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Book covers! The best, the worst, and the weird as fuck.

mfw I'm interested in reading this book because I thought the guy on the cover looked cute

forever a homo

>> No.2048820
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I personally love NYRB Classics' covers.

Picture related

>> No.2048823
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I really enjoy the cover on this one, probably because I'm so fond of pale green. Does anyone happen to know what the artwork or who the artist for this one is?

>> No.2048832

>>2048823
>schnitzler

>> No.2048837
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>>2048820
Agreed. Memories of the Future has my favorite cover so far, but I really like all the Tove Jansson ones that she illustrated herself too.

>> No.2048843

>>2048832
?

>> No.2048848
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Still haven't got around to reading this one yet, but dat cover. I love it.

>> No.2048849

>>2048823
Looks like a Klimt painting.

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Flawless victory.

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>> No.2048869
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I have this one.

>> No.2048872

>>2048860
Egon Schiele.

>> No.2048873

>Though our Handsome Sailor had as much of masculine beauty as one can expect anywhere to see; nevertheless, like the beautiful woman in one of Hawthorne's minor tales, there was just one thing amiss in him. No visible blemish, indeed, as with the lady; no, but an occasional liability to a vocal defect. Though in the hour of elemental uproar or peril he was everything that a sailor should be, yet under sudden provocation of strong heart-feeling, his voice otherwise singularly musical, as if expressive of the harmony within, was apt to develop an organic hesitancy, in fact, more or less of a stutter or even worse. In this particular Billy was a striking instance that the arch interferer, the envious marplot of Eden, still has more or less to do with every human consignment to this planet of earth. In every case, one way or another he is sure to slip in his little card, as much as to remind us- I too have a hand here.

Next to this I've simply written "GAAAYYY"

>> No.2048876
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The best part 1: Colm Toibin's The Master, cover is textured and has gold foil along with the paper. Haven't actually made it very far into the book though.

>> No.2048878
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Best cover part 2: Michael Chabon's Maps and Legends. Damn purdy.

>> No.2048895
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huh

>> No.2048900
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Darrell Sweet's covers for the Wheel of Time books are all pretty great. Part of what drew me to the books in the first place.

>> No.2048905

>>2048811 spoiler: mfw I'm interested in reading this book because I thought the guy on the cover looked cute

You'll identify with Captain Vere then.

>> No.2048906
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This is what got me into the world of literature.

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>>2048873

OP here, and oh shit

Definitely gonna read that now.

And I like the whole weathered heirloom family portrait feel this cover has, not to mention Cisneros is pretty boss herself.

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>> No.2048943

>>2048900

Troll detected. Darell Sweet's covers look like CRAP.

>> No.2048944
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Murakami covers have that nice feel to them.
If you go on his English website, you'll know.

>> No.2049023

>>2048943
Get your eyes examined bro.

>> No.2049028
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shit is elegant

>> No.2049040

>>2049023
lol, what. the dude has no concept of basic proportions or drawing something that isn't tacky and garish as shit.

>> No.2049042

>>2049023
darrell k sweet's covers (with the exception of the first one) are widely and notoriously regarded as terrible by most fans. note especially Lord of Chaos, probably the nadir of the sweet covers, which looks like a romance novel

also, http://linuxmafia.com/~pam/cover_art.html

>> No.2049047

>>2048854
Yeah, I always hated that one too. Cluster fuck with tarnished ugly colors.

>> No.2049044
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does anyone have the original cover? the one where it shows the whole lips i mean.

>> No.2049060

>>2049044
Wow, they actually put a naked little girl on the cover.

>> No.2049063
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Timeless classic

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>>2049040
>>2049042
Well I like em. Most of em anyway.

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I haven't read it yet, but I love the crayon-y cover. There's another drawing similar to the cover before the title page as well that is pretty neat.

>> No.2049098

>>2048854
I like the Bolano. Not just the art, but the whole design is just sexy. The spine is especially attractive.

>> No.2049113

>>2049060

its turkish

>> No.2049115

>>2048878
Love this one. They have a copy sitting up near the register at the store I go to and it is just a nice looking little fucker.

>>2048848
Man I would buy this just for the cover

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