tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post209953219856934620..comments2023-10-07T11:55:47.724-04:00Comments on A Reader of Fictions: Cover Snark (23) Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-56196945726805306882013-05-09T11:49:48.551-04:002013-05-09T11:49:48.551-04:00Oooh, I learned a thing! Thanks for sharing. I had...Oooh, I learned a thing! Thanks for sharing. I had read that poem in school I think, but I completely forgot it. You win references!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-67313657502172422092013-05-09T11:48:31.992-04:002013-05-09T11:48:31.992-04:00I totally agree with you about a lot of these cove...I totally agree with you about a lot of these covers.<br /><br />Quick note though about the Golden cover: "Nothing Gold Can Say" is a really famous Robert Frost poem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_Gold_Can_Stay_(poem)) and when you read the description it says that the main character is a descendant of that poetChristasBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920374639635865206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-32830886999513161342012-09-19T01:16:33.378-04:002012-09-19T01:16:33.378-04:00rise of the infected . gaga fectedrise of the infected . gaga fectedrorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492185365572906987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-51584866620798220682012-09-18T07:57:18.798-04:002012-09-18T07:57:18.798-04:00That cover results in many spittakes. People will ...That cover results in many spittakes. People will remember it though, so success?<br />Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-55617497206725453042012-09-17T14:12:08.041-04:002012-09-17T14:12:08.041-04:00Hahahahaha.
That last cover.
I almost spit my dr...Hahahahaha.<br /><br />That last cover.<br /><br />I almost spit my drink out from laughing, but also being terrified. Like what is a Klan person doing on a zombie book cover?April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-54602977792961605572012-09-17T08:50:04.097-04:002012-09-17T08:50:04.097-04:00Definitely agree on Kate Evangelista's covers....Definitely agree on Kate Evangelista's covers.<br /><br />Hahaha, I couldn't NOT include that last cover because OMGWTFISTHATChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-29336275983020375472012-09-17T08:47:50.133-04:002012-09-17T08:47:50.133-04:00Through These Wicked Nights: I think they represen...Through These Wicked Nights: I think they represent angel wings without being obnoxious feathery monstrosities? <br /><br />LOVE THAT DRESS.<br /><br />Starbright: I see what you mean.<br />The Demon Royale: LOL.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-77058023430924318992012-09-17T08:46:30.474-04:002012-09-17T08:46:30.474-04:00Yeah, they're not great covers, but I do appre...Yeah, they're not great covers, but I do appreciate the series-ness.<br /><br />YES. MUST READ.<br /><br />The cover sucks. I've heard bad things about The Land of Stories, which is sad since its cover is very pretty.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-65419956136901442932012-09-17T08:45:29.538-04:002012-09-17T08:45:29.538-04:00I love how many people were left unable to comment...I love how many people were left unable to comment on anything else by the power of wtfuckery therein.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-50097643744661480622012-09-17T08:45:03.295-04:002012-09-17T08:45:03.295-04:00Hahaha, you're welcome. I find all of the BEST...Hahaha, you're welcome. I find all of the BEST covers.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-21265925021818217072012-09-17T08:44:34.347-04:002012-09-17T08:44:34.347-04:00The US covers are just awful. I don't think I&...The US covers are just awful. I don't think I've seen the German ones though.<br /><br />*researches*<br /><br />You're right. Those ARE better. No partially see through tigers.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-15483969509396576602012-09-17T08:41:44.936-04:002012-09-17T08:41:44.936-04:00How My Summer Went Up in Flames went from not bein...How My Summer Went Up in Flames went from not being on my radar at all to being one of the books I most want. Good job, cover designers.<br /><br />I need to catch up on so much. O_O indeed.<br /><br />So nice of Lady Gaga to model, right?Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-42579793116632116652012-09-17T08:40:14.890-04:002012-09-17T08:40:14.890-04:00I've found that it helps to open it twice and ...I've found that it helps to open it twice and tile the windows. I scroll through the covers with one and respond to comments on the others.