But how do you know if you like the book or not without reading the back of the book even :D ?

Aw how sad! It was very nice of you guys to save her!

Julez, surely you've picked up a book and discovered if you like it or not by starting to read it? I can't tell if you are being sarcastic or serious when you asked that.... tone is so hard to discover from text...
I guess if you are someone who feels obligated to finish every book you start, you would want more information before starting anything. But if you don't mind putting down a book you aren't enjoying, then it is simple to just begin reading without checking the back or inside-cover blurb.

I've now finished all the Dr. Siri books that my library has, and so I'm instead rereading some old favorites while I wait for the interlibrary loans to arrive.

Just reread the Ukiah Oregon quartet by Wen Spencer, now I need another old favorite. There are so many good books, sometimes it is hard to choose which one to do first.

I don't know, I HATE spoilers, even mild ones and even ones that don't come at the end of the story. And there have just been too many times when I read the back of a book, then started reading it, and was like, jeez, I wish they didn't tell me that was going to happen! So I just stopped reading them! I just go for covers that look good to me, and then I give the book a shot!

The mouse is in a little cage by herself for quarantine/pregnancy watch for now. She'll be able to go in one of my mouse cages eventually though!

Akili Li wrote:Wulfalice, had you wanted Circe and Spinning Silver from before or did you just go and browse and they looked interesting?

I'd wanted them for a while but I didn't know they'd be in the store. we just browsed at first, I showed him different books that were also on my wishlist. found 'New York 2140' by Kim Robinson and 'Warcross' by Marie Lu, but we just talked about them.

then I saw 'Spinning Silver' and started telling him about it and realized that an antisemitic tale retold with a Jewish twist was just what I needed.

we were leaving when I saw the cover of 'Circe'. I kind of squealed that I want it XD it also saved me from getting perfume because one book was less than my friend expected to spend. I really didn't want perfume, can you tell? XD

Okay, I have to ask, there are a number of books called "Circe", which one is it that you got, that saved you from perfume?

("Spinning Silver" looks really good! I'll have to find that.)

The one by Madeline Miller XD

I don't know if it's as good as the premise but that I have to find out myself.

Sanssouci wrote:I don't know, I HATE spoilers, even mild ones and even ones that don't come at the end of the story. And there have just been too many times when I read the back of a book, then started reading it, and was like, jeez, I wish they didn't tell me that was going to happen! So I just stopped reading them!

What helps me is reading books long enough after I get them. Not on purpose, I've just noticed that after getting a bunch of ebooks at the same. It takes longer to read than to download, so by the time I get to reading them, I don't really remember why I wanted to XD

That's true. I have a horrible memory. So I could read the back and then just wait a little while until I forget lol.

Sanssouci does that mean you never re-read a book, since at that point everything was already spoiled?