tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283968.post111950891538215702..comments2014-06-28T09:56:21.522-07:00Comments on Stray Thoughts Of Margaret McGaffey Fisk: Appearances Can Be DeceivingMargaret M. Fiskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537558539259791284noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283968.post-1119657336873581982005-06-24T16:55:00.000-07:002005-06-24T16:55:00.000-07:00What I've seen a lot is reissues of books with the...What I've seen a lot is reissues of books with the latest style covers - and to me, they're very offputting. For instance, Tamora Pierce's Protector of the Small series - it's only a few years old, and the original covers were cartoony (simple lines, few colors) images that, to me at least, reflected well what was in the book. The reissues have blurry photographs of faces, on dark backgrounds -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283968.post-1119637056456339712005-06-24T11:17:00.000-07:002005-06-24T11:17:00.000-07:00Grin-oh, yeah. Oddly enough I can't get into her b...Grin-oh, yeah. Oddly enough I can't get into her books and I'm not sure why. I also read "A Summer to Die," I think that's the title. It might be just her writing style. As for the ending, I agree. She was even asked about it at the Newbury awards and she gave an ambiguous answer there as well.Maripathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889925836344652436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283968.post-1119631031544740442005-06-24T09:37:00.000-07:002005-06-24T09:37:00.000-07:00Interesting, Maripat. I think it always boils down...Interesting, Maripat. I think it always boils down to a matter of taste. My son managed to use The Giver for book reports for about four different teachers when he was in school. It was his favorite book. I liked it a lot, except for the ending. I don't like ambiguous endings, for the most part. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283968.post-1119578316623265152005-06-23T18:58:00.000-07:002005-06-23T18:58:00.000-07:00Actually, I got hood winked into reading The Giver...Actually, I got hood winked into reading The Giver because everyone said it was beautiful, fantastic, the best read and I didn't care for it. There's been a few others I've stopped reading because they just didn't sit well with me but that's the one that really got me.Maripathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17889925836344652436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283968.post-1119565588934585422005-06-23T15:26:00.000-07:002005-06-23T15:26:00.000-07:00Actually, it's the same thought though. Where mar...Actually, it's the same thought though. Where marketing sets up an expectation that the books do not fulfill. How frustrating.Margaret M. Fiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537558539259791284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6283968.post-1119565426593320852005-06-23T15:23:00.000-07:002005-06-23T15:23:00.000-07:00Well, in exactly the opposite of what you're looki...Well, in exactly the opposite of what you're looking for...I keep on picking up the RedWall books because the cover draws me in, and the quotes make it sound like a good read. I really dislike the RedWall books, I've now tried to read them three or four times, and I always put them down in short order...but the covers! C'est la vie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com