#don't judge a book by its cover

[elitadream]

So I was watching a walkthrough of Super Mario Odyssey earlier today, and one scene in particular really caught my attention. When our hero temporarily takes over Bowser's mind with the help of Cappy to escape the crumbling level with Peach, we see how he almost becomes him in a way. And this gave me an idea. 

What if Bowser intentionally switched bodies with Mario? What if, aided by Kamek's dark magic, the Koopa King found a way to impersonate his enemy in an attempt to discard him for good and rule over the Mushroom Kingdom in a more insidious, calculated way? 

Would Peach still recognize her dear friend somehow?...

A personal take on the classic "Beauty and the Beast" genre. 😉

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Now with a part 2!! (sort of x3) 

#I finally get around to drawing Bowser and it's not even him ARFLKFJHS #Oh well 😅 #next time maybe #my current hyperfixation is just too strong #I swear I can't help it 😭 #Mario #Princess Peach #mareach #deceiving looks #don't judge a book by its cover #the heart is what makes someone who they really are ❤️ #Super Mario Bros #fanart

[whumpster-dumpster]

When the small, unassuming, most underestimated team member is easily one of the most dangerous when pressed 👀

#whump #whump tropes #team whump #don't judge a book by its cover

[skycowboys]

JuFly "Scraggly"

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#jufly 2023 #drawing #comic #pegasus #don't judge a book by its cover #art #sketch

[petermorwood]

YA or not YA, that is the question...

This started out as a response to Diane’s post here about YA literature and its long history prior to what some people think inspired it, but got longer (Oh! What a surprise!) and wandered far enough from the initial subject that I decided to post separately.

So here it is.

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Many years ago my town library (in Northern Ireland, so following UK library practice, I suppose) had just two sections, Adult and Children. There was no YA section, and the Children’s section covered everything from large-format picture books through to hardback novels and the usual amount of non-fiction.

(Library books were almost always bought in hardback for better wear, and even the softback picture books were rebound with heavy card inserts.)

There were classics like “Treasure Island”,  “Kidnapped”, “King Solomon’s Mines” “Under the Red Robe” and “The Jungle Books”.

There were standalone titles like “The Otterbury Incident”, “The Silver Sword”, “The Sword in the Stone” and “The Stone Cage”.

There were series about characters like William, Biggles, Jennings and his counterpart Molesworth, the Moomins, Narnia and Uncle.

There were authors like Alan Garner, Nicholas Stuart Grey, Rosemary Sutcliffe, Henry Treece, Ronald Welch… And of course there was J.R.R. Tolkien.

The first time I got "The Hobbit", "Farmer Giles of Ham" and "Smith of Wootton Major" they were shelved in the Children's section. This was about 1968-69.

In the early 1970s the library moved to larger premises, which allowed room for Very Young Children (where the picture books now lived) and Children (everything else), still with no YA section, though with more advanced picture books like “Tintin” and “Asterix” * in a sort of no-man’s-land between them.

( * These included editions in the original French, which turned out very useful for making language lessons at school a bit more fun and gaining extra marks in exams through judiciously enhanced vocabulary.)

“The Hobbit” et cetera were still on the Children shelves, but now that the library was larger and more open-plan, volumes of "The Lord of The Rings", normally in the Adult section, occasionally got shelved there as well by well-meaning non-staff people.

I never saw “The Hobbit” mis-shelved alongside “Lord of the Rings” among the Adults, but Farmer Giles” and “Smith” sometimes turned up there, courtesy of those same well-meaning hands.

It’s probably because the first, with its sometimes complex wordplay and mock-heroic plot, reads like a humorous parody of more serious works, while the second, if read in the right frame of mind, can seem quite adult in the style of Sylvia Townsend Warner’s “Kingdoms of Elfin” - which is in fact a good deal more adult than “Smith of Wootton Major”, even if you squint.

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This “Hobbit” / “Rings” confusion is a lightweight version of assuming a particular author writes every book for the same age-group. This is very much not the case.

