Killers of The Flower Moon.

Of course. That's what the cover is for. I usually look for a title or picture that looks interesting, and for the name of an author that I've heard of. If any of those catch my attention, I'll pick it up and see what it's about. If it sounds interesting, then I'll buy it.

Sometimes the book sucks in spite of a cool cover, but books are cheap, so that isn't a big deal. And I'm pretty sure I've probably missed a few good books because the covers sucked, but maybe I'll see it again and I'll recognize the author's name the second time.

Also, "rent" or buy? Do you mean "borrow" or buy? I'm not familiar with renting books.

The message about the removal was posted at the same time the post was removed. Reddit has been having errors for the last couple of days, so there may have been a delay in you seeing the message but there is nothing we can do about that.

You can make a post about Sherlock Holmes in our sub or you can post in /r/Holmes. We do not have dedicated sections for any authors no matter how popular because there are just too many of them. But you are always welcome to make a thread discussing your favorite Holmes stories.

If you want to find out what others are reading right now, you can check our weekly "What did you start/finish this week" thread. If you make a standalone thread it will just be removed and you would be redirected there.

In the future you can modmail us if are not sure what sort of posts we allow, before you make a post. This may save you the frustration. Let us know if you have any other questions. Have a great day!

I loved this collection so much, but as others said, some of it can be emotionally visceral. I’ve picked up In The Dream House, but haven’t started it because I’m afraid of being emotionally wrecked again lol.

I just finished this up this weekend too. I agree with you that the first two stories were the strongest, but the rest fell mostly flat to me. The Resident had some redeemable qualities but fell off a cliff at the end.

I go by how much people like them (reviews on Goodreads), their cover, the summary, the author (sometimes) and just overall writing style tbh

I definitely judge it by its cover even if it is the greatest book if the cover is these cute/cringy animations of two characters i will pass

Honestly, always I think. There’s certain covers or titles that I vibe with way more than others, and that’s what makes me wanna check the synopsis. The synopsis is always what determines my final choice though.

If they made a movie from the book and then the book cover has a picture from that movie I will absolutely be put off.

A good cover will definitely pull me in, or at least trigger my interest in reviewing the book's synopsis, if I haven't heard anything about it prior to seeing the cover. But a bad cover alone will not make me not read a book, since I mainly read in digital format or listen to the audio version anyway. A synopsis though can absolutely make it or break it for me. Most of the time these days I discover books from social media or friend recommendations, so I might still get the free version (the audio snippet or the first 20-30 "sample" pages) even if I'm on the fence after seeing the synopsis, but if it's something I found myself, I can totally skip it if I didn't like the summary or the reviews were overwhelmingly bad.

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Yesterday I saw an edition of Carmilla edited by Carmen Maria Machado and bought it, I didn't quite like Her Body and Other Parties but I still felt creeped by it.

I also recommend Mariana Enriquez and Maria Fernanda Ampuero, especially Cockfight, it gave me nightmares.

In the film The Silence of the Lambs, Lecter is definitely an anti-hero. The sequel film (Red Dragon, which was actually an earlier book...) paints him as more of a villain or neutral evil character. He does let Dolarhyde get free and attack Will Graham again, which is more evil than anti-hero.

Anti-hero. The primary antagonist is Buffalo Bill. Lecter is evil, but he serves more as a mentor for Clarice, and is the only one who really respects her as a person. And while he isn't afraid of killing non-villains, he'll rarely go out of his way to kill and eat anyone just to satiate his appetite.

>I am not sure what you mean by "You could have said that earlier." Did you send us a message that you did not get a reply to?

Nope. You removed my post and didn't tell me why until like 15 minutes later so the hell was I supposed to know? Also, I thought this subreddit was about talking about what we're reading and you removed my post and said I had to post it tomorrow in some other thread. You don't even make these things clear from the get go and you expect people new to this subreddit to know about them? It's just confusing and frustrating. Why do I have to post my post in the weekly "What did you start/finish reading this week" thread? Why can't I start my own original post/thread where I will get only replies to my own post instead of having to post my post in an already existing thread where the replies won't be only about my own post?

