Shallow Hal’in it

brundiggity — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:43:21 +0000

How do you pick your books? Do you read the back? Read reviews? Buy on a friend’s recommendation? Well if that’s how you do it, your a chump. Books, much like friends should be chosen based on how cool they make you look when your around them (or holding them-if it’s a book). Abebooks.com agrees with me, check out their list of 30 Novels Worth Buying for the Cover Alone, and then (since 30 books isn’t really enough) check out my very own list of 5 super awesome books I bought (and didn’t regret it after reading them) based on the cover design alone. (Which really is just a list of five books I really liked since I buy all my books based on the cover alone.)

1. Persepolis-Marjane Satrapi

: The cover from the first book (there are two)

2. Blindness-Jose Saramago

: I saw this cover on the publisher’s website while I was searching for a portuguese textbook for school. I was jazzed, not only was it by one of my people, it was also really cool. (the book is amazing btw, definitely one of my favourites)

3. The House of Spirits-Isabelle Allende

: Made me want to name my future child a variation of the word white, Alba, Clara, Blanca, there are so many options.

4. The Catcher in the Rye

: I’m not going to lie. I don’t get this cover. But it’s cool. So’s the one with the rainbow on the side.

5. White Oleander-Janet Fitch

: If you’ve read the book you understand just how creepy this cover can be. Loves it.

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Shallow Hal’in it