06-13-2013, 07:22 PM | #1 |
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The twenty most embarrassingly bad book covers
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06-13-2013, 11:42 PM | #2 |
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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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I thought the only thing that flew in Oz were winged monkeys. lol.
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06-14-2013, 03:30 AM | #4 |
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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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I'm presuming the OP meant 'Twenty.'
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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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So I do not feel so bad about the cover I had on my first book till recently now...
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06-15-2013, 06:57 AM | #10 |
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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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http://kahnscorner.blogspot.com/2013...ir-covers.html Who knew ''A Connecticut Yankee...'' took place on a desolate alien planet? |
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06-16-2013, 09:26 AM | #12 |
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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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