Sometimes richly illustrated inside or out
Eye catching, large or small
Of so many shapes and sizes
Either a cartoon book or an epic to be read for generations

Either a paper back or an elegantly bound hardcover
It is defined by two events
That it neither controls nor experiences
Its own beginning and the end
In other words, birth and death

Its limit by time and space
Defied by glories and agonies of life
Characters pop up at each chapter
With or without invitation
To make a book colorful, vivid and dramatic
Not afraid to make an impression on others

We all agree
We should not judge a book by its cover
An ugly front cover might have wonderful material in it
And a book with very beautiful front cover may be a facade
But we all do love and judge the book by its cover
Its elegance appeals to our sense of beauty
To make us fall in love at the first sight
Unless we read the book first
And then look at the cover design.
But how many wants to do that?
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June 3, 2016