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First lines from The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath:
It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York. I am stupid about executions.I know the book is about a depressed girl, Esther, and written by a depressed, suicidal author. So it is telling that it starts off focusing on a death. Very grim.
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Today's highlighted blogger is Lesley at My Keeper Shelf. Have a look at this new blog and congratulations, Lesley. Also take a look at my blog. I am taking a Spring Break Staycation this week so I have several new entries about bookish things I'm doing this week.
Today's question:
Q. Do you judge a book by it's cover?
I rarely give any thought to the covers of the adult books that I read. They are what they are. But when it comes to YA book covers I do notice them because I think that my students notice them and are more likely to select books by their covers than me. I have noticed that if a cover appears to be juvenile, high school kids will shun the book or I will have to do a lot more "selling" of the book before they'll check it out.******************************************************************************
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