what I thought: I’m a bit torn about this book - on the one hand it uses small everyday scenes and snippets to highlight little gestures of love and I think that’s lovely, on the other hand I’m not sure I really “got” everything and would not say there was an interesting overarching “story”. I rate this 3 out of 5 art supplies.
what I wanted: I’m a big Florence and the Machine fan but thought I could be paying more attention to lyrics, so this sounded like a good way to do that
what I got: a nice collection, but not the deeply emotional experience I imagined
what I thought: This is a lovely collection of lyrics and visually very pretty, but I guess I was expecting it to go a little beyond pretty versions of the lyrics and scans of handwritten notes and doodles. I rate this 3 out of 5 snippets of lyrics I like.
this poor specimen is my grandfather’s copy of Round the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (yes, without the “A” at the beginning). it’s from 1927 and he was given it as a prize at school. it’s lived in two countries, on three islands, and countless houses. for one little pocket-sized, almost-100-year-old book, I’d say it’s living up to its title
Weekly Bookish Question #350 (August 13th - August 19th)
We all know good books that have bad covers, but do you also know any good books that have a bad title? (or at least one that isn’t as good as the book deserves?)
My title vendetta is the vapid-sounding “Wolves, Boys, and Other Things That Might Kill Me” slapped upon a beautifully written, thoughtful contemporary YA novel that centers on the conflict between environmentalists and ranchers over wolves. Published in 2010 and definitely, annoyingly, done to attract readers hoping for a werewolf book.
aw, yeah, that sounds like a hook for a certain type of reader…
Weekly Bookish Question #349 (August 6th - August 12th)
Share something you think is overrated and something that is underrated when it comes to book design!
Overrated: Hardcovers. They hurt my hands, they hurt my shoulders and I hate the slippy covers.
Underrated: Covers with raised parts that you can feel!!! Bonus points if it’s not (just) the tirle, but a small image that is significant to the story.
what I wanted: I love We found a hat so I just wanted more of that vibe
what I got: a tortoise who is me?!
what I thought: Delightful! I both am and pity the tortoise. It’s not as heartwarming as We found a hat, but I still really like this one as well. I rate it 4 out of 5 “rocks” that did not come from the sky.
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