Post by account_disabled on Dec 24, 2023 0:28:59 GMT -5
Yes, I am part of that group of readers who bought books because they were attracted by the cover. Many years ago, in a bookshop in Rome, in the fantasy section, I saw the novel (or rather half a novel) Game of Thrones by GRR Martin. I grabbed it on the fly. And I didn't regret it. Years earlier, in a stall, I had instead seen Good West Wind by Patrick O'Brian, and I bought that too. In the following years I also bought other novels by the same author, but unfortunately I haven't read any of them yet. Why? And who knows? Some people criticize this attitude a lot, because obviously a book cannot be judged by its cover.
Beautiful books I've read had bland, bare covers. Just as there are many who enchant with their image, their graphic design, but are poor inside. However, it is an attitude that makes you think. At least to me. The cover is a fundamental element of a book, especially in today's world, when the image, understood as aesthetic, has taken on a decisive role in many, perhaps too many, situations. Now this "approach" to books has taken root in me. Even if certain covers fascinate me, I no longer have the urge to buy "on the fly", but I look for information on that Special Data book and, if it's worth it, then it will be a purchase. How many of you have bought – or still buy – a book for its cover? Come on, I know very well that whoever is reading this has had this temptation at least once in their life. And maybe the temptation has become one more book in his library.
Writing is an art. It therefore needs assiduous, constant, profitable exercise. Anyone who has never written doesn't have their own style. Whoever has a style must improve it. You never stop learning. One secret to good writing is patience. Performing writing exercises helps you write well and master the language. But what to write? Of everything. Keeping a personal diary is a start, opening a personal blog, with the sole purpose of writing exercise, is a start. Reviewing a book read or a film seen is a start. The important thing is to start writing. And don't stop. Language We are Italian but we don't know how to write in Italian . Another pun? No, pure and sad reality of facts. It is enough to read what is served online, on sites, blogs, forums, portals to realize the low cultural level that Italians have when they write. There appears to be an epidemic.
Beautiful books I've read had bland, bare covers. Just as there are many who enchant with their image, their graphic design, but are poor inside. However, it is an attitude that makes you think. At least to me. The cover is a fundamental element of a book, especially in today's world, when the image, understood as aesthetic, has taken on a decisive role in many, perhaps too many, situations. Now this "approach" to books has taken root in me. Even if certain covers fascinate me, I no longer have the urge to buy "on the fly", but I look for information on that Special Data book and, if it's worth it, then it will be a purchase. How many of you have bought – or still buy – a book for its cover? Come on, I know very well that whoever is reading this has had this temptation at least once in their life. And maybe the temptation has become one more book in his library.
Writing is an art. It therefore needs assiduous, constant, profitable exercise. Anyone who has never written doesn't have their own style. Whoever has a style must improve it. You never stop learning. One secret to good writing is patience. Performing writing exercises helps you write well and master the language. But what to write? Of everything. Keeping a personal diary is a start, opening a personal blog, with the sole purpose of writing exercise, is a start. Reviewing a book read or a film seen is a start. The important thing is to start writing. And don't stop. Language We are Italian but we don't know how to write in Italian . Another pun? No, pure and sad reality of facts. It is enough to read what is served online, on sites, blogs, forums, portals to realize the low cultural level that Italians have when they write. There appears to be an epidemic.