Double Entry Post

Ok, I think I'm a little too practical for this type of thing. I find it hard to come up with a topic, much less do the assignment. Maybe I will feel differently at the end. I'll be writing about The End of The Affair, by Graham Greene, which I bought this weekend. I'll write about the way I chose it at the store.

Part One:
The book is really nice colors, yellows and greens that go together nicely. It has those rough edges that I like, stylistically. The drawing on the front is a little creepy, but it's ok. I like the author's name. The first paragraph is interesting--I like the assessment of how a writer begins a story, it's true. It is totally arbitrary. A lot of drama is created in these first sentences that I want to see played out.

Part Two:
Well, obviously I fail at that whole "don't judge a book by it's cover" thing. But reading is such a visual process and it is important that I like the packaging. It's impossible for me to read a book if the font is displeasing. Its a good indication of how I judge things. I could have explained more about what actually happens in the first paragraph, instead of just using generalities, like "drama." What is it? What about the paragraph drew me in and made me spend $4 of my meager salary to buy it?