tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post4632278007823531769..comments2024-01-28T21:33:18.654-08:00Comments on VANESSA GEBBIE'S BLOG: JUDGING BOOKS BY THEIR COVERSVanessa Gebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-10666221720747625852012-02-19T10:43:17.891-08:002012-02-19T10:43:17.891-08:00As a piece of art, I prefer the US cover. It's...As a piece of art, I prefer the US cover. It's clean and as sharp as a scalpel. However, you'd have to wait until the final pages to understand it. The UK paperback cover is artistically more 'messy' but it gives you a far better idea of the content, context, tone and weight of the novel.<br /><br />If I hadn't read the novel and had to choose which of the two covers would make me want to pick it op and read it, then it would be the UK cover every time. The US cover would leave me cold.<br /><br />Odd, isn't it?Sally Zigmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520579251842006765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-8023738284378578182012-02-15T05:08:21.514-08:002012-02-15T05:08:21.514-08:00Hi Lauri - I am delighted you enjoyed the novel - ...Hi Lauri - I am delighted you enjoyed the novel - that means a lot. Thank you. xVanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-10932877903454686782012-02-15T02:55:34.911-08:002012-02-15T02:55:34.911-08:00I like these two better than the hardback cover, I...I like these two better than the hardback cover, I find it a bit too busy for my liking. Maybe that's why I'm slightly partial to the US one. Simple, sad. I finished the book on the weekend BTW. I'm vasciallating about doing a review on my blog, being friends and all, the same problem over and over. But I loved it! It is so fresh and unique in the way it's told. I kept thinking- this is a book writers will adore. Excellent work, Mma Gebbie!!!Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-71582335407382524762012-02-15T01:08:26.165-08:002012-02-15T01:08:26.165-08:00I am very lucky all round - and yes, at first sigh...I am very lucky all round - and yes, at first sight the US one seems completely unrelated - but I know it isn't! Intriguing to see how differently the designers interpreted the story.Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-79123162644459705222012-02-14T15:24:42.252-08:002012-02-14T15:24:42.252-08:00Super that you have three covers though! I like th...Super that you have three covers though! I like them all and see the appeal, though I'm drawn to the hardback cover myself.<br />Definitely interesting that the UK paperback carries on the leaf motif yet the US cover appears unrelated.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-34051531620479817782012-02-14T13:18:00.653-08:002012-02-14T13:18:00.653-08:00I think they're all beautiful, so very differe...I think they're all beautiful, so very different, it will be lovely to have them all on your shelves!Tania Hershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-4345663856291129872012-02-13T14:57:05.358-08:002012-02-13T14:57:05.358-08:00Fascinating. They are all lovely really, but I thi...Fascinating. They are all lovely really, but I think I'm still partial to the original UK hardcover...but maybe that's just me being slow to change,Sue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.com