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

[Melisa Jane]

This is a discussion topic for the January 2025 Book of the Month, "The Riddle of Alchemy" by Paul Kiritsis.

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

[Pane Mehu]

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.

[Sarah Zain]

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.

[David Milaham]

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.

[Justin Christensen]

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.

[Frank Edwards]

I would say the book cover was quite captivating, but that was not what brought me to read the book.

[Kutloano Makhuvhela]

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.

[Julie Marie Basil]

The cover of this book does not particularly draw me in or increase my desire to read the book.

[Bettny Andrade]

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.

[Mortii]

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.

[Cristina-Ioana Toader]

Honestly, yes—the cover definitely caught my attention. It has this surreal, almost dreamlike quality that immediately made me curious about the book.

[Naghma Qureshi]

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.

[Patrícia Gomes]

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.

[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.

[Deretha Thompson]

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