tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post8539322318692860507..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Favorite Covers of 2011Yvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-68202675521367438562012-01-05T14:31:29.767-05:002012-01-05T14:31:29.767-05:00I'm not sure on whether Zaroudi is classic or ...I'm not sure on whether Zaroudi is classic or contemporary. I've never read either author. But I liked the covers, both the Brit and American versions.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-74289076815504621282012-01-05T14:03:25.787-05:002012-01-05T14:03:25.787-05:00Have you, our humble webmistress read Anne Zaroudi...Have you, our humble webmistress read Anne Zaroudi or Jeff Siger on Greece? Are they classic or contemporary? I want to learn more and what better way than a mystery?kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-12916632481337767822012-01-05T14:01:12.877-05:002012-01-05T14:01:12.877-05:00I love almost all of the covers. What's not t...I love almost all of the covers. What's not to like? For all different reasons?<br /><br />Shows that today there can be great, imaginative covers. The Apothecary though is a Wow! But others are terrific for different reasons.<br /><br />Rah, rah to good, creative covers!kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-90384559297052179852012-01-05T12:32:38.692-05:002012-01-05T12:32:38.692-05:00Willow: Sometimes I've been known to not pick ...Willow: Sometimes I've been known to not pick up a book if the cover really REALLY throws me off. Shallow of me I know. Some of my paperbacks I've actually torn the covers off. <br /><br />I am most particular. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-6663699021466057872012-01-04T23:59:42.706-05:002012-01-04T23:59:42.706-05:00Beautiful covers!
Most covers are not really int...Beautiful covers! <br /><br />Most covers are not really interesting or pretty, in my opinion.If a book has a hideous or an irrelevant cover I always tend to mention it in my review. One of my favourite books last year, <i>The Diary of a Nobody</i>, had a really ugly cover. I love the book but hate the cover!wutheringwillowhttp://apaperbacklife.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-20942838335339718132012-01-04T13:17:13.383-05:002012-01-04T13:17:13.383-05:00Me too, Ryan. The book is on my active list. I'...Me too, Ryan. The book is on my active list. I'll be reading it this year for sure.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-60340410959749083722012-01-02T23:49:38.870-05:002012-01-02T23:49:38.870-05:00I may wait until I see what you think of it then. ...I may wait until I see what you think of it then. I really am in love with the cover though.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786139533776263328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-84848722402638808832012-01-02T10:23:00.760-05:002012-01-02T10:23:00.760-05:00I've heard good things about SWAMPLANDIA, Ryan...I've heard good things about SWAMPLANDIA, Ryan. Just the opposite. And I think it was one of the NY Times choice books. <br /><br />I'm going to take the plunge and read it. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-4495757840712382182012-01-02T10:21:58.568-05:002012-01-02T10:21:58.568-05:00Prashant: Of the covers presented on The Rap Sheet...Prashant: Of the covers presented on The Rap Sheet, I think the Jo Nesbo one was the best. That's the one I voted for. No question it's a great cover. <br /><br />But my favorite crime/thriller cover of the year is MYSTERIOSO. Though I have no clue if I'll like the book or not. I have yet to read it.<br /><br />My favorite mystery (?)cover is PENGUIN LOST. Haven't read any of the penguin books yet. I've been meaning to.<br /><br />But I love all the other covers on my post too. Just different degrees of love. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-66807780595660112262012-01-02T00:26:59.804-05:002012-01-02T00:26:59.804-05:00The cover is part of the reason I wasn to read Mis...The cover is part of the reason I wasn to read Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. <br /><br />I love the cover for Swamplandia, I almost bought the book based on that alone. But I've read a lot of reviews that weren't overly fond of it.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786139533776263328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-9037043288802855042012-01-01T23:19:38.180-05:002012-01-01T23:19:38.180-05:00Imaginative covers but I liked the Jo Nesbo cover ...Imaginative covers but I liked the Jo Nesbo cover more. Some of these authors are familiar though I haven't read any of these books yet.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-50843463803205811832012-01-01T20:13:52.105-05:002012-01-01T20:13:52.105-05:00I've been carrying the cover of THE APOTHECARY...I've been carrying the cover of THE APOTHECARY in my head for awhile. I saw it somewhere and never forgot it. <br /><br />Though I haven't read the book. Not sure if I'm going to.<br /><br />SWAMPLANDIA I'm reading for sure.<br /><br />And: THE FAMILY FANG, MYSTERIOSO and probably THE TAINT OF MIDAS and PENGUIN LOST. Though the penguin series needs to begin at the beginning, I think.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-54524480032947593802012-01-01T19:41:18.768-05:002012-01-01T19:41:18.768-05:00I like your choices more than most of those "...I like your choices more than most of those "Best of" lists for cover art. None of which in my opinion constitute art in any sense of the word. THE SISTER BROTHERS is excellent example of what modern artwork o=for a book can accomplish. That book's cover got me interested in reading reviews and I eventually purchased it. So there's an example of good artwork selling a book. THE APOTHECARY is lovely. Never saw that. I like the Goreyesque cover for SWAMPLANDIA also.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-69582195043106295312012-01-01T19:41:03.957-05:002012-01-01T19:41:03.957-05:00Yes, I'm finding that. I also think she stretc...Yes, I'm finding that. I also think she stretches her metaphors to the breaking point occasionally. <br /><br />But I'm continuing to read it in bits and pieces. Setting my own pace. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-27105682572264804872012-01-01T19:19:30.378-05:002012-01-01T19:19:30.378-05:00My issue with it was the way the author inserted h...My issue with it was the way the author inserted herself into the narrative. The parts about the artist were really fantastic. The author, however, felt she needed to compare her own life to the artist, and it got in the way (to me).pickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906861942472773405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-4877898936746477152012-01-01T19:09:36.819-05:002012-01-01T19:09:36.819-05:00I'm still making my way through THE PAPER GARD...I'm still making my way through THE PAPER GARDEN, for some reason I've been unable to really connect with the narrative. I'm angry at myself about it. I so wanted to love this book.<br /><br />But I may yet find my way.<br /><br />Still, I do appreciate the gorgeous artwork.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-46733672513571438712012-01-01T18:53:43.655-05:002012-01-01T18:53:43.655-05:00I love most of these but am partial to The Apothec...I love most of these but am partial to The Apothecary and Paper Garden - each are true works of art. Lovely.pickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906861942472773405noreply@blogger.com