
Posted: Sep 23rd, '14, 03:41
I go for the title first, then the synopsis. If the synopsis is interesting, I look at the first few chapters. If I'm buying online, I look at reviews instead.
This method has served me pretty well. I don't often get a book I dislike. Even my guilty pleasures (that I admittedly have wanted to take a red pen to more than once) aren't all that bad. I STILL reread books I first read in middle school. [Side Note: In retrospect, some of those really shouldn't have been there at all. 12-year-olds shouldn't be reading books with sex scenes, even if they did go right over my head at the time.]
This method has served me pretty well. I don't often get a book I dislike. Even my guilty pleasures (that I admittedly have wanted to take a red pen to more than once) aren't all that bad. I STILL reread books I first read in middle school. [Side Note: In retrospect, some of those really shouldn't have been there at all. 12-year-olds shouldn't be reading books with sex scenes, even if they did go right over my head at the time.]
Re: How do you pick a book?
Posted: Oct 24th, '14, 04:58
Genre, then title (particularly if it's funny or somewhat preposterous), synopsis, then finally flip to the middle of the book and start reading at the top of the page, no matter where it is in the paragraph. If it's compelling when the author isn't expecting to have to grab a reader's interest (like on the first page), it's worth reading.
This works particularly well for old pulp science fiction and fantasy. Their titles are outrageous.
This works particularly well for old pulp science fiction and fantasy. Their titles are outrageous.
Re: How do you pick a book?
Posted: Oct 24th, '14, 05:08
I'm a lot like you, Stroctoperry. Genre comes first for me, then the back blurb. Title I normally discount, because titles can be awful but aren't always the author's fault. Then I read a little from a few random inside pages.
After that I usually set the book down, look at other stuff, and then come back and stare at it five or six more times before finally deciding to buy it (assuming it looks good).
I'm very wary about buying books blindly, though, so I normally go off of recommendations.
After that I usually set the book down, look at other stuff, and then come back and stare at it five or six more times before finally deciding to buy it (assuming it looks good).
I'm very wary about buying books blindly, though, so I normally go off of recommendations.
Re: How do you pick a book?
Posted: Oct 24th, '14, 07:58
Genre first, then the cover, then the summary and then I look at reviews. Usually on goodreads. I haven't been to an actual bookstore in years.
Re: How do you pick a book?
Posted: Oct 25th, '14, 03:10
I look at the cover then read the summery. If I like it, I'll read the first chapter.