<br /><br />That IS a very large stool.<br /><br />Someone suggested Stalked by Death might be a pun on corn. Also, most pnr covers are about danger, but the heroines look sexy and or unconcerned. Closet sounds like a good plan.<br /><br />SO MUCH CONFUSION for the Reaping cover.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-4759043207868647942012-09-17T08:37:52.365-04:002012-09-17T08:37:52.365-04:00I clearly have a future as a song parody writer al...I clearly have a future as a song parody writer ala Weird Al.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-56498028462577303002012-09-17T08:37:30.852-04:002012-09-17T08:37:30.852-04:00Damn it! There is a face? I can't see it!Damn it! There is a face? I can't see it!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-44251626645987855552012-09-17T08:37:14.208-04:002012-09-17T08:37:14.208-04:00I've never heard of Legends of the Hidden Temp...I've never heard of Legends of the Hidden Temple.... Sorry to let you down. *is ashamed*<br /><br />Haha, I see that.<br /><br />Looks like a wheat field maybe, instead of a corn field?<br /><br />Yeah, Reaping Me Softly is a big mess. Like it looks okay from a distance, but the longer you look at it the more upsetting it is.<br /><br />The cover for book one is better, I think. The font should definitely be better. Bolding it might help?<br /><br />Birds don't cry.<br /><br />Yeah, there aren't nearly enough books about teenage arsonists.<br /><br />Haha, the model doesn't work for me either, and so far no one understands that lame tagline.<br /><br />OH IT'S A TATTOO. I totally thought it was the dress and I DID NOT GET IT.<br /><br />I still need to try them. I have the first volume of the Soul Screamers collection. It's so pretty.<br /><br />Hahaha, I think it's awful, but not as bad as some people. And, seriously, some one should show this to Lady Gaga, because she would dig it.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-6633898488721509712012-09-15T07:11:45.157-04:002012-09-15T07:11:45.157-04:00AAAAH, love your cover snark, Christina, - so ente...AAAAH, love your cover snark, Christina, - so entertaining! I actually love the cover of Canary, just love the colours and graphics. I don't know why but it draws the eye and makes you want to know what it's about. <br />Kate Evangelista's covers are always made well but again I find them vaguely off pitting, there is just something wrong (look at Taste).<br /><br />also, last cover is horrendous in every which way. I especially find those Gothic flaming red letters offensive. Everything clashes way too much... *sigh* I just have to accept that most people don't have an artistic eye...kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11262585710463536717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-24752884053665592652012-09-14T23:24:18.573-04:002012-09-14T23:24:18.573-04:00zomfg the indies >:O
eww eww eww
Anyways, I al...zomfg the indies >:O<br />eww eww eww<br /><br />Anyways, I also liked the yellow swirly things behind Golden, but boo bad blurb things on the cover. <br />Through These Wicked Nights: wait what purple wings/swirly things behind her back/what ARE those?<br />Silent Echoes: It looks like the house is lifting off the ground, which reminds me of Dorothy and Toto.<br /><br />MIRA GRANT MIRA GRANT MIRA GRANT<br /><br />With All My Soul/ Soul Screamer Thingies: Wait so her dress is so big she can float on it? :O totally my prom choice!!<br />False Sight: I haven't read any of the books, but it looks cool, and it's not a turn-off either.<br />Starbright: ooh pretty purple except for her lips look a little weird somehow?<br />Reaping Me Softly looks uber depressing. <br />The Demon Royale: that thing she's holding? I have one of those!! except for it's in my basket, and I used it for an Easter egg hunt when I was five. <br />Struck by Lightning: I haven't read any books by Chris Colfer, but it looks like Sarah Dessen for guys. <br />How My Summer Went Up In Flames: I love!<br /><br /><br />*snarkasnarkasnark*Anyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-554006329201850162012-09-14T09:27:59.568-04:002012-09-14T09:27:59.568-04:00My first thought when I saw the cover for False Si...My first thought when I saw the cover for False Sight was "Thank goodness it matches False Memory!" I'm not a fan of either cover, but I am a fan of matching!<br /><br />I LOVE the synopsis for How My Summer Went Up in Flames! It definitely makes the cover a gazillion times better.