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Violanthe
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PostThe Giver by Lois Lowry

Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:41 am
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Look at the following cover. Imagine that you have only the cover and the information it provides (including images, title and author name) to decide whether to buy this (or any) book.

Would you buy this book having looked only at its cover? If so, what on this cover sold you? If not, what on this cover turned you off?

If you have, in fact, bought and/or read this book, tell us how well our verdicts guided us. Did the cover lead us rightly into great fiction? Or did the cover wrongly steer us toward a bad story or away from a great one?

So, would you buy this book by its cover?




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PostBuy the Cover

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:03 pm
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This one has absolutely no appeal.
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:01 pm
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I definitely would not even pick it up to look at the back.
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:20 am
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I'd give it a look.

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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:22 am
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I'm soo tired of wise, old mentor guys. No.
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Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:03 pm
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I believe this may be a children's or young adult book.
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PostThe Giver by Lois Lowry

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 4:19 pm
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I've read The Giver. This cover certainly is not good but with a lot of digging you probably can find a better one. You are right that is a book for teens and youths and I enjoyed it very much. a beautiful thought provoking story and one of my favourite reads during english classes.
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PostTitle artfully crafted to appeal to 'charitable' outlook ??

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:31 pm
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As it stands, I'd be put off.

But, it has a look & feel that could hook some of my less cynical kin.

It may even be a good read...

D'uh, what does that say about me ??

'DJABBIC'

I'd peek inside lest my instincts be wrong again...
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PostRe: The Giver by Lois Lowry

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:11 am
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kanskje wrote:
I've read The Giver. This cover certainly is not good but with a lot of digging you probably can find a better one. You are right that is a book for teens and youths and I enjoyed it very much. a beautiful thought provoking story and one of my favourite reads during english classes.


Thanks for your insights, kanskje! And welcome to ARWZ!
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:03 pm
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I've read it, and I'd say the cover is probably a good indication of the book. If that makes any sense. Definitely thought-provoking and insightful, but so is Brave New World, and I have more of a penchant for happier endings, or at least ones with more closure.
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Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:01 pm
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That cover isn't even interesting enough for my eyes to stop scanning the shelf. I'd pass it right by.
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 11:11 am
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I actually prefer endings without a lot of closure.
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