Can You Name The Book By Its Cover?
Sometimes, it's okay to judge a book by its cover. Sure, a single image could never do justice to the words and stories that lay beneath it, but take any kind of preexisting knowledge out of the equation and most people are reaching for whatever looks best on their bookshelf. The front of a book is as important to its identity as anything, but are you a big enough bookworm to identify these classic novels solely by their covers?
The life and times of a certain Long Island millionaire are recounted in this iconic book:
An entire wizarding world filled with unforgettable characters was spawned from this novel:
This tearjerker of a children's book is hailed among Shel Silverstein's most memorable works:
This novel concerns a dystopian future in which all the world's memories are passed down to a 12-year-old boy:
Before he became a Disney staple, this silly old bear and his pals were first introduced in...
The use of the made-up language "Nadsat" throughout this novel is just one of its many defining features:
As far as depictions of the American Mafia go, this novel practically inspired the genre:
In which iconic novel would you find a family journeying west during the Great Depression?
People with coulrophobia have Stephen King to thank for this nightmarish novel:
H.G. Wells cooked up some pretty bizarre stories in his day, but the tale of Griffin is downright chilling:
This Orwellian classic was inspired by the events leading up to and during the Stalinist Era of the Soviet Union:
A bunch of grade-school boys stranded on a desert island — what could possibly go wrong?
This acclaimed novel depicts the absurdities of war and even established its own paradoxical term:
Before Frodo made his trek to Mount Doom, his second cousin Bilbo actually went on a spectacular journey of his own:
This novel tells the tragic tale of a janitor, a mouse, and the stigmas surrounding mental illness:
A cornerstone of the sci-fi genre, this work by Aldous Huxley was named one of the best novels of the 20th century:
Most people know this book's premise from Stephen Spielberg's blockbuster adaptation:
Middle schoolers are sure to recognize this cartoony character and his many misadventures in...