Sometimes the thickness of the book is a giveaway. Compare, for instance, @neil-gaiman’s “American Gods” with “Coraline” or indeed “Fortunately, The Milk”.

Sometimes the cover is a hint, for example the difference between “Live and Let Die” by Ian Fleming...

...and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”, also by Ian Fleming...

...although the original James Bond novels are – apart from some extremely dated attitudes – a lot more weaksauce than many YA books nowadays.

(More weaksauce still now that Fleming, like Roald Dahl and Agatha Christie, has been censored to conceal the extent to which - let's call them Certain Attitudes - were a standard feature in British popular fiction. Apparently (I haven't read any Newspeak Bond so can't confirm) the redaction was done in a curiously slapdash way, removing some things while leaving others.

These novels have become, IMO anyway, period pieces as much as Kipling, Doyle, Dickens and Austen, and erasure probably has less to do with sensitivity - maybe with some "brush it under the rug and they'll forget about it" involved - than with keeping them marketable, so Fleming doesn't go the way of other once-bestselling writers like "Sapper" and Sydney Horler.)

It would also be a mistake, despite advisory wizards Tom and Carl, to think that @dduane’s “Young Wizards” books are meant for the same age-group as her “Middle Kingdoms” series – although, once again, the later YW books and all of the MK slot into what a modern YA audience expects from its fiction.

But sometimes there’s absolutely no doubt that This Book by This Author is not meant for the readership of That Book by The Same Author. I’m thinking of one example which caused a certain amount of amusement.

“Bee Hunter” by Robert Nye is a retelling of the Beowulf story for children, though IIRC occasional bloody episodes as Grendel takes Hrothgar’s housecarls apart make it more suited to older children. 

I’d brought home a copy from the library when much younger, and borrowed it again years later in company with another Nye novel, “Falstaff”...

...which was poetic, historic, melancholic, often bawdy, frequently funny and at all times most emphatically NOT for children, as indicated by some of these chapter headings - I draw your attention to XX, XXII, XXXII and especially XL... ;->

Yes. Quite... :->

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I was familiar with card index systems from quite early in my life, because my grandfather’s grocer’s shop had a fairly simple one for keeping track of customers, suppliers, stock and so forth, and since the library’s index card system cross-referenced in the same way, I was already home and dry.

If I could remember a title, I'd find the author, and once found I could track down other titles by that author (which, as shown above, can be educational...) Even if I could only remember the subject - historical, adventure, comedy - I'd still have narrowed my search window more than somewhat.

(This from-here-to-there mindset later became virtual train travel by way of the electronic timetables which SBB – Swiss Railways – used to issue on CD, and which let me “travel” anywhere in Europe, complete with a map. Those CDs are long discontinued, but I can still do virtual travel courtesy of the SBB website. Complete with a map…)

This is the last one we got, kept for sentimental reasons and occasional outdated train-travel on an equally outdated XP netbook.

As you do.

Or as I do, anyway. :->

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I also knew about title request cards and interlibrary loans, and was a frequent user - never more so than when I started reading “The Lord of the Rings” for the first time.

The town library didn’t have all three volumes, just “The Fellowship of the Ring” and “The Two Towers”, so I checked them out on a Friday to read over the weekend.

You can already see where this is going… :->

I finished “Fellowship” late on Saturday afternoon, went straight into “Towers” and by Sunday evening was all of a twitter (no, not that one) or as my mum would have said, up to high Doh, as I fretted about Not Knowing What Happened Next.

Fortunately school was no more than a brisk bike ride from the library, so I devoted my Monday morning break to zooming down and filling in one of the most urgent title requests I’ve ever made, then spent the rest of the week on tenterhooks, looking in every lunchtime and each afternoon on my way home.

Just In Case.

Some kindly librarian must have pulled strings or stamped the request "Expedite Soonest", because when I went back to school after Thursday lunch, I had “The Return of the King” burning a hole in my saddlebag.

