Judging a Book by its Cover: Favorite Cover Art

[MarcoPolo]

Even though authors rarely control what appears in front of their words, there are a few covers that I think are great. Here's my fav.

http://www.africawithin.com/aalit/their_eyes_front.jpg

[MarcoPolo]

This is also pretty good (if you're into metafiction).
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljcn0wQ5o51qirx7fo1_r1_400.jpg

[MarcoPolo]

http://bookcoverarchive.com/images/books/this_book_will_save_your_life.large.jpg

[The Comedian]

One of my all-time favorite covers is that of the first printing of Edward Abbey's The Monkey Wrench Gang.

http://static.deseretnews.com/media/images/blog/27-1236975669.jpg

The cover was done by R. Crumb! How great is that? (Answer: This great: :cheers2: X 16)

[Panglossian]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S8qCsEgWHCY/TJGXXUfEybI/AAAAAAAAALU/wNyymE_a20M/s1600/wtf-booktitle.jpg

[MarcoPolo]

I haven't read that since I was a child.

[Panglossian]

Strange book, and I like this cover.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UVvWLz5foMg/TWKbch9c_UI/AAAAAAAAAPg/z8lGEX41SX4/s320/malpertuis.bmp

[dwdean]

Pang,

how was Malpertius? it was strongly recommended that i study the work. it's on my list, but i just haven't gotten to it yet. can i get an honest account? worth reading or nay?

[Panglossian]

Pang, how was Malpertius? it was strongly recommended that i study the work. it's on my list, but i just haven't gotten to it yet. can i get an honest account? worth reading or nay?

I'd define it as *hallucinatory*. Serious supernatural horror. Quite a complex tale, though written in a concise style. Gothic surrealism. I like it.

[Blasarius '33]

Of my several copies of Alice and Looking Glass this is my favorite cover. I love pics of the white rabbit.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u204/littlestupid/321.jpg

[Big Dante]

http://images.whitcoulls.co.nz/images/ar/97818402/9781840226577/180/0/plain/master-and-margarita.jpg

Saw this yesterday, almost rebought the book just for this cover... I still might.

[logophile]

http://images.whitcoulls.co.nz/images/ar/97818402/9781840226577/180/0/plain/master-and-margarita.jpg

Saw this yesterday, almost rebought the book just for this cover... I still might.

Rebuy it and sell your old copy on Amazon or something.

[logophile]

http://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/5939712-L.jpg
When a guy saw me reading "And The *** Saw The Angel" he advised that I pick up a copy of this book. I haven't done so yet, but I'm desperate to do so. This cover art is fantastic.

EDIT: I'd like to clarify that the word the censor has picked up is referring to a donkey.

[MarcoPolo]

http://images.whitcoulls.co.nz/images/ar/97818402/9781840226577/180/0/plain/master-and-margarita.jpg

Saw this yesterday, almost rebought the book just for this cover... I still might.


Yeah, that's a good idea. That looks great. The Alice cover is also cool.

[Eiseabhal]

This is too interesting a thread to be left languishing in avizandum. But I bet these horse stories are a wind-up. Judging a book by its cover is an important part of reading. Being judgemental is human . Designing book covers also gives virtuous employment to illustrators and artists.

[ennison]

Does that short story title refer to the horses or their jockeys? Seriously I'd say good cover design is a separate art form but I have dozens of books with bland covers and delicious innards.