tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post2401260459898428192..comments2023-04-11T09:34:03.031-04:00Comments on Polybloggimous: You Can't Judge A Cover By Its Book.Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-81500497515258032822008-04-18T14:08:00.000-04:002008-04-18T14:08:00.000-04:00Camsavwin,I agree on the Weber and Pratchett books...Camsavwin,<BR/><BR/>I agree on the Weber and Pratchett books, but I'd bet they have a lot of input.<BR/><BR/>And even though I've given up on the "Cally's War" series, I'm sure the Amazon on the covers is exactly what Ringo has in mind.<BR/><BR/>There's just so many others where the book describes green reptilian aliens and then the cover has blue amorphous blobs. Bleah!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-9588566516239285962008-04-18T01:34:00.000-04:002008-04-18T01:34:00.000-04:00My husband seems to think the covers on Weber's bo...My husband seems to think the covers on Weber's books get Honor Harrington right. And Pratchett does fairly well with relevant, yet still entertaining, covers. I can think of a few (admittedly, only a few) other examples of accurate SF covers (nothing by Card or Heinlein springs to mind, but Scalzi seems to be doing OK).<BR/><BR/>So maybe there's someone out there who doesn't have their heads completely up their arses?<BR/><BR/>(michelle k: that site is a scream.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-39820997057319459942008-04-17T11:12:00.000-04:002008-04-17T11:12:00.000-04:00Matt, I'm a big fan of Elizabeth Moon and I'd hear...Matt, I'm a big fan of Elizabeth Moon and I'd heard good things about Anne McCaffrey. That and the description on the back made it sound like a good one...and it was.<BR/><BR/>But yeah, the cover is bleah!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-85613461907253300302008-04-17T10:41:00.000-04:002008-04-17T10:41:00.000-04:00What a terrible cover. I don't think I'd ever pick...What a terrible cover. I don't think I'd ever pick that up if I were in a store and knew nothing about it.mattwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934926340973044413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-24017357170170988272008-04-16T20:00:00.000-04:002008-04-16T20:00:00.000-04:00(laughing)Aren't they AWFUL?!That's what got me st...(laughing)<BR/><BR/>Aren't they AWFUL?!<BR/><BR/>That's what got me started reading Smart Bitches in the first place, even though I don't like romance.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-70350451703004203132008-04-16T16:26:00.000-04:002008-04-16T16:26:00.000-04:00Michelle,I waited 'til I had some time before goin...Michelle,<BR/><BR/>I waited 'til I had some time before going to your link.<BR/><BR/>ROTFLMAONathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-10146936139140125712008-04-16T13:59:00.000-04:002008-04-16T13:59:00.000-04:00"because chicks with shaved heads aren't as sexy a..."<EM>because chicks with shaved heads aren't as sexy as chicks with braids down to their crotches?"</EM><BR/><BR/>Says who? Rawr!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-79580373216347829802008-04-16T13:47:00.000-04:002008-04-16T13:47:00.000-04:00Um...because chicks with shaved heads aren't as se...Um...because chicks with shaved heads aren't as sexy as chicks with braids down to their crotches?<BR/><BR/>But, yeah, good series.Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-30616114315688080442008-04-16T13:34:00.000-04:002008-04-16T13:34:00.000-04:001. Authors rarely get input into their covers.2. F...1. Authors rarely get input into their covers.<BR/><BR/>2. Fantasy is just as bad.<BR/><BR/>3. Romance is worse. See <A HREF="http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/weblog/category/covers_gone_wild_non_snoop_dogg_edition/" REL="nofollow">here</A>. (Warning, you'll lose an entire day there, and you may well laugh aloud.)<BR/><BR/>Actually, the Smart Bitches site sums everything up and then some.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.com