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Judging a Book by it's Cover

18/3/2014

 
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My book club decided to be a little different, this month we chose our book by front cover alone. That's harder than you think, because the natural instinct when you pick a book up is to turn it over and read the blurb. Try it sometime and see how much of a pull the blurb has on you.

I spotted Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick. The title jumped out at me, with the birthday candle and tag line "He's planning a birthday party the world will never forget." Since it's nearly my birthday and Quick also wrote Silver Linings Playbook, I watched it for the first time last week and loved it, it seemed like the right choice.

Even better, we voted and out of all the books, my one got chosen this evening.

I've started it and can say I would never, ever have read it if I'd read the blurb (I still haven't read the back cover), in fact I'd have put it straight back on the shelf as it would not have been "my kind of book".

Turns out I would have been very wrong - it's amazing! I'm already 100 pages in. It's a bit out there and I'm not sure where it's going; but it's dealing with some big topics, in an unusual and fresh way. I'm really enjoying it and I can't wait to read more.


Claire Wade is the winner of the Good Housekeeping Novel Competition and author of The Choice. She was bed bound for six years with severe ME, trapped in a body that wouldn't do what she wanted. She now writes about people who want to break free from the constraints of their lives, a subject she's deeply familiar with.
Vicky Myers link
18/3/2014 12:56:32 am

Sounds a fun way of choosing a book - I had an e-reader for Christmas last year. I love the fact I can borrow books without going to the library, but had not realised what a visual person I am when choosing books - covers and blurbs all the way!! Somewhat given up on the ereader!!

Claire link
19/3/2014 04:15:30 am

That's really interesting Vicky, I've avoided the whole e-reader thing because I like the feel of paper; but my Mum has just got a Kobo so she can borrow library e-books.

I hadn't thought that not being able to see and hold the book while you browse could actually impact the experience of choosing a book; but it makes perfect sense.

I love going into a shop of library and being able to pick a book up, see the colours, feel the weight of it. It's part of the experience you completely miss when you just download or oder online.


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    Claire Wade

    Claire Wade

    I'm an author, disability activist, winner of the Good Housekeeping First Novel Competition and The EABA for Fiction 2020 and co-founder of Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses (ADCI).


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