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Show me a book cover more kino than this one.

You can't, because it's the best one ever made.

>> No.13499070

>>13499067
I loved that cover as a child, my mom had it in a shelf. Really great cover. Never really liked the book though.

>> No.13499095

>>13499067
I want to write a novel like this one day, except good.

>> No.13499106

>>13499095
I feel like post-apocalypse stuff has been done to death, ESPECIALLY plague related ones. There's only so much shit you can do

How would you make it different?

>> No.13499122

>>13499106

Have a good ending.

>> No.13499135

>>13499122
Dead in the womb.

>> No.13499165

>>13499106
well, I have a keen interest in the early middle-eastern civilisations, and I've always thought about writing a post-apocalyptic novel that details the progression of tribes into primitive, centralised agricultural societies. I have an image of a King living in the wondrous splendor of a preserved Hotel lobby, filled with marble. The reigning powers would be comparable to the Assyrians, committing almost unimaginable acts of cruelty on conquered peoples, while the hero would be a Cyrus the Great figure who acts in such a comparatively benevolent way that he's almost semi-divine.

I'd also have everyone make use of all the plastic bottles lying around everywhere as one of their primary materials.

>> No.13499790

>>13499165
What book would you recommend to someone who knows practically nothing about said middle-eastern civilization(s) but wants to learn?

>> No.13499815

does the cover have anything to do with the book

>> No.13499831

>>13499815
yes

>> No.13500491

>>13499815
Good V Evil

>> No.13500550
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13500550

The one I've got

>> No.13500555

>>13499067
If this doesn't actually happen in the book then I'm not reading it

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>>13499067
Here you go.

>> No.13501125
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>>13499067

>> No.13501450

>>13499070
same experience. There was a period growing up when I was spending my nights on a sleeping bag, and I would always stare at this cover as I drifted off

>> No.13501595
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13501595

I like almost every NYRB cover honestly
Has there ever been a bad one?

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>> No.13501671

>>13500550
>>13500584
Cringe.

>>13501125
That's just a painting that already existed.

>>13501128
No.

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>> No.13502103

>>13499067
Its called The Stand because I use it to reach books on the top shelf

>> No.13502127

>>13501595
The one you just posted is boring.

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>> No.13502340

>>13502288
Mediocre.

>> No.13502356
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>>13499067
Faction Paradox covers are pretty good.

>> No.13502633

>>13501450
>There was a period growing up when I was spending my nights on a sleeping bag
For any particular reason or just for fun?

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>>13499067
Good no-bullshit translation as well

>> No.13502756

>>13502356
that's just tacky bro

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>>13499790
start with the The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations

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>>13502752
The Ramayana trans is great too

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>>13499790
This is nice, on libgen btw