Library Slang Dictionary: Shelf Candy
Shelf Candy
-noun
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1. A book that has an eye-catching cover, but is poorly written.
Ooh – that looks like a good book.
Don’t bother dude – it’s total shelf candy. Worst book I’ve ever read.
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Perfect.
Ooo… I like. I like. I wonder about the opposite then – a book with a hideous cover. It could be a “Shelf Sore.”