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Originally Posted by mike_bike_kite
Don't you folks ever read the back covers to get an idea of what the books about? or do you just happen to find yourselves in the horror section by chance and then just grab the first book you see? Personally I can't stand outright horror so I never buy these types of books but after that, the only books I put down, are bad ones.
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I never read the back covers, cover flaps, or online synopsis if at all possible. I've had more than one book ruined by such blurbs, when it reveals, for example, that a character dies. Not one that dies in the first ten minutes but 150 pages into the book. If I see something from an author I like, something that I've heard good things about, or something with a nice cover, I'll usually read the first paragraph or two and see how it grabs me. If it does, I'll read a page or two and decide. Since I don't buy books anymore, there's less risk, as I can easily return a library books or toss a bad Project Guttenburg choice. I'm sure I'm not the only one that avoids those blurbs.