(Part of the problem is that the author generally has almost no say in the cover design, and much of the time the artist doesn't have a chance to read the book beforehand, or even have access to good descriptions. Not logical, but there ya go.)
Yeah, I never understood this, especially considering those books that ended up with covers that they really shouldn't have ended up with ("lj user="sholio"> has a post, in fact, about a copy of The Princess Bride ending up with a... very disturbing cover).
which is why I've come to rely very heavily on recommendations from friends and/or checking things out closely beforehand. In many cases I'd rather get spoilers but know there's not going to be something I'll hate than go in blind.
Oh, yes. My thing now is to read the reviews on amazon, even if it means having the ending spoiled (I didn't used to read reviews at all to avoid spoilers). Specifically the negative reviews which I feel to be more telling than the positive reviews. But in the end I'll usually base my decision on the number of positive reviews and far star ratings.
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Date: 2014-03-30 04:03 am (UTC)From:Yeah, I never understood this, especially considering those books that ended up with covers that they really shouldn't have ended up with ("lj user="sholio"> has a post, in fact, about a copy of The Princess Bride ending up with a... very disturbing cover).
which is why I've come to rely very heavily on recommendations from friends and/or checking things out closely beforehand. In many cases I'd rather get spoilers but know there's not going to be something I'll hate than go in blind.
Oh, yes. My thing now is to read the reviews on amazon, even if it means having the ending spoiled (I didn't used to read reviews at all to avoid spoilers). Specifically the negative reviews which I feel to be more telling than the positive reviews. But in the end I'll usually base my decision on the number of positive reviews and far star ratings.