2007-01-19 21:46:13 · 17 answers · asked by davida 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
yes you can if the book is old & you can see it is well worn (tattered cover)then a lot of people have read it so it must be good
2007-01-19 21:56:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I usually don't go by what the cover looks like when I pick out books to read, but the summaries and descriptions of the books. The few times I have walked around the library and took something that caught my eye, I still liked it, but that was probably luck. I don't think you should really ever just judge a book by its cover. Same with people...they're different on the inside.
2007-01-20 12:24:11 · answer #2 · answered by Kristie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cover usually attracts me to a book. But you can not judge a book by its cover 100% of the time. I mean if a book has a flower on it you can't presume the book is on flowers. But you can judge on a book by its back cover, where techinaclly there is a summary of the book for you to decide if you like it or not. Lol.
2007-01-20 12:54:26 · answer #3 · answered by Em 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do.
If the cover looks appealing and has an interesting title, I'll pick it up. If only the spine is viewable on the shelf, then if THAT looks appealing - along with the title, I'll pick it up.
However I'll then have to read the blurb - the cover is first impressions, but the blurb is second impressions. If that sounds good, then I read the first page (or a few!). The first page is lasting impressions and defines whether I'll buy the book or not.
2007-01-20 05:56:59 · answer #4 · answered by stina_rox 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
General rule, you can because book cover is made to be an epitome of the contents. However, if you use the phrase to judge a personality, then you can't unless you come in close encounter with the person.
2007-01-20 06:59:33 · answer #5 · answered by wilma m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally speaking, I can't and don't judge a book by its cover, we need to browse and read inside and see if it's interesting or inspiring or "that's it!". Some books I bought were with normal covers or without them since they're second-hand ones but I enjoyed reading them.
2007-01-20 07:30:23 · answer #6 · answered by Arigato ne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chuck Norris CAN judge a book by it's cover!
2007-01-20 05:55:56 · answer #7 · answered by onemc80 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,, but many people do, so I try to make appealing covers for books I write. I draw write and letter, so I can do almmosxt everything in doing a book.
2007-01-20 09:18:25 · answer #8 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,because external display does not portray the actual theme conveyed in the text,book covers are works of publishers not authors in some cases, hence they meant to attract buyers.
2007-01-20 08:28:15 · answer #9 · answered by marshal n 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well maybe you can judge a person by its nails. Books are different.
2007-01-20 09:20:41 · answer #10 · answered by Bad Dream 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