Citizen Reader

Good morning!

Okay, you may, in fact, be getting a bit tired of these two books*, but there's one big question I have yet to ask:

What do you like (or not like) about both stories and essays? Which would you rather read at the end of the day?

Were the stories in Dangerous Laughter the types of stories you'd normally read? Do you feel the essays in The Braindead Megaphone were well-executed?

*Tomorrow we'll truly conclude with one last question, and a call for votes for the two books in the next Menage. Remember, if you've commented any time this week, you're in the drawing for free copies of the two books. So start thinking about books you'd like to read and vote for tomorrow!

An easy (and completely superficial) one today*:

What is the deal with the covers of these books? How do you feel about them? Do you like them, or do you feel they could be bettered? If you feel they could be bettered, how?

On a related note, how important are covers to you generally?

*I neglected to mention earlier that you should feel free to comment on any of the Menage posts at any time; it's not like the comments section for Monday's post is closed or anything. So feel free to go back and comment on any previous posts!