Well, I try not to judge a book by its cover or title. Mainly because a lot of books I like have pretty dull titles or covers. But there are exceptions to every rule 😉 Top Ten Tuesdays is a bookish meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic:
Top Ten Books You Read Because of the Cover or the Title:
1. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman – I love this cover; a lot more than I like the book, in fact. I love the colours and how mysterious it looks.
2. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M Valente – The title reminded me of all my favourite childhood fairytale stories and I just had to read it! The blurb by Neil Gaiman – “A glorious balancing act between modernism and the Victorian fairy tale, done with heart and wisdom” – on the cover page made me pick it up.
3. Papillon by Henri Charriere – I love the book cover. I love how it is so related to the plot, with the tarnished old lock and key being a symbolic prison and the butterfly being the fugitive nicknamed Papillon because of the butterfly tattoo on his chest.
4. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon – I love the book’s title; it made me very curious about the incident with the dog. The book is so great too. And after I read the book, I loved the title even more because it is so exact, and yet so much different from what you could have imagined!
5. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke – The cover is so magical. I love the colours and the fairy-tale-like look with the green lizard and the little winged fairy. And it does look like someone is climbing out of a window from a different world into our own; which is sort of how the story goes! 6. The Unadulterated Cat by Terry Pratchett – The title just made me want to read the book. Of course, the fact that it was written by Terry Pratchett helped. I was kind of eager to find out what my favourite author had to say about my favourite animal. I am glad I read it, it’s one of the funniest books anyone acquainted with cats can read!
7. Room by Emma Donoghue – The cover makes the book seem so eerie and mysterious and that is just how it it. Normally I hesitate before reading books by authors I don’t know; but I am glad I read this one. Just like its cover, it’s a really beautiful book. I even like the other cover, the white one, but nothing compares to this pretty blue!
8. If On a Winter’s Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino – My first reaction was “if on a winter’s night a traveller… what?” The title sounds so unique and incomplete that it just made me want to read the book to find out that “what”! The book is even more unique. I love it.
9. Marley & Me by John Grogan – How can you possibly resist the cute little face looking up at you with twinkly eyes filled with innocence? It makes my heart melt.10. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak – I know it was really all the hype and the great reviews that made me check out the book. But I read it because I loved the title. I mean, isn’t a book thief exactly someone, whom bookworms like you and I would like to read about?
So, is it only me or do you choose (judge is strong word) books by their covers and titles as well?
Tabula Rasa 
Have read 4 :3,4,7 and 10. Picked the book thief for the same reasons, it was good but somehow i expected more.
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I love that cover for Inkheart – it's beautiful! The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time is one I brought for the title and haven't read yet. I think I may have even lost my copy.
My Top Ten is here if you'd like a look 🙂
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I want to read The Book Thief because of the title, but I keep avoiding it because it is just so freaking hyped! I own it, so I will read it one day…
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Room and Graveyard Book both have pretty cool covers. Room is already on my TBR shelf and I'll have to take a closer look at Graveyard.
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I love the cover you posted for Room rather than the mass market cover. It is haunting, lonely, and so beautiful.
Here is my top ten book covers/titles …
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I love the cover for the Inkheart books, they actually match the storyline inside unlike so many other covers out there.
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I have the Graveyard Book on my list as well. I think I picked up Room because of the cover, but it was the hardcover one with the creepy child's scrawl on it.
Come visit my list at The Scarlet Letter.
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