Between the Lines discussion

I know you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover but I think most of us are attracted to certain book covers. Please show us your favorites here.

Here's a few of my favorites:



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Here's my favorite - there's something so endearing about it, I can't help but smile.

While it isn't my absolute favorite cover (I have to think more about that one), this was one book that I picked up mostly because of the cover. The plot sounded good and all, but I bought it because the cover was so great. Of course, then I got home and found that it had an average rating of two and a half stars on Amazon, so I started kicking myself for judging a book by it's cover and put it way down on Mount TBR. I finally read it last month and really liked it, so I was then kicking myself for taking so long to read it.

I think it's very funky, fun, and catchy!

I choose book or magazine for reading when have interesting cover.
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Anita wrote: "

Here's my favorite - there's something so endearing about it, I can't help but smile."

LOL! Too funny!

Hmm, I love this topic, but I am going to have to revisit it several times, as I think of great book covers. Just to start out with a few favorites:

I love looking at all the beautiful book covers. Keep them coming!

I'm still reading The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy for the WWI/WWII theme and I've come to like the cover To me it really evokes the essence of the book: haunting, cold, frightening. Everytime I pick up the book I find myself getting almost mesmerized by the snow covered trees and thinking how terrifying life must have been for the two children

Beth wrote: "I'm still reading The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy for the WWI/WWII theme and I've come to like the cover [bookcover:The True Story of Hansel and G..."

So, are you really liking this book, Beth? I have it, but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet.

I love this cover of TKAM, with the knothole in the tree showing.

Kathy wrote: "Beth wrote: "I'm still reading The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy for the WWI/WWII theme and I've come to like the cover [bookcover:The True Story of..."

I'm loving the book. It's very hard to put down but I'm also in the middle of two other good books which I'm reading for two other groups here on GR, otherwise I probably would have finished it by now.

Kathy wrote: "

I love this cover of TKAM, with the knothole in the tree showing."

Another great one!

One of the books I'm reading right now is How to be An American Housewife and I really like the cover:

Beth wrote: "One of the books I'm reading right now is How to be An American Housewife and I really like the cover:"

That's a really nice cover!

Fiona wrote: "I love the new covers for Iris Murdoch from Vintage books:

http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/author...

I was really caught by the cover of The Black Prince. I love it. The colors are awesome.

A few more:

Sharyla wrote: "Fiona wrote: "I love the new covers for Iris Murdoch from Vintage books:

http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/author...

I was really caught by the cover of The Black Prince. I love it...."

They certainly are well designed covers.

One for the kids:

And on a darker note:

I have a shelf just devoted to great covers :) but can anyone tell me how to make the pictures show up on here?

Click on add book/author link above the typing box, and at the bottom there will be a bullet point option link or cover - choose cover. :)

Thanks! I figured it out juust after I posted haha :)

Sharyla wrote: "Fiona wrote: "I love the new covers for Iris Murdoch from Vintage books:

http://www.vintage-books.co.uk/author...

Wow you're right those are great. I like that cover for The Sea, The Sea so much I'm tempted to get a second copy!

Beth wrote: "Here's a few of my favorites:



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I really like those covers, makes me wanna read the book!

My favorite cover is a piece of art that I can't find anywhere as it's only in a gallery.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...

I purchased a second (or maybe third) copy just to have the picture.

I also look inside a book for the font type for easy readability. I once read a book with NO paragraphs or chapter numbers. Only the first page of each chapter was indented.

whoops....missed the cover html

http://www.goodreads.com/book/photo/1...