SHE’S BAAAACK! The Bionic Bookworm has returned (practically from the dead) to host another week of Top 5 Tuesday. This week, we moan and complain about our biggest pet peeves as bookworms .
Having to wait for a Paperback version
Don’t get me wrong, I like hardcovers, but they’re not the most economical option. Plus, sometimes if you already have paperbacks of a series, you want to continue getting the paperback versions. By the way, I’m not talking about trade paperbacks. Those are a nightmare for people like me who despise a cracked spine. Speaking of…
Cracked Spines
Yes, I’m one of those people. That’s why hardcovers and paperbacks are so nice (again, not trade paperbacks). Most of them can sit flat on a table, stay open at whatever page you’re on, without any damage to the spine.
When a WAY better cover is printed after you already own the original crap cover
Do I really have to explain this one? We all have those books that we love, but the cover is just plain ugly. Imagine walking into a store and seeing a beautiful new cover. Something that matches the book’s inner-brilliance. What do you do? Buy a second copy just to have the new cover?
Stickers that don’t come off nicely
I don’t mind when my books have stickers on the covers. Sometimes, it’s what draws my attention and ultimately sells one more copy of that book. In those cases, that sticker did its job. However, most of the time, those stickers peel off nice and clean. 1 pull, not too much effort and it’s done. And then there are times where it’s a disaster. Tearing dozens of times. Coming off in tiny little pieces. Having to scratch with your fingernail to get that last little bit. And if it’s a particularly evil sticker, there may even be a permanent reminder that it was ‘Heather’s Pick.’
Books with covers based on movie adaptations
Maybe it’s because the book is always better than the movie, maybe it’s just because it’s a reminder that the book sold extra copies due to theatrical success, or maybe it’s just because that design belongs on a DVD cover and not a book.
Great post! The third one is so relatable. 😅
Stickers and movie covers!! Those are two of mine! Yes!!
Agree with having to wait for a paperback version! It’s the worst!
I really dislike covers with movie characters on them. In most cases, i don’t watch the film before i read the book and even avoid looking up pictures because i want to see how i imagine the characters myself…
I agree with every single thing on your list! Especially the messy stickers that leave a horrible residue on the book cover. SO annoying!
One of my pet peeves is when I lend someone a book and they dog ear it.
Should be a crime!!
This movie cover one really is irritating! And you’re right… no cinema ever advertised with a pic of the book! lol
Maybe they should!
I felt like I was dead lol!!
YES! This whole list! I typically wait until the paperback is released unless it’s one that I feel I will love and was highly anticipated – aka worth the money. But I prefer paperbacks and they’re cheaper so…. and no mass market paperbound crap! Those things are useless! And stickers – why the living hell is this a thing? Don’t book store employees read? Savage assholes
Thanks for participating – added you to the list!
Joe you gave me new pet peeves!!!!!LOL yes to the stickers super glued to your book or a better cover coming later!
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YES!!!! Stickers and movie adaption covers!! I had originally added sticker residue to my own list, but then dropped it…but it bothers me SO MUCH! I hadn’t even thought about movie adaption covers, but I never buy them…I can’t bring myself to do it!
I reaaaaally don’t get the cracked spine thing. A book is a book, it’s meant to be opened an read. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Ha ha. I know. There’s probably something wrong with me. Some small form of OCD or something. It’s odd, but my goal is to have a huge bookshelf of books that I’ve read (once or multiple times) yet none of them look like they’ve been read at all! I’m weird.