Did the book cover influence your choice to read "The Riddle of Alchemy" by Paul Kiritsis?

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Did the book cover influence your choice to read "The Riddle of Alchemy" by Paul Kiritsis?

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Did the book cover influence your choice to read "The Riddle of Alchemy" by Paul Kiritsis?
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The book cover seems to have an apt amount of hints to nudity. I was skeptical at first but it turned out to be a good one.
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The cover is not a strong point of the book for me. On the contrary, it reduces the attractiveness of my choice of the book.
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I can't say it really captured my attention, but it kind of relates to what the book contained. It represented those aspects of the riddle quite effectively.
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I don't know that I've ever read a book without being at least somewhat influenced by the cover. In spite of talking about "not judging a book by its cover", the cover is there to help a potential reader judge. This book's cover was particularly interesting to me, and if it had been boring (say, plain white with black calibri text) I would have been far less interested.
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I would say the book cover was quite captivating, but that was not what brought me to read the book.
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Yes. I love nudity. Oh, I'm guilty. Laughing! On a serious note, I think it was tastefully curated. The creativity of those grey colours was spot on. Nothing clashed with another. So yes, the first time I saw it, I knew I wanted to read it.
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The cover of this book does not particularly draw me in or increase my desire to read the book.
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Yes, in particular the design of this cover literally drew my attention away. I find the design somewhat disturbing and spooky, so it did influence me not to select this book for a possible reading.
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Hard yes! I love this cover. It's one of the most beautiful book covers that I have seen. I would love to have this book in a physical copy to put on my bookshelf. I know, I know.. "don't judge the book by it's cover".. I'm almost always guilty of it. I love a beautiful cover, it adds to the feel of the book.
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Honestly, yes—the cover definitely caught my attention. It has this surreal, almost dreamlike quality that immediately made me curious about the book.
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I find the book cover quite captivating. Coupled with the book title, it is surely intriguing. The image used goes well with the mystery elements of a riddle and the concept of alchemy.
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I can't say that the book cover captivated me as the colors are a bit bland. However, the book cover does not tell the story at all and the title makes up for it.
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Post by Esther Lichtenberger »

Initially, I was intrigued by the cover because I thought it might hint at fantasy or paranormal literature. Once I read the description, I still thought it might have a mystical element. After reading the book, I feel it now visually represents a more psychological aspect, but I like the cover.
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Post by Deretha Thompson »

Absolutely the book cover had a mystery surrounding it and I wanted to unravel it through its pages.
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