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Very rarely, and only in the library if that. Legolas Send a noteboard - 18/06/2010 05:54:48 PM
My wife gets pissed because I reant movies I have never heard of without ever turning the box over and reading what it is about.

There are too many authors and books I still have to read that I have heard about, to pick a lot of random books. And definitely not a random book without even a blurb (but then essentially every modern book has a blurb, so I find Camilla's scenario a bit hard to imagine).
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Titles or covers? Camilla - 18/06/2010 02:15:56 PM 775 Views
Title I guess random thoughts - 18/06/2010 02:29:14 PM 552 Views
More the cover. nossy - 18/06/2010 03:07:29 PM 539 Views
Probably title Myrdhyn - 18/06/2010 03:15:11 PM 497 Views
Nope Jacob - 18/06/2010 03:29:54 PM 556 Views
Re: Nope Camilla - 18/06/2010 03:45:55 PM 505 Views
Jacob - 18/06/2010 06:25:58 PM 516 Views
Re: Camilla - 18/06/2010 06:27:17 PM 478 Views
Indeed... Jacob - 18/06/2010 07:01:38 PM 567 Views
Re: Indeed... Camilla - 18/06/2010 07:05:01 PM 567 Views
Title if I had to choose, but unlikely I'd get an unheard-of book without a blurb. *NM* Legolas - 18/06/2010 04:17:23 PM 239 Views
Why don't you people want to play? Camilla - 18/06/2010 04:19:21 PM 537 Views
Okay, so the Martians come down and make you pick between McDonald's and Burger King. Tom - 18/06/2010 04:53:26 PM 494 Views
That is not a fair comparison Camilla - 18/06/2010 04:54:33 PM 476 Views
Yes it is. And you didn't answer my question. Why won't you just play the game? Tom - 18/06/2010 10:57:24 PM 541 Views
Camilla - 18/06/2010 11:00:41 PM 567 Views
Stop spelling it wrong! Rebekah - 18/06/2010 11:15:29 PM 535 Views
I'm sorry. I don't often have reason to spell it. Camilla - 18/06/2010 11:16:42 PM 491 Views
Re: I'm sorry. I don't often have reason to spell it. Rebekah - 18/06/2010 11:20:31 PM 548 Views
Well, in that case - titles. *NM* Tom - 20/06/2010 02:07:19 PM 239 Views
really you just never pick up a book ans say "what the hell I will read this one" random thoughts - 18/06/2010 05:49:05 PM 585 Views
Very rarely, and only in the library if that. Legolas - 18/06/2010 05:54:48 PM 515 Views
I found one of my favorite writers that way random thoughts - 18/06/2010 06:12:00 PM 538 Views
I agree. That was how I got hooked on fantasy. Sort of. Tashmere - 18/06/2010 11:21:41 PM 510 Views
Maybe the scenario is hard to imagine but I have picked up some treasures by title alone. Tashmere - 18/06/2010 11:16:17 PM 499 Views
Re: Maybe the scenario is hard to imagine but I have picked up some treasures by title alone. Camilla - 18/06/2010 11:17:52 PM 511 Views
No they don't. I have lost on several gambles. But I have had enough success that I keep trying. Tashmere - 18/06/2010 11:24:09 PM 509 Views
Agreed. *NM* Camilla - 18/06/2010 11:25:10 PM 229 Views
The Aardvark is Ready for War. Rebekah - 18/06/2010 11:25:59 PM 551 Views
Re: The Aardvark is Ready for War. Camilla - 18/06/2010 11:28:55 PM 525 Views
Re: The Aardvark is Ready for War. Rebekah - 18/06/2010 11:53:57 PM 522 Views
Neither. I own too many books. Tom - 18/06/2010 04:52:30 PM 505 Views
I would cheat. callandor1000 - 18/06/2010 05:37:29 PM 540 Views
Huh. I suppose, since I have to choose, I'd go for cover. At least it would look pretty. Rebekah - 18/06/2010 05:56:43 PM 489 Views
I was noticing when I went to the public book sale that I am a title person. Tashmere - 18/06/2010 07:56:13 PM 489 Views
But I buy Playboy for the articles! *NM* Larry - 18/06/2010 08:02:52 PM 253 Views
Hmm, that's a toughy. It's really a toss of the dice; could go either way. I'd go with cover... lord-of-shadow - 18/06/2010 08:08:00 PM 562 Views
Neither would be the determinant factor for me... DomA - 18/06/2010 08:20:37 PM 581 Views
Now that's a reply Camilla - 18/06/2010 08:27:34 PM 607 Views
Re: Now that's a reply DomA - 18/06/2010 09:06:10 PM 585 Views
Re: Now that's a reply Camilla - 18/06/2010 09:12:19 PM 583 Views
Re: Now that's a reply DomA - 21/06/2010 05:00:07 PM 515 Views
Why? *NM* Jacob - 21/06/2010 05:19:20 PM 258 Views
Because Camilla - 21/06/2010 05:20:26 PM 525 Views
Author of a vastly Jacob - 21/06/2010 07:27:35 PM 522 Views
Re: Author of a vastly Camilla - 21/06/2010 07:28:20 PM 596 Views
Re: Author of a vastly DomA - 21/06/2010 11:55:15 PM 597 Views
Re: Author of a vastly Camilla - 22/06/2010 12:15:06 AM 594 Views
With nothing else to go on I'd say Title. *NM* j-whitt987 - 18/06/2010 10:27:24 PM 214 Views
Cover aria - 19/06/2010 12:30:44 AM 547 Views
Covers are there to stop you from buying books, if they are ugly. jh - 19/06/2010 05:34:22 AM 552 Views
Cover, I suppose. That's what grabbed me for Hyperion and Otherland. *NM* Craig - 19/06/2010 08:50:38 PM 323 Views
Fantasy books have notoriously bad covers. ajah - 20/06/2010 07:51:31 AM 482 Views
What about opening sentence or paragraph? Why isn't that an option? *NM* Tim - 20/06/2010 01:50:59 PM 232 Views
Because it is my survey Camilla - 20/06/2010 01:52:39 PM 520 Views
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