Reflection 5

My pet peeves concerning book covers and reasons that a book cover might possibly discourage me from reading a book that it was on:

• When the cover clearly defines a character, object, or other element of the book that is better left up to the imagination.
• When the thing on the cover are not relevant to the story or have no clear connection to the plot
• When the cover is boring or bland, however if it just looks that way at first, but then actually has a subtle design, we're back in business.

While these things can make me uneasy about reading a book, the cover is hardly ever a deciding factor for whether or not I read a book. I'd be shocked if anyone did this assignment without using or at least thinking of the old addage "You can't judge a book by its cover."

Even though this is a common belief, there's still a lot of pressure on the book cover. When you're in a book store, wandering around, that's the thing that will grab your attention and draw you towards a potentially captivating story.