Hello guys it’s Meagan today
I’m here to discuss book covers…
Now book covers can ether
make me WANT to read a book or make me NOT want to read a book. There are times
when I have literally avoided reading books because of the cover (*cough* Gone *cough*). I know that you shouldn’t
judge a book by its cover, but if your book has an ugly cover I WILL NOT WANT
TO READ IT! Now since I’ve made it obvious how important good covers are to me;
now below are some of the things I like on book covers and some things I don’t
like…
Things I like
1. Symbolic
covers… I like it when book covers have a symbol from the book on the from
(example- the mockingjay pin on the cover of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins or the Republic symbol on the
cover of Legend by Marie Lu)
2. Covers
that hint toward something in the book… this one is harder to explain but
basically I mean how on the covers for theShades of London series by Maureen Johnson they have London but the people
are kinda blurry, implying ghosts
3. Drawings…
some might think drawings are childish, but I think they make some of the best
book covers. For example, anything by Rick Riordan, his covers are always drawn
and they’re always amazing! Another example is the Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld; the drawings in those books
really help you picture and understand the world/characters.
Things I don’t like
1. People
on covers… this very rarely turns out good. I mainly don’t like people on
covers because the people are normally either A- awkwardly posed or B- have
dumb expressions or C- have expressions that either just make you awkward… or
that make you embarrassed to be seen with the cover. An example of people on
covers gone wrong is the Gone series
by Michael Grant
That pretty much sums up my feelings on
book covers…
Below I will post all the covers mentioned above... |
| Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld a beautifully drawn cover! |
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| The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Another beautifully drawn cover |
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| The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson the cover hints towards something in the book (blurry people= ghosts) and it's really pretty :) |
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| Legend by Marie Lu the cover contains a symbol from the book |
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| The Hunger Games by Suzane Collins the cover contains a symbol from the book |
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| Gone by Michael Grant the people are awkwardly positioned and their expressions just make me feel awkward |
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