"Don't judge a book by its cover." is a bad idiom, because bookcovers are desinged to represent the content of the book. - eviltoast
  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I thought the point of the dust jacket is to make books look shabby when they get crinkled and torn, so you can take it off and find a perfectly serviceable cover underneath.