I wanted to start reading it at once, but good sense prevailed; imagine getting caught between chapters at the back of a boring Geography lesson and Having The Book Confiscated…

I didn’t pay much attention in class on Friday, due to being half-asleep after starting “Return” in the evening after prep and finishing it in the wee hours of the morning.

But being tired didn’t prevent me from starting with “Fellowship” again on Friday night, and this time being able to read right through to the end without needing to stop.

It Was Great…

#YA books #library age categories #library use #don't judge a book by its cover #don't judge an age group by author #anecdotage

[maybejuel]

For everyone who is already mad at JO because the new single is in English: They have said that the writing process was very therapeutic for Bojan so maybe he needed to write it in English. Also, 3 girls have cried after hearing it for the first time.

#Chill the f out #You haven't heard it yet #Don't judge a book by its cover #Or in this case a song by its language #joker out #bojan cvjetićanin

[samcat18]

"Okay but judge me a little by my cover, i worked hard on this"

Y E S

#worlds beyond number #fireside chat #brennan lee mulligan #don't judge a book by its cover

[underachieverse]

#meme humor #relatable #humorous #funny stuff #jokes #relatable memes #funny memes #funny #tumblr memes #memes #original #original meme #booklr #books #reading #lol memes #sayings #don't judge a book by its cover #reading memes #peter parker #comics #gen z humor #millennial humor

[rains-random-shit]

The scars he has are all from his love....

Some would look and see trash....

Some would look and see a monster....

Some would look and be afraid....

Some would think dirty or diseased.....

But it is all love....

Someone's everything.....

Don't judge based on what you think...

Take the time to care, to learn what things really are.

#comfort #don't judge a book by its cover #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia+ #gay #bi #lesbian #stuffed animal #plushie #trans #transgender #goth #alternative

[joen-lenawley]

"The Beatles' music sounds so generic and boring :/" I AM THE WALRUS! REVOLUTION 9 (it's not good but it's not generic)! HELTER SKELTER! LITERALLY ANYTHING NOT FROM EARLY BEATLES!

"The Beatles' music is so weird and only makes sense when you're on acid :/" I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND! HEY JUDE! HERE COMES THE SUN! LITERALLY ANY POPULAR BEATLES SONG NOT FROM THE PSYCHEDELIC ERA!

Please don't judge an artist from just a few of their popular songs especially ones with large discographies that experienced musical growth and experimented with a lot of styles. I'm not going to judge your favorite artists based on their Spotify top 3, and maybe you shouldn't either?

#the beatles #beatles #music #rant #classic rock #ugh #people who do this are so annoying #don't judge a book by its cover #and don't judge a musical artist by their most popular songs

[gurugirl]

Just went back in to read Don't Judge a Book on Patreon and you changed the header for it! Love the look. Who is that man by the way? Looks like it could be Harry walking around in his whitey tighteys all sexy and dom.

Also a part 2 bestie 🙏🏽

Oh I'm so glad you're going back for seconds! I literally just changed the header this morning 🤭 Thank you for your support btw 🥰

And that's Christian Bordin 🥵 He's on instagram if you want to see more of that gorgeous man 👀

Also part 2 is coming (I think this is going to be ongoing shorts with their adventures so I'm about to make a subsection for it in the masterlist). Maybe today (it's just gonna be kinda short like the first part)??? I'm sorry I could not help myself. I was supposed to give y'all another part of neighborry today (it's almost ready) but maybe neighborry will be ready tomorrow lol. My brain just does what it wants really so my patrons have to deal with my unorganized ways 😂 But I feel like y'all stay happy as long as I feed you three posts per week!

Here's the updated pic if anyone wants to see it 👀 (also added to my google docs as well for those who read my patreon fics over there).

xoxo

#ask #patreon ask #don't judge a book by its cover

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

This is the single most generic description of a book I have ever read in my entire life. I didn't think it was possible to cram so many cliches into a single paragraph. They may as well have said he needs to stop the bad guys and save the world.

