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Unpopular opinion: I stopped buying comics based on covers alone and my shelves look way better now
Actually reading a few pages first saved me from a ton of regret purchases, lol.
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pathall1mo agoMost Upvoted
Ugh, been there for sure! I bought this one with a killer cover but the story was so boring. Reading a couple pages first is such a game changer.
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the_nina1mo agoMost Upvoted
My shelf has five pretty books I never finished, lol. @pathall, I totally get it. Now I read the first chapter online or skim a few pages in the store. Like, if the opening scene doesn't grab me, I put it back. It saved me from buying that hyped-up mystery novel last month. The cover was all dark and fancy, but the writing felt flat.
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susanr151mo ago
Cover art is such a trap sometimes. I bought a sci-fi book because the spaceship looked amazing, but the characters were all cardboard cutouts. Skimming the first few pages at the store saved me last week from a fantasy novel with gorgeous maps. The prose was just so clunky right from the start. It feels good to walk away from a pretty cover when the words don't work.
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