Writers - If the story has a cliched summary, will the story almost always be cliched?

The one that's fake? Okay, let's see... Number two, I know I have heard of number two. I swear to god, there is a book out there with number two. There's a movie of that as well. I've seen it. The nose part is what reminds me of the movie. It's been a few years, but it's pretty much the same thing as that movie. So, I highly doubt that's fake.

That leaves between one and three. One sounds sorta familiar, like I've heard it before. Though three sounds like it is possible, because number one sounds more familiar to me, I'm going with number three is the fake one. Yep, Number 3 is fake. That's my final answer. Granted, I could be wrong, but whatever. :P

BQ: For the most part, yes. I pick a book up by the title or the cover. If it interests me, I'll read the blurb. Sometimes I'll still keep it and sometimes I'll put it back. If it mentions a certain time in history, I'll take it. I won't even finish reading the blurb. XD If it sounds cliche or crappy, then I won't pick it up.

The second one... I think the nose thing is way too out there, even for a book. The first one doesn't seem all that appealing either, but it seems like a lot of books that have been published and loved, so it seems possible. The third one... I don't know. Still not something I would read.

All of these blurbs have some weird points, but I think it's number 2 that's fake.

BQ: I don't look at blurbs when I pick I book. I used to, but then, one time, I read the blurb of a John Grisham book which basically ruined the entire first 300 pages of the 400 page book. It was torture to read because the blurb already told me what the pages where leading up to, but I had to read it anyway because the blurb was not enough to go by. So I don't read the back of the book anymore. I read the first couple of pages instead.

I don't read reviews by fans because they usually contain spoilers, and the review on the book always are promoting it, so those have no effect at all (unless it is an author I really like. Then it has a small effect).

The front cover has a lot of influence, despite the 'don't judge a book by it's cover' deal. It's the 'catchyness' of the spine and the title that usually makes me take a book off the shelf. But books without a cover (just a solid color like a hardcover after you take the sleeve off) are better covers than some cover designs.

Is the one you want us to identify as being fake one that you made up?

The way #2 is written makes me think it's someone's review of a book on a book review site. But, the focus on that usually large nose as a central part of the plot makes me think this is a fake - unless the person reviewing is a just a bad reviewer, haha.

#3 seems real and I'm going off a few distinct sentences in that part. I dont' think anyone but a marketing person would come up with: 'When anger drives her forward instead of backward, things start to unravel. :D

This leaves #1, which also sounds like a way a publisher would describe a book.

I'm going to go with my gut, and say #1 is fake. THere are other reasons I think this, but my answer is #1

To answer the title question: Yes, books can be described in very general/generic terms that make them seem like cliche stories. I know, because I've tried to describe books to other people and my descriptions of the books come off as so cliche that you'd wonder how it got published. :D It's hard, and I understand why publishers have their own marketing people who help write the cover copy. It's dang on hard.

BQ: If I'm shopping for books online, the reviews have the biggest impact. I'll spend at least an hour reading reviews for a book I'm thinking about getting. If I'm going to browse for a book in a bookstore or library I usually pick up a book with a title that interest me and then look at the cover and read the blurb. If I like the blurb then I might buy it (I sometimes read a couple of paragraphs if I'm undecided). Sometimes, if the cover is facing forward on the bookstore shelf then I base whether or not to look at the book further based on the cover - meaning, if I don't like the cover, then I don't bother picking it up to read the blurb. Usually, though I judge a book by it's title (it has to stand out for me to pick it up and investigate further) and if the title catches my attention then I read the blurb and decide based on the blurb.

I think #2 is fake, because referring to someone as "the main character" drives in a point that it's not real, and fiction creates the illusion of reality. To me, the blurb has a much bigger influence than the cover, because I try to see if it's the sort of genre I would like to read. I never trust reviews on the book, because publishing companies will get anyone to say anything. If I read a review online from a critic saying bad things about the book, I'm more likely to believe it.

I've heard of the first one! I swear I have! Lol, I'd so laugh if that turned out to be the fake one. But it seems *really* familiar.

Omg, no2 - kill me now. I hope that one's fake.

BQ - Very little. The first page and author's writing style has more of an effect on me.And blurbs can sometimes be crap and the actual book absolutely amazing. Front cover, if I don't like it then I tend to automatically slightly dislike the book. I know that's stupid, considering what I just said about the blurb, but still. Reviews influence my opinion majorly, so I tend to avoid them before reading a book.

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I guess 2 but they all sound pretty cliche. But 2 is the most cliche…

BQ: They definitely help me to whether I want to read it or not… I don't judge it however by the blurb

I would definitely read the first one without a doubt it triumps the other two. Though the other ones aren't bad either I still feel that the first is more romantic and intriguing. Like everyone else said they seem a little cliche,

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2.

The first sentences in 1 and 3 sound exactly what would come off a book..

1 isn't cliche, but it sounds identical to Twilight.

2 Cyrano rip off. Not cliche

3 Isn't that the same guy from 1?

I'd answer the other to questions but I'm short on time so I'm going to say 2 is fake