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Originally Posted by readingaloud
The original cover art for The Great Gatsby was done before the book was finished, and Fitzgerald claims to have written it into the book. In at least that case, the cover does matter.
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Covers are a factor in my buying decisions, but they're not the only factor. When I bought an e-book version of
The Great Gatsby, I ended up choosing an
edition with a cover I don't much like but with many explanatory notes. The notes helped me better understand all the cultural references, and were ultimately more important than the cover in this particular case.
I greatly prefer the blue cover for its haunting and mysterious quality.