http://thebibliobrat.net Reviews, Opinions, and More Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:05:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://thebibliobrat.net/2010/03/first-impressions-are-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-2709 Marie Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:05:08 +0000 http://thebibliobrat.net/?p=2085#comment-2709 Great post. I read the first couple of pages to try to get a sense of the writing and how I feel about it. That helps me a lot to decide whether or not to buy; so yeah, I guess first impressions matter. Getting a sense of the style helps me to figure out if it's a literary read or a fun read or just a read that's not for me. That's after I get past the blurb and all.:-) Great post. I read the first couple of pages to try to get a sense of the writing and how I feel about it. That helps me a lot to decide whether or not to buy; so yeah, I guess first impressions matter. Getting a sense of the style helps me to figure out if it’s a literary read or a fun read or just a read that’s not for me. That’s after I get past the blurb and all.:-)

]]> http://thebibliobrat.net/2010/03/first-impressions-are-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-2707 SuziQoregon Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:41:04 +0000 http://thebibliobrat.net/?p=2085#comment-2707 I never open at random and read out of the middle. I think there's too much risk of accidentally spoiling a plot element with that. I read cover and flap blurbs and often the first few pages, but I hate it when cover or flap blurbs give away plot points. I never open at random and read out of the middle. I think there’s too much risk of accidentally spoiling a plot element with that. I read cover and flap blurbs and often the first few pages, but I hate it when cover or flap blurbs give away plot points.

]]> http://thebibliobrat.net/2010/03/first-impressions-are-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-2706 Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness) Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:03:23 +0000 http://thebibliobrat.net/?p=2085#comment-2706 I tend to read back cover or front flap summaries, and if a book doesn't have one it really annoys me. I also tend to buy new books from authors I've heard of or seen mentioned before. Like you, since most of my books are used, I'm a little more open to buying things I'm not sure about. But new books, those I rarely buy based only on a summary or impulse buy. I tend to read back cover or front flap summaries, and if a book doesn’t have one it really annoys me. I also tend to buy new books from authors I’ve heard of or seen mentioned before. Like you, since most of my books are used, I’m a little more open to buying things I’m not sure about. But new books, those I rarely buy based only on a summary or impulse buy.

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