People should be allowed to start their own thread and not have to post their stuff in an already existing thread that's overcrowed and that will contain a ton of replies to posts other than their own original post which makes it hard to keep track of which ones are replies to your own post, keep the discussion focussed on your original post, and even have control over what goes and what doesn't go in the thread/discussion (like being able to delete your own original post/thread along with all its comments if a bunch of bullies and trolls try to bash, attack, harass, verbally abuse, doxx you in the comment section, which everyone should be allowed to do for their own safety and sanity), etc.

I want to start my own original post/thread/discussion, that's my point. And that's why I'm frustrated and angry, because my post was removed and I was told to go post in an already existing thread which is not what I wanted and because the mods on this subreddit didn't make things clear from the get go and the lack of communication is frustrating 'cause my post was removed without so much as an explanation and the explanation came AFTER the post was removed and my desire to start my own original post/thread/discussion (especially one entitled "what you reading right now?") was not even taken into account and I wasn't given the opportunity to start my own.

Also, I'm very disappointed that there doesn't seem to be a section of this subreddit or a thread or a space dedicated to people who want to talk about/discuss Sherlock Holmes novels (some of the greatest classics of all times). I wanted to start a discussion about Sherlock Holmes novels and even shared video book discussions about some of those great books with other bookworms. There aren't that many all genre book/novel subreddits on Reddit (let alone one dedicated solely to book discussions about Sherlock Holmes novels), so I was hoping that THIS subreddit would let me start my own original post/thread/discussions on "what are you reading right now?" and/or on Sherlock Holmes novels. Surely that is feasible.

I'm doing my best to focus solely on the premise and blurb/summary, but it's challenging not to consider the book cover. When they're good, I'm in, and when they're bad, I know I am missing out on an entertaining story, but I cannot buy.

1. Read the summary
2. Read a few Goodreads reviews
3. Maybe skim a few pages to see if the style is my thing

That's really it. I don't care much about cover art, I mostly care about character development and good enough writing to not be distracting. The reviews largely give me the first, and skimming the book a bit gives me the second.

Sometimes if cover art catches my attention I will look at the title and author then synopsis. Usually it's title and/or author. Sometimes subject matter or just fatness of book that looks well thumbed and previously loved.

I frequently judge books by their titles so I suppose I do to an extent.

I go mostly for a book that's either strange, obscure, rare, or a classic. Rare as in not a lot of available copies. Obscure as in not well known, strange as in a little bit mystifying. And classics to me are mainly anything from the 20th century and before. However, I stay away from mass produced books, and contemporary authors who are only in it for the money. I don't bother with modern series books, just because it's a well known modern author really means nothing to me most of the time. But that's ok, we all have our preferences. Anyway, the cover of the book doesn't matter, usually for me it depends on the title. And I flip through the book and see if anything stands out to me. I look at the date the book was printed, what edition it is, and the table of contents. But anyway, all of this doesn't matter really. Over time you'll determine your own opinions that matter to you. Maybe you care more about a book's cover, I suppose that's understandable.

When I was younger, all the books I read had cool covers. Either that or they were the longest books in the library that were of interest to me.

I read the Husband Stitch during a very intense bout of PMS/period pain and it was quite an experience...

Especially Heinous is still one of the best things I've ever read. Like you, it took me a couple of pages but after that other stories felt boring and safe lmao

That one fell somewhere in the middle for me. I loved the build-up of subtle dread throughout — I could feel myself getting more and more nervous as the MC lost her mind. But I didn’t like how abruptly it ended, and the whole Girl Scout part was a bit murky

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I judge every book by its cover, and I’m not ashamed. If someone I trust recommends a book to me and the cover is awful, I’ll read it because I trust the person—but I won’t ever choose to read a book with an awful cover of my own accord.