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Extreme Makeover by Dan Wells

February 14, 2020 by octothorp Leave a Comment

How many of negative reviews have I started saying “but the cover looked so pretty!” while making reference to the fact that there is an aphorism against making inferences about outward appearances that literally tells you not to judge a book by its cover? I don’t learn well, apparently, as I’m always doing the literary equivalent of picking up shiny objects and putting them in my mouth. (It’s so pretty! The picture doesn’t do the color intensity justice) Yeah. I bought this after seeing someone […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: book covers, Dan Wells, judging books by their covers

octothorp's CBR12 Review No:21 · Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: book covers, Dan Wells, judging books by their covers ·
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