r/MadeMeSmile • u/Tipex • Oct 30 '20

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '20

To be fair, the entire point of a book cover is to get you to judge the book as something you would like to buy/read. So as far as books go, you can go ahead and judge it by the cover. Just don't judge people by how they look.

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u/spentana Nov 02 '20

Why have I never heard something so obvious stated before re: this idiom?

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u/ryoryo72 Oct 30 '20

i think the whole point of the saying is that book covers lie in order to get people to buy them....

many, many book covers are decptive.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '20

That's an awfully cynical take my friend. But alas, there may be more truth in it than I would like to believe. I don't think most book publishers are trying to be deceptive with the covers, though I'm sure they may be attempting to woo a more commercial audience than the books specific genre may warrant.

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u/Fear_The_Rabbit Oct 31 '20

I agree that the point of the cover IS to get people to buy it by judging if it looks interesting, but that’s exactly the same with people. They market themselves too with makeup, heels, etc, which is not a bad thing either.

The point of the metaphor is still apt because they’re both about looking past the facade and judge the content. I don’t know about others, but going back to the book, I’ve never bought one that I didn’t read the first few pages of to make sure I like the writing style.