The twenty most embarrassingly bad book covers

AlexBell · 06-13-2013, 07:22 PM

http://flavorwire.com/378513/20-emba...lassic-novels/

gmw · 06-13-2013, 11:42 PM

What can I say but: Wow! There really are some embarrassments in there. The Princess Bride is probably my pick for worst ... though it's a close call. Elizabeth Gaskell fans might argue the point with some justification.

crich70 · 06-14-2013, 01:41 AM

I thought the only thing that flew in Oz were winged monkeys. lol.

gmw · 06-14-2013, 03:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

I thought the only thing that flew in Oz were winged monkeys. lol.

Don't forget that the Wizard does have a balloon, and he does indeed make an appearance in this subsequent book in his balloon. So I just imagined this was a modernised version.

teh603 · 06-14-2013, 09:48 AM

Looks like the old Fantasy tradition of non sequitur covers is still in full form.

The one of Carrie actually makes sense, in an Expressionistic way.

Dr. Drib · 06-14-2013, 09:50 AM

I'm presuming the OP meant 'Twenty.'

Title now corrected.

Don
(Moderator)

JSWolf · 06-14-2013, 10:41 AM

And to think, all these years, we've been reading an abridged version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn without the scene of the naked lady pouring water from the vase. How could we? Quick, someone find the unabridged version so we can read that cut scene.

VydorScope · 06-14-2013, 10:07 PM

So I do not feel so bad about the cover I had on my first book till recently now...

Hitch · 06-15-2013, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by VydorScope

So I do not feel so bad about the cover I had on my first book till recently now...

The "Great Classics" series covers have been the brunt of cover discussion and near-hysteria for a few years now. I forget where I first stumbled on someone having at them, but I see their practice of (wait for it) repurposing covers and just dart-throwing for covers continues. Obviously, they were really, really watching that episode of Project Runway where Heidi Klum lectured everyone about not being "matchy matchy."

Hitch

Gazella · 06-15-2013, 06:57 AM

The really bad ones in my opinion from the list are The Turn of the Screw (ridiculous), Anne of Green Gables (LOL), and The Wizard of Oz (What the --? I'm confused). Irrelevant and absurd covers.

xg4bx · 06-16-2013, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hitch

The "Great Classics" series covers have been the brunt of cover discussion and near-hysteria for a few years now. I forget where I first stumbled on someone having at them, but I see their practice of (wait for it) repurposing covers and just dart-throwing for covers continues. Obviously, they were really, really watching that episode of Project Runway where Heidi Klum lectured everyone about not being "matchy matchy."

Hitch

Here's a blog featuring more of those covers-

http://kahnscorner.blogspot.com/2013...ir-covers.html

Who knew ''A Connecticut Yankee...'' took place on a desolate alien planet?

Andy Farman · 06-16-2013, 09:26 AM

tumblr have a huge collection

http://lousybookcovers.tumblr.com

but sometimes fantastic story ideas dreamed up when you are drunk should not be acted upon until sober.

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Hitch · 06-17-2013, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy Farman

tumblr have a huge collection

http://lousybookcovers.tumblr.com

but sometimes fantastic story ideas dreamed up when you are drunk should not be acted upon until sober.

[Image deleted - MODERAT0R]

Oh, I love Nate Shumate's collection (LousyBookCovers) of bad covers! I follow him and get my "chuckle du jour" from his posts!

Hitch

06-13-2013, 07:22 PM	#1
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	The twenty most embarrassingly bad book covers http://flavorwire.com/378513/20-emba...lassic-novels/ Last edited by Dr. Drib; 06-14-2013 at 09:50 AM.

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Andy Farman Connoisseur Posts: 44 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Device: Kindle	tumblr have a huge collection http://lousybookcovers.tumblr.com but sometimes fantastic story ideas dreamed up when you are drunk should not be acted upon until sober. [Image deleted - MODERAT0R] Last edited by Dr. Drib; 06-16-2013 at 12:29 PM.

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gmw cacoethes scribendi Posts: 5,818 Karma: 137770742 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura One & H2Ov2, Sony PRS-650	What can I say but: Wow! There really are some embarrassments in there. The Princess Bride is probably my pick for worst ... though it's a close call. Elizabeth Gaskell fans might argue the point with some justification.

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crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	I thought the only thing that flew in Oz were winged monkeys. lol.

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teh603 Autism Spectrum Disorder Posts: 1,212 Karma: 6244877 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Coastal Texas Device: Android Phone	Looks like the old Fantasy tradition of non sequitur covers is still in full form. The one of Carrie actually makes sense, in an Expressionistic way.

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Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,611 Karma: 60184181 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	I'm presuming the OP meant 'Twenty.' Title now corrected. Don (Moderator)

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,740 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	And to think, all these years, we've been reading an abridged version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn without the scene of the naked lady pouring water from the vase. How could we? Quick, someone find the unabridged version so we can read that cut scene.

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VydorScope Wizard Posts: 3,418 Karma: 35207650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iPad	So I do not feel so bad about the cover I had on my first book till recently now...

06-15-2013, 06:57 AM	#10
Gazella Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 4619474 Join Date: Nov 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle Paperwhite	The really bad ones in my opinion from the list are The Turn of the Screw (ridiculous), Anne of Green Gables (LOL), and The Wizard of Oz (What the --? I'm confused). Irrelevant and absurd covers.

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