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August Challenge - You CAN judge a book by it's cover!
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I think that might have happened before too Michael;P lol
The Island of Doctor Moreau by H G Wells and Of Poseidon by Anna Banks. I'm thinking of adding Tithe by Holly Black cause it has a gorgeous cover as well which kinda was a reason I picked it, as well as the author.
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Of Poseidon
Tithe: A Modern Faery Tale
I can see why you like those covers Amy:)
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I think that might have happened before too Michael;P lol"
Just once or twice. :D"
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Again!! Ditto;P lol
I selected my book from the Little Free Library in our Staff Room, specifically because it was a reviewer copy cover.
Another interesting thing about this book is that you can read the entire book online for free as it is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike license, which lets you share it, remix it, and share your remixes, provided that you do so on a noncommercial basis.
VERDICT: ★★★★
An entertaining read. Little Brother gives a large nod to George Orwell's 1984 updated to take into account September 11th, the Internet, the DHS and the war on terror. Written for a YA audience the book is also a pretty good read for adults with the story covering good mix of technology, privacy and freedom issues.
Maggie wrote: "Oooh.... I'm in for sure. So many covers to choose from: I'll try to read at least some of the following:
4 stars, and The Rose of Sebastopol also 4 stars. I've started another, Stumbling Toward Enlightenment, and whilst I like the cover so much I'm not too sure about the contents!
The need to know the ending to this story kept me reading until 3.00 am so I guess that says something about The Child Thief
which was chosen mostly for it's distinctive cover.At the time I didn't realise that Brom is both author and illustrator and the beautiful drawings add so much to the story. Be warned, it's an extremely dark and gruesome retelling of the Peter Pan tale but I loved it.
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which was chosen mostly for it's distinctive..."Don't you hate it when that happens Kim!! It makes you sad when you finish it!
Actually Brenda, I think in this case it was more a sense of relief that I'd made it to the end as it's quite a harrowing tale!
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In that case, did you sleep after you finished it? Your mind would be going over and over it, wouldn't it? You need something light and fluffy to read next;)
The sleep of exhaustion,lol.Too right about the light and fluffy! The Christmas Wedding
is next up :)
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Too right about the light and fluffy! The Christmas Wedding
is next up :)"Oh that is a good book! I read that for our Christmas challenge, and really enjoyed it!
I'm about to start my next one for this challenge...light and fluffy it'll be too!
Puppy Love
look at that GORGEOUS cover!!!
Ohh Brenda, I fell in love with that puppy face too so I bought it for my daughter's birthday but I think she's been too busy with Uni work to start it yet. No doubt it will be passed along to me eventually :-)
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It's the ONLY book I've ever bought solely for the cover! It's so cute...
I just couldn't resist this cover
this is not the way I usually pick a book but this one was so pretty
I was away when this started - so while on holidays I had a browse through my kindle reader at the bookcovers on there and came up with (and have finished):
Matched by Ally Condie - The cover of the girl in the bubble intrigued me - It did represent the story quite well because the main character might have well been living in a bubble as everything was spied on - even their dreams!!!
Spin cycle by Ilsa Evans - isn't that picture gorgeous, a woman in a spinner - this one also matched the story as the main character's life was spinning out of control as she gathered the threads to put it on track
Opal Fire by Barbra Annino - love the big dog and the picture conjures up a user friendly cosy romantic book. Turns out it was a bit more gritty than suggested - there was romance but the focus was on the investigation and the dog was not talking or magical but was a loyal sidekick. I really loved it.
Finished this one yesterday, a thoroughly absorbing and entertaining story of ancient Rome and a few nasty characters, the ones you love to hate. There are a few more in the series, all with beautiful covers too. I'll be read the next one asap.
Kim you have made me want to read The Child Thief I just have to find it now :). I am still looking for another of my August challenge books so hope I find this as well before the month ends.I finished The Library of Shadows a few days ago and I adored it! I cannot stop thinking about it despite having read three books in between. If the cover doesn't get you in the story will, it was spectacular.
