This may be the end: Greek

So Greek may be canceled.

It's a good show, and I definitely think it doesn't get enough recognition for its quality and how it handles topics smoothly without making it seem like they're airing a Very Special Episode. Plus, it's not afraid to have their main characters to 'bad' things and have the bad characters show more than just one side. The characters on this show feel fully realized.

But--I have felt like it is winding down. As much as Rusty is presented as the focal point, I've never imagined the show without Cappie, Casey, and Evan around and they are soon graduating. So if Greek had to end after this season, I would be satisfied as long as the show ended on a decent note--the seniors graduating and going on in life.

Booking through Thursday: Something New

I'm trying to post more often and have certain things I post about on a schedule. Thanks to Google Reader, I follow a ton of blogs, so much that I need to cut down seriously, and I think about books a lot so I figured why not. So Booking Through Thursday, which is based off of the original blog. I'll probably take a question from its archive and sometimes I'll even do the current one. Other times I may have my own question.

What makes you pick up a book when you're browsing in a physical location?


This only counts for physical stores because online shopping involves different behavior for me; but when I'm in a book store or library, this is what happens: I scan the books first and any spine that catches my eye--usually either dark or very light--I pick up and scan the front and back. Titles are also key here. I tend to go for lyrical but not overly long titles. If a book is paperback and their entire back is spent talking about how great the author's previous book was or how many people thought the current book was great without actually telling me what it's about, I get irritated and have put books back on the shelf. If the book still intrigues me for whatever reason, like the title was just that good, I'll scan the first page and then the middle.

Sometimes first lines have really caught me. After reading a post about every section needing conflict, I scan the middle to see if I'm still interested. I never read the end, unless I absolutely need to know whether or not I should finish the book.

So what makes me pick up a book: nice cover, intriguing title, informative back. Good first lines to keep me interested. Then I may end up buying or putting it in my sack.