#don't judge a book by its cover #but do judge it by its terrible synopsis #cliche

[an-indigo-moose]

Good Omens Gabriel

In season 2 of Good Omens, we see Gabriel, called Jim, re-organizing the books in the bookshop. However, the way he organizes these books seems absolutely inane. The fastest, most childish way to organize a set of anything would be by size or by color. He does not do that. He could have alphabetized by author or title, because that information is right on the cover of the book. He alphabetized by first sentence. To sort the books, he has to actually stop, open the book, and read. Beyond not judging a book by its cover, he wouldn't even sort a book by its cover. It makes so much sense on second watch. I love when a twist ending has enough foreshadowing to be satisfying.

#good omens 2 spoilers #jim gabriel #don't judge a book by its cover

[cheshirelibrary]

Good point.

#cheshire library #bookish humor #you can't judge a book by its cover #don't judge a book by its cover

[nikki-pondtheauthor]

Chapters: 1/3 Fandom: Danny Phantom, Batman - All Media Types Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Tim Drake/Danny Fenton Characters: Tim Drake, Danny Fenton, Jazz Fenton, Jason Todd, Dash Baxter Additional Tags: Danny Fenton has visions thru his dream, Attempt at Humor, Fluff, Drama, Minor Anger Management, Dash Baxter/Danny Fenton - Freeform, but Dead Tired is endgame, Dash Baxter is not really a good person here, Suicide, Canon-Typical Violence, Blood and Injury, Future Character Death, Minor Jazz Fenton/Jason Todd, Danny has precognition, no ghost powers, actually a Light fic,  Eventual Happy Ending Series: Part 5 of DPxDCShipWeek2023 Summary:

Ever since his accident, Danny gets visions of people’s deaths through his dream. It could happen days, months, or even years—it didn’t matter, Danny could never save them no matter how hard he tried.

It all changed when he dreamt of himself and this handsome stranger. And the funny thing was, that handsome stranger, Tim Drake, just moved in next door as his new neighbor.

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Day 5 of DPxDCShipWeek2023: Secret Identity/Danger | Friends to Lovers

#DPxDCShipWeek2023 #DPxDCShipWeek #dpxdc #DeadTired #Dead Tired #ao3 #fanfiction #Anger Management #it's actually pretty a light fic despite what the tags says #don't judge a book by its cover #attempt at humor #DeadTired is ENDGAME

[friskykittyunleashed]

Superficial

I may not look like A sex goddess, but I’m a  Very dirty girl.

10 July 2022

#erotichaiku #eroticpoetry #sexy poetry #sex poem #sexy poem #sexy haiku #sexy words #feeling frisky #dirty mind #naughty #lust poetry #smut writing #pleasure #desire #sex goddess #don't judge a book by its cover #you'll never know #not an invitation #sexetry #frisky kitty

[leaderlamby]

Daily Sermon #117

One of my least favourite things about this world: people treating you like they know you better than you know yourself.

It's happened to me about my autism and my identity as Lamb. I know it's happened to all of my followers at least once. And it's likely happened to you, too.

Seriously, don't be that person. You DON'T know people better than they know themselves, especially if they're a damn stranger.

You don't get to look at someone and say shit like, "you don't have autism because *I* have never seen your symptoms".

There's always more than one side to a story. Everyone's heard "don't judge a book by its cover", but not many people actually follow that advice because they think it's so obvious.

It's easier to judge someone off a glance than you think. And you have no right to do so.

If someone is doing something like faking a mental disorder and you research them and find out it's fake, yeah, call them out on it. But don't just tell everyone who says they have a mental disorder a liar because they MIGHT not be right.

I'm using mental disorders and autism as general examples that I have experience with, by the way, this logic applies to pretty much everything.

Just let people express themselves without instantly jumping in to tell them they don't know who they are.

It's bloody irritating.

#cotl #cult of the lamb #cotl lamb #cult leader #sermon #autism #mental illness #don't judge a book by its cover #like genuinely #dunning kruger