I read
by Gillian Mears because I love horses and I loved the way the cover captured the movement and feel of the wind in a horse's mane. I have to admit I did read it on Kindle, but I'm tempted to buy a copy because I really loved it. It was quite a tough read emotionally but so evocative of Australian rural life and working with animals. Great characters and I have heard it described as "rural Gothic" which I thought was a good description. Brought me to tears at some points and brought back fond memories of when I had a beautiful horse. 4 stars
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Thanks Amy, I have put The Library of Shadows on my TBR list!
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by Gillian Mears because I love horses and I loved the way the cover captured the movement and feel of the wind in a horse's mane. I have to admit I did read it on K..."Thanks Cathy, I've got to get to this one soon!
I've just finished
and I loved it. Great narrative with interesting elements added along the way. Highly recommended :)
Amy, I hope you are able to find a copy of The Child Thief because it would be great to know what you think of it :)My thanks to Sally906 for bringing Opal Fire to my attention....I might have to try the Spring Challenge just to make even a small dent in Mount TBR!!
Kim Marie wrote: "...My thanks to Sally906 for bringing Opal Fire to my attention....I might have to try the Spring Challenge just to make even a small dent in Mount TBR!!..."I have got the second in the series downloaded as well - may sneak into the Spring challange as being on my TBR pile :)
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by Frauke Scheunemann is here http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...Delightful:)
Kim Marie wrote: "Amy, I hope you are able to find a copy of The Child Thief because it would be great to know what you think of it..."I haven't been able to find it anywhere in the shops or libraries but I am now ordering it from the book depository.
Sweet Evil...
The cover caught my eye and after reading the blurb I have to see what the fuss is all about.
I know there is still time left but I haven't found another pretty cover to read yet and the one I wanted can't be found :(. But still, we completed what we had. And yes a smidgy cheat because three were part of the series but they also have great covers.
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I did say my next book would be light and fluffy and that's what I got with The Christmas Wedding. It was a fun read but I would probably have to say that if the main character seems a little too good to be true then maybe that's the case!
I haven't read either of my planned books for this challenge! Still hoping though, but I'm trying to finish off the two for the winter challenge and I've got lots of study going on!
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I'm much the same Trina. I've read a heap of books this month so far that needed to be read first for whatever reason. There's still a week and a bit left though, so hopefully I will get at least two of them read before the end of the month.
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I've just written a blog about book covers. You can find it here.http://www.livejournal.com/users/oran...Love to hear any comments on the blog.
Dale wrote: "I've just written a blog about book covers. You can find it here.http://www.livejournal.com/users/oran...Love to hear any comments on the blog."
That link doesn't work
Thanks Michael. Sorry about that. Try this. http://orangedale.livejournal.com/933...or just type write and read with Dale into google
The Awakened
I have a backlog of books on my kindle and wasn't sure what to read next so decided to join this challenge as the cover of this appealed to me. I'll let you know what I think of it soon.
Kira wrote: "The AwakenedI have a backlog of books on my kindle and wasn't sure what to read next so decided to join this challenge as the cover of this appealed to me. I'll let you kn..."
Great Kira, glad you've joined this challenge.
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I have just finished
. It was a book club read that was picked for it's cover and what a great book it was.
I remember about 4 years ago, I saw someone in my class reading a book with a pretty interesting cover so the next time I went to a bookshop, I bought it. The book I bought completely changed my style of reading & has had a really big influence on my life. Can anyone guess what book?... Twilight, of course!
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Haha!! I felt sure it would be the Hunger Games, with a nickname like you have Mockingjay!!!
Ha ha! Twilight started me on teen fiction (I used to read biographies, etc) which eventually lead me to HG later on. Unfortunately, The Hunger Games wasn't my first love, but it is now my favourite.
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Aussie Readers
Books mentioned in this topic
Stumbling Toward Enlightenment (other topics)Mistress of Rome (other topics)
How to Eat Like a Tree: Unearthing the Moderate Eater in You (other topics)
The Rose of Sebastopol (other topics)
The Child Thief (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Frauke Scheunemann (other topics)Gillian Mears (other topics)
Ally Condie (other topics)
Ilsa Evans (other topics)
Barbra Annino (other topics)
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What 2 have you read Amy?