Things about books that give me the ick 🤢📚 #booktube #booktok

[katie_]

I take off the dust covers and put them back on when I’m done reading the book :)

[vadawilson]

I hate the fake sticker thing. I also hate when they make movie or tv show adaptations and then put the actors on the covers. I always try to find the version with the original cover.

[driverjayne]

You're not supposed to read the books with the dust covers on. They're to protect the books from dust. When they're on the shelf.

[Ellie_ac]

if there is a person on the cover but they’re facing away, thats fine. i just can’t with the faces. like, let me imagine my own character please and thank you.

[zooeystouder]

When the covers change halfway through the series and you can't get the original series matching
I'm looking at you, Lunar Chronicles

Edit: btw I got to lunar chronicles late, and that's why the covers changed for me, lol

[sassfireluna]

I take the dust covers off too ... but I am happy they do not print the image on the hardcover. I find them beautiful plain!

[FL_Of_A_Took]

I love small paperbacks actually. Nothing like a book that can fit in your pocket, I can take it anywhere without even having to carry a bag.

[Tenshinohana]

I know the fake stickers are meant to sell the books… but I always avoid them like the plague 😭

[dumptruck]

I was with you until the dust jacket murder! You don’t read with it on, you take it off to read and then put it back on to put on the shelf so it, one is protected from dust, but two, and most importantly, looks pretty!

[LibbyFelty]

I like small paperbacks when they’re proportional. The one you showed was not proportional and it hurt my soul.😅

[rosetheresa]

When the third book of the series is a good inch shorter than the first two books 🥴

[cindylou]

Isn't this the definition of judging a book by it's cover? 😂😂😂🙏

[shloka]

It's funny because I'm French and what you call a "small paperback" is similar to a very standard format we have here for books (but more proportional, like less tall that the one you show), so everytime I buy a book in English I'm like "why are they so big ?" 😂

[Persassyproduction_fanpage]

The one direction book! I love that sm

[MeAndYoMama]

I think I’m fine with the book club “stickers”, but I hate the Netflix, Hulu, “Now a major motion picture” ones. That and when they stick the actors onto the cover… I also take the dust jackets off and throw them out. It’s also a sensory issue for me, and I much prefer the look of the plain spine on my bookshelf than the dust jacket design anyway.

[penelopeslays]

I take off the dust jackets, flatten them, and use the best ones as posters for my room!

[andyr]

small paperbacks are great when they're over heavily used. they really need breaking in to be comfortable to hold

[richardmarshall]

I actually prefer smaller paperbacks, I generally do not like larger paperbacks because they are such a pain in the ass to carry if I'm wanting to read on the go, also dust covers I use them as makeshift book marks. Books with people's faces I can kinda agree with unless its a licensed book or based off an IP.

[samconcklin]

I like the little, old books. They have a weird smell that makes me feel like I am in an old movie :)

[czheythebard]

Books with real people on the front but exclude Evelyn hugo cause the cover served