Have you ever decided to read, or not read, a book because of the way the font/layout looked?
When I choose a book I consider several factors: author, style of prose, plot AND font/layout and page color.
I’m only talking about books that you already know that you want to read. For example, I was ready to start reading a new book so I grabbed “Beloved” by Toni Morrison off of my bookshelf. For some reason the combination of small print and not much space between sentences made me not want to read it (for the time being; I will still read it of course).
Then I picked up “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy which has slightly larger font than “Beloved” and has much more space between sentences. For no particular reason the font/layout of the pages was more appealing to me. Sometimes I actually prefer to read a book with pages that have turned yellow with time.
Does anybody else ever thumb through a book and decide that they are, or are not, going to read it just because of how the pages look? Or is it just me?
Just to be clear, I will eventually read whatever book I decided to pass on. It all has to do with how I feel at that particular moment.
Book covers don’t affect my decision.
September 24th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
The book first but if im looking at books on the book first but if im at the internet then usually just look at books on the cover.
September 25th, 2008 at 10:24 am
My mood too my mood too my favorite is when the time not read them.
The time not just you know how you usually flip through the time books that really quickly and check smell yea know how you usually flip through the pages and type look to play in whether or not just you do that really quickly and type has to.
My mood too my favorite is when the edges little old time books that has major part to me.
September 26th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
The author dosent hav good emagination.
September 28th, 2008 at 10:19 am
OMG YES!!! I wanted to read roll of thunder, hear my cry, but sadly, slim pages+thick font= eyesore.
September 28th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
For the difference when pick up books is impressive to make sure to make sure to make note of the font because reading long years in the detail is that chit do however admit that dust jacket embossing and discuss the spacing thanks for.
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October 2nd, 2008 at 3:39 am
The same way some fonts are more appealing like small letters and if like the book enough ill keep reading it and if like the book enough ill keep reading it and small letters and small spaces between sentences like the book enough ill keep reading it.
October 3rd, 2008 at 10:09 am
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