<br /><br />I didn't enjoy Chris Colfer's first book so I will pass on his new one. And I think the cover is boring.Kimberly @ Midnight Book Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649785182080499981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-48033555668301276852012-09-14T05:53:13.069-04:002012-09-14T05:53:13.069-04:00hahahahahaha Oh, Christina - I worship at the alte...hahahahahaha Oh, Christina - I worship at the alter of your *snarkdom*, whateverthehell that means lol<br /><br />False Sight - THREE people are running lol<br /><br />Rise of the Uninfected - <br />...<br />....<br />W.T.F. is THAT?!? Any little kid who sees that cover will be in psychiatric therapy for the rest of his tortured existence. In fact, I suddenly feel the need to make an appointment ... o-0M.A.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14924439808069320143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-62397305061489035262012-09-13T22:41:30.815-04:002012-09-13T22:41:30.815-04:00that I had**** (Sorry, I had to correct myself bec...that I had**** (Sorry, I had to correct myself because I feel like a tool when I leave out important words like verbs.) *face palm*Kayla Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02063162666132410730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-58018354936952799622012-09-13T22:40:16.124-04:002012-09-13T22:40:16.124-04:00I had Things to say about the Reaping Me Softly co...I had Things to say about the <i>Reaping Me Softly</i> cover (I've been <b>WAITING</b>), but that damn <i>Rise of the Infected</i> cover had me laughing so hard that my aunt and grandmother clambering over me to see what the hell was so funny. OH GAWD THE AWFUL!!!! *dies laughing* Is this a memoir of a a Ku Klux Klan princess? BUT THE HANDS?!?! I could say THINGS here, too! I have to go away from here before I get in trouble. <br /><br />Kate Evangelista, I'll be back for you later. *glares*Kayla Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02063162666132410730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-7275537416418386542012-09-13T21:30:54.557-04:002012-09-13T21:30:54.557-04:00Oh I like Silent Echoes cover too. I agree the hou...Oh I like Silent Echoes cover too. I agree the house looks a little cheesie with the skeleton. I think if it was just the house and girl it would have worked just fine. <br /><br />If you want to see big differences in book covers look at Ilona Andrews - Kate Daniels series. The US covers are awful compared to the German covers. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16600555974821219096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-75728732207513689512012-09-13T15:24:39.569-04:002012-09-13T15:24:39.569-04:00I am on your Cover Snark. :O Well, now I feel like...I am on your Cover Snark. :O Well, now I feel like a rockstar! Woohoo! Lol. Not really. Thanks, though! :P <br /><br />I want "How My Summer Went Up In Flames" already. That is seriously an awesome cover, with a great fashion sense, and she torches a cheating bf's car. Sweeet... I'll definitely be keeping my eye out for that book. <br /><br />I LOL'd at your comments for "Reaping Me Softly". I do like the font and coloring for that one, but I don't understand the whole butterflies in the cage or the weird blindfold thing. It's a bit odd for sure.<br /><br />I love the Soul Screamers covers. I have the first volume and it's so prettyyy. But I haven't read it yet. Too many books I need to catch up on. o.O<br /><br />Rise of the Infected: How did she get Lady Gaga to model for her book cover? I love Lady Gaga. :(<br /><br />:p<br /><br />Talk soon!<br /><br /><3<br />PixieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216969538559934561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-87076875925480558602012-09-13T15:05:58.822-04:002012-09-13T15:05:58.822-04:00I started the post and kept saying, "Oh THIS,...I started the post and kept saying, "Oh THIS, this I have something to say about," and then that was for like every picture. Thus, here is some rambling: I couldn't even read what "How To Survive" said with that font, why is Canary in hieroglyphics?, and that guy looks too small for that stool in the Chris Colfer cover. The two covers I am most confused about, though, are the Stalked by Death one and the Reaping one. If she is being stalked, she doesn't look concerned at all. She's in a prom dress in a field with her makeup and hair done. If I was being stalked, I'd probably be locked in a closet crying my eyes out. As for the Reaping one, I think I have more confusion than understanding.Flannery (The Readventurer)http://www.thereadventurer.comnoreply@blogger.com