tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post5286898342177034200..comments2024-03-29T04:16:17.318-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: I Have Tasha Alexander Covered!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-69521331218017833572016-09-23T02:07:49.716-07:002016-09-23T02:07:49.716-07:00Kathleen, you bring up some interesting points-- a...Kathleen, you bring up some interesting points-- and you *almost* won me over to the UK cover! Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-29980489539691095642016-09-23T02:06:54.016-07:002016-09-23T02:06:54.016-07:00This comment is from Kathleen in New York:
"...This comment is from Kathleen in New York:<br /><br />"Interesting comparison. Initially I agreed with you. The UK colors are certainly unusual and dark while the art is minimalistic. The U.S. cover has a lovely scene in the lower half, though a bit too busy and small. But the more I looked at them the more I preferred the UK cover. The title nicely links with the color of the lady's dress. It intrigues me- is she the reason for the warning?<br /><br />For the U.S. cover, why on earth would any designer cut off the top of someone's head? And you thought it was bad to show the back if a lady's head. Isn't it worse to chop off the top? Much too much going on. The slash of color must be the latest style as it seems to appear on a lot of covers lately.<br /><br />Lately I went shopping at the Book Depository. Amazing variations of covers for the same book. See, for example, a wide selection of covers for Griffiths Woman in Blue. Great prices! At one point the prices were so good I could choose which cover I liked best. As in this case, most of the choices were between a cover with line drawings vs. one with a nice photo. I went one way with one book and the other direction with another. Such delicious decisions to make!"Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-42568446223694986682016-09-22T10:49:04.867-07:002016-09-22T10:49:04.867-07:00Yes, it is-- and a sad commentary on our species.Yes, it is-- and a sad commentary on our species.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-49643425407527803572016-09-22T10:03:08.378-07:002016-09-22T10:03:08.378-07:00Angela Savage made a point, after listening to a w...Angela Savage made a point, after listening to a writer defend saying whatever she wants to, without facing the consequences of people walking out of her and being offended. <br />Angela said that the privileged, when faced with equality, feel oppression. True, from I've seen in the real and virtual world.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-37064626033669795062016-09-22T02:07:55.149-07:002016-09-22T02:07:55.149-07:00Comes from millennia of a lot of people being &quo...Comes from millennia of a lot of people being "put in their place," and it stinks.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-26730570379229685952016-09-22T02:06:09.780-07:002016-09-22T02:06:09.780-07:00Okay, the recommendations are piling up. Gotta get...Okay, the recommendations are piling up. Gotta get my hands on the first book in the series!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-60926085389556391432016-09-22T00:13:56.585-07:002016-09-22T00:13:56.585-07:00I really don't like to see women with their he...I really don't like to see women with their heads cut in half. It reminds me of Mary Queen of Scots. Why can't we see a full face on that cover? The I'd be OK with it.<br /><br />The British cover doesn't bother me too much, but I don't like women's backs either or the muted colors. What if they did it in bright colors?<br /><br />I don't understand publishers' thinking on cover designs. Do we just get to see partial women or brutalized women of corpses of women. Bizarre.<br /><br />I'd like to see healthy women on covers.<br /><br />Anyway, I agree with you on "minorities." Nothing "minority" about any nationalities. There are entire continents of people, not to mention religions like 1.6 billion Muslims in the world.<br /><br />I read on a blog the term "special interest groups." And I thought but these groups represent millions of people, by nationality, gender, gender identify, country of origin, religion, etc. Not "special interests" at all, just part of the human race by the millions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-26203794193514587142016-09-21T19:05:31.108-07:002016-09-21T19:05:31.108-07:00American by far. The British cover is boring in t...American by far. The British cover is boring in the extreme. I've read a couple in this series and enjoyed them.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666609213171939599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-90624674162475261672016-09-21T15:17:03.930-07:002016-09-21T15:17:03.930-07:00Sí sí, I see. (Sorry, couldn't resist.) When I...Sí sí, I see. (Sorry, couldn't resist.) When I read a book, I don't give two hoots and a holler about what the people look like on the front-- although I do not agree with putting Caucasians on the covers of books where minorities are the main characters. I don't like that word "minorities" because there's nothing minor about being black or Hispanic or Asian or.... Nothing whatsoever, but I'm running a bit late in getting ready to go see Craig Johnson so I'll run with it.<br /><br />I mostly wanted to say that I don't care if the book cover folks don't look like the ones I have pictured in my mind. It's not all about me.<br /><br />And what's this with you suggesting new-to-me series to me?!? Hellllllllllp!! LOLCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-8561966446976846352016-09-21T15:10:13.202-07:002016-09-21T15:10:13.202-07:00Have you noticed though that you usually only see ...Have you noticed though that you usually only see men on the covers of bodice rippers? "Men's books" usually don't have people on them at all, unless they're biographies.<br /><br />There seems to be a whole lot of psychology behind book cover art that doesn't apply to me! LOLCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-80419295199954427932016-09-21T11:56:20.971-07:002016-09-21T11:56:20.971-07:00I'm not a big fan of the cut off face either, ...I'm not a big fan of the cut off face either, but I think partially it's because so many people have complained that the models on the front don't look like the character. And by that I mean the characters they see in their head, as opposed to the character I see. See? LOL<br /><br />I've read several of the books in this series and I like it. I'm not caught up, but probably about halfway through it. Have you read any of Deanna Raybourn's series that is kind of like it? I bet not. I like that one too. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-30016201764122246712016-09-21T11:10:29.023-07:002016-09-21T11:10:29.023-07:00Or if they show the woman from behind. I am SOOO t...Or if they show the woman from behind. I am SOOO tired of women's backs on book covers. For that reason alone, I'd reject the UK cover. <br /><br />I agree that the US cover is quite (too?) busy, but it still catches my eye and intrigues me enough that I'd probably pick it up.Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-56146611132388307692016-09-21T10:20:06.312-07:002016-09-21T10:20:06.312-07:00I think there are some publishers out there who th...I think there are some publishers out there who think, if they leave most of a woman's face off the cover, female readers will imagine themselves in her place. It must work because they keep doing it. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-37965790669857812122016-09-21T10:18:17.593-07:002016-09-21T10:18:17.593-07:00From your tone, I think you don't particularly...From your tone, I think you don't particularly care for either one. :-)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-73252800657680309232016-09-21T05:52:50.522-07:002016-09-21T05:52:50.522-07:00I just looked at some other Tasha Alexander covers...I just looked at some other Tasha Alexander covers and it looks like others have similar covers. I guess I haven't seen many half head covers before. Well, I still don't like it and it may be my least favorite thing on cover art. (more than blurbs, cartoon covers etc) I also saw another author who write similar books had half heads on her cover too.Lynn T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08920789124947857728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-80953968683724454452016-09-21T05:40:59.463-07:002016-09-21T05:40:59.463-07:00It bothers me that the top of the head is cut off ...It bothers me that the top of the head is cut off in the US cover. It looks like a mistake or a bad photo. Reminds me of lining up the relatives, taking the photo and the heads aren't totally in the photo but there is a lot of grass by their feet. She is sharing half of the cover with London and it is too busy. On the other hand, I don't care for the UK one either pretty much for the reasons you wrote about. So I guess I would have to say I do not care for either cover. Lynn T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08920789124947857728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-45231080544947980682016-09-21T04:49:14.366-07:002016-09-21T04:49:14.366-07:00I can see why you prefer the US cover, Cathy. Ther...I can see why you prefer the US cover, Cathy. There are some interesting depths and so on to it that you don't see in the UK cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com