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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That you’d actually feel bad if someone else unwittingly picked up your copy at a used book store or little free library. It feels wrong just throwing it out, but I feel as though the cover is very deceptive and someone else might think they’re getting a fun little read. Post-it note warning inside the cover? [/quote]

So curious now - what’s the title?

I think you can leave a bad review on Goodreads and donate the book. [/quote]

OP here. There are two books. One is called Earthlings. I picked it up before a long plane ride, thinking the cute little stuffed animal on the cover indicated a light, fun read, and I had read and enjoyed the author’s first book. It was anything but light and fun—just incredibly dark and twisted, with a gruesome ending that I don’t even know what to say about.

The second is called One’s Company. I read a blurb about it in the New Yorker and was really looking forward to it. Again, sounded quirky and fun, and ended up being very, very dark and messing with my head a bit. [/quote]

Oh gosh, Earthlings - I LOVED that author's previous book but when I read some details about Earthlings I decided not to pick it up. But someone will definitely want to read it. You could even do your LFL users a solid by attaching a note to the front cover that says something along the lines of: this book is darker and more disturbing than the cover implies. read at your own risk![/quote]

This is a good idea[/quote]

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