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Originally Posted by Catlady
The man on the cover doesn't look menacing to me, he looks disgusting. At best, he looks like a caricature of a mobster. I wouldn't want to read about him.
The woman isn't unattractive, but she's not relatable. My reaction to her is negative; she's too distant and looks more like a pouty catwalk model than a person whose plight I should care about.
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Nah. Eyes are too small, cheekbones are not adequate, nose is wrong and that's not a pout. Not for the runway or photo work. And yes, I'd know.
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Also, even if you're committed to those two faces, the cover looks off. Are they in the same space? The cover looks like two separate images poorly photoshopped together. I truly don't get it.
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I think we all have to realize that Gregg wasn't interested in our feedback. He thinks the woman is attractive, and as the man is "evil," it's okay, I guess, to put people off.
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Originally Posted by issybird
issybird Am I wrong in thinking Gregg didn't want feedback, he just wanted affirmation?
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I'm not sure that your inference is that far off. I mean...obviously, if he were seeking real feedback, he wouldn't be blowing it off--right? This is like doing a beta read for someone, telling them that you hated the book, and they shrug you off saying "oh, well,
you just don't understand it."
If this was my cover, and the woman was supposed to be the victim, the heroine, whatever, I'd
damn sure want to think that people responded to her in a positive way, but it's his, so...whatever.
We'll all know better the next time we're asked.
{shrug}
Hitch