Tag: Collecting
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Buying Novels Based on Length
If you keep a particularly tight budget, or simply like getting your money’s worth out of books, then you probably shop around for the ones that are a bit thicker than others. Personally, I don’t consider length too much of a problem unless a novel is incredibly short or stupidly long. Me aside, here is…
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Monthly Book Haul (June ’24)
Well, that’s June over, and let me just start by saying ‘whoops.’ It seems the more I usher myself to cut back on my spending, the more I end up doling out to fluff my library of books up. I don’t know why I persist with buying so many, I genuinely have hundreds in my…
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Monthly Book Haul (May ’24)
May marked the month when I could kick back for the summer, or at least try. I have now got a few months without too many headaches and commitments coming my way, so I thought it would be nice to browse for a handful of extra books to line my shelves. I probably won’t be…
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Novels with ‘Bland Cover Syndrome’
I tend to mention from time-to-time that covers are important, even if the contents of a novel are all that actually matters in the end. A creative, satisfying, and refined cover that conveys quality (as well as the tone of the story) is essential to making a book more enticing to shoppers. That’s why I…
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Monthly Book Haul (April ’24)
I entered April telling myself I had enough books and other responsibilities to keep me busy, but I still ended up purchasing a few more books to hopefully while away the summer to (in addition to my already mountainous TBR list). At least the summer is around the corner, and some responsibilities will ease up…
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Monthly Book Haul (March ’24)
I thought it would be interesting to give an insight into books I’ve bought throughout each month (at least the months when I do purchase new books… my collection is extremely large and is mostly unread). I considered posting my hauls a long time ago, but I held off because I felt it was more…
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Books with Abstract/Interesting Covers
They say not to judge a book by its cover, but that really is the first thing you judge it by. Just as we make first impressions based on someone’s appearance — their features, fashion, and hygiene — we make a first impression with a book. Similarly to when someone you know changes their style…
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Some of the Best Book Collections
Books are renowned for their aesthetic abilities, so here are some of my favourite collections of authors’ works or series. Kazuo Ishiguro — Modern F&F Faber & Faber’s minimalist approach to their modern reprints of Ishiguro’s work are amongst some of my favourite designs for a book cover, ever. Speaking of covers only: A Pale…