It seems that publishers should spend even more energy on chosing the covers for our beloved fantasy books. From what you answered, 83% of the respondent acknowledged that they have a least once buyed a book for its cover. However, I don't know if this is frequent.
As I said previouly, I did it too and I'm not sure it's the best idea to do it. It's always nice to have beautiful books sitting on the shelves even though I normally pile them so that I only see the side... and when I read a hardcover I usually put down the jacket to be certain not to tear it.
Now, a new poll: "What do you mostly look for in a review?"
- The score
- A complete analysis
- A brief take
Myself? I like a complete analysis (not too long although sometimes I know it's impossible to explain an opinion briefly...) even though every now and then I don't have the time to read all the reviews for a book and simply look at the score (if it's there) or the last paragraph.
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A complete analysis just doesn't work for every book, so for me it is very situational. You could easily write over a thousand words on some Le Guin books, but then when you get to David Gunn, it would be difficult to contribute nearly as much.
I prefer the review type that fits the book best, which is a cheezy answer, but true nonetheless.
I agree with you about this, the book reviewed should probably set the type of review. But generally speaking, I think you can still probably make a kind of complete analysis of almost every book even if you don't have as much too say about some of them.
I still haven't read Le Guin, but it's on my shelves.
I was curious about the anwsers to this new poll, when you make a complete review, I hope people won't just scroll down for the score. I think it should be considered a complementary addition.
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