tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post152715081204715567..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Awful book covers: Wuthering HeightsStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-77880232020250768382014-02-17T20:29:33.390+00:002014-02-17T20:29:33.390+00:00I think the Isabella Blow cover is my favourite to...I think the Isabella Blow cover is my favourite too... AND it looks as if she's fighting off an attack by a giant caterpillar. But Rosie and Jim are delightful. WH is just the book to press into the hands of an six-year-old. Truly, Simon, you are a genius for finding these but your captions make it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-19502499782630647172014-02-14T23:20:30.844+00:002014-02-14T23:20:30.844+00:00The scariest part about the Rosie and Jim cover is...The scariest part about the Rosie and Jim cover is the phrase "retold by Gill Tavner."Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-71376446817181675752014-02-14T23:18:58.494+00:002014-02-14T23:18:58.494+00:00"Thinking", litlove? You give them too ..."Thinking", litlove? You give them too much credit.Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-4901333421798326692014-02-14T15:32:37.681+00:002014-02-14T15:32:37.681+00:00Well, there you have it! I always thought of Wuthe...Well, there you have it! I always thought of Wuthering Heights having a roof, but... :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-63557717107813319952014-02-14T15:32:09.448+00:002014-02-14T15:32:09.448+00:00Thanks very much Victoria, glad you liked them! I...Thanks very much Victoria, glad you liked them! It is beyond me that people actually *designed* these things...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-27402438906089499792014-02-14T15:31:37.577+00:002014-02-14T15:31:37.577+00:00That's definitely true - the pulp fiction type...That's definitely true - the pulp fiction type covers are rather wonderful in their own way. Maybe one day we'll feel the same about those modern ones... but I can't imagine it.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-60101893103138464742014-02-14T14:55:22.909+00:002014-02-14T14:55:22.909+00:00I loved your assorted Rebeccas, Annabel!I loved your assorted Rebeccas, Annabel!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-36680225529851515172014-02-14T14:55:07.382+00:002014-02-14T14:55:07.382+00:00Oo, maybe that will be my next victim!Oo, maybe that will be my next victim!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-52966210875963927592014-02-13T14:30:23.247+00:002014-02-13T14:30:23.247+00:00The one with the tumbled down house depicts Top Wi...The one with the tumbled down house depicts Top Withens, about 4 miles from Haworth where the Bronte sisters grew up. It is often thought of to be the inspiration for Wuthering Heights. Ted Hughes wrote about a pilgrimage he and Sylvia Plath made to it in his poem 'Wuthering Heights'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-85138516711721290762014-02-12T14:07:47.105+00:002014-02-12T14:07:47.105+00:00Oh your captions are HILARIOUS! *wipestearsoflaugh...Oh your captions are HILARIOUS! *wipestearsoflaughterfromeyes What were the publishers thinking????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-45752255624909876512014-02-11T14:56:10.477+00:002014-02-11T14:56:10.477+00:00When it is an old copy, older than 10/20 years the...When it is an old copy, older than 10/20 years there is something I love about bad book covers. But the more recent 'modern' ones - wow, there really are some shockers. The last 3 you've listed are particularly horrendous!Alicehttp://ofbooks.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-74140775815734245862014-02-11T03:50:05.269+00:002014-02-11T03:50:05.269+00:00I couldn't resist, I did House of Mirth by Edi...I couldn't resist, I did House of Mirth by Edith Wharton. Here's the link: //karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.com/2014/02/awful-book-covers-house-of-mirth.html<br />Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-44840250409178333542014-02-11T03:48:54.168+00:002014-02-11T03:48:54.168+00:00Zola's wonderful, I hope you get a chance to r...Zola's wonderful, I hope you get a chance to read some of the Rougon Macquart series (there are 20, but don't let them scare you off, as they easily stand alone.) They are full of wonderfully fascinating train wrecks. Also, one of his earlier novels, Therese Raquin, was recently adapted into a film called In Secret starring Jessica Lange. I'm looking forward to it!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-66763710662000983252014-02-10T11:23:37.117+00:002014-02-10T11:23:37.117+00:00This is such a fun idea (I might just pick one to ...This is such a fun idea (I might just pick one to do myself), and I love your comments.<br />Annabelhttp://gaskella.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-50731501604465184852014-02-10T02:18:39.337+00:002014-02-10T02:18:39.337+00:00Hey, this is fun! I just ran a google image searc...Hey, this is fun! I just ran a google image search on Pride and Prejudice and there are some bad, hilariously bad, and just plain weird covers out there. The Everyman's Library cover was particularly "what the .....?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-54556868871747225122014-02-09T18:18:14.574+00:002014-02-09T18:18:14.574+00:00I'm very glad that it cheered your day! And a...I'm very glad that it cheered your day! And agree that Christie has been very, ahem, blessed with imaginative designers. Must do a post of some of those...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-63445554667602159452014-02-09T18:17:36.320+00:002014-02-09T18:17:36.320+00:00And the 70s was especially blessed with the, erm, ...And the 70s was especially blessed with the, erm, not so great ones!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42050794349791774692014-02-09T18:17:12.155+00:002014-02-09T18:17:12.155+00:00Thanks Susan! I did have a lot of fun writing thi...Thanks Susan! I did have a lot of fun writing this post...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-81044408858689320842014-02-09T18:16:50.554+00:002014-02-09T18:16:50.554+00:00Haha! Yes... someone is in for a bit of a shock......Haha! Yes... someone is in for a bit of a shock...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-87296502371041515742014-02-09T18:16:15.567+00:002014-02-09T18:16:15.567+00:00Ha! A very good question! But I do wonder how oft...Ha! A very good question! But I do wonder how often designers read the book - I read an interview with one, forget who, who said he read each book three times. Impressive if true!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-9421785965055101332014-02-09T18:15:33.592+00:002014-02-09T18:15:33.592+00:00Heehee! Thanks Lisa :DHeehee! Thanks Lisa :DStuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-12227716216562552572014-02-09T18:15:17.998+00:002014-02-09T18:15:17.998+00:00I think the distance between the best and worst co...I think the distance between the best and worst cover designers must be one of the widest chasms in the publishing industry!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-91451224356789593952014-02-09T18:14:48.860+00:002014-02-09T18:14:48.860+00:00I am still so drawn to a beautiful cover - which i...I am still so drawn to a beautiful cover - which is silly, since it will spend its life jammed between other books - but do enough by now not to buy a book based on that alone!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-74708648632460322362014-02-09T18:14:04.603+00:002014-02-09T18:14:04.603+00:00The mind boggles as to what the tv film could have...The mind boggles as to what the tv film could have been like!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-44075723271266826542014-02-09T18:13:47.450+00:002014-02-09T18:13:47.450+00:00Very pleased you enjoyed it!Very pleased you enjoyed it!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.com