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From: Lau3Lau at aol.com <Lau3Lau>
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 17:07:55 EST
Ginny wrote regarding Homeless Bird's cover:
Yes, they matter. I think especially with the ever- observant child & teen. I remember when I was in high school & Ellen Emerson White's sequel LONG LIVE THE QUEEN came out. In the book, the president's daughter is kidnapped by terrorists, & is tortured psychologically & physically. Among her many injuries were a completely smashed right hand, a severely dislocated shoulder
& knee, and a broken nose. (Can you tell I loved that book?!) On the cover of the book is a beautiful brunette with some gauze around one arm & some elastic wrapped over the sweatpants of her leg. I remember that this bothered me because it seemed to me in stark contrast to what she actually would have looked like. But what outraged me was the bandage on her arm or leg--I can't remember which--was on the wrong side! My reaction was this:
"Didn't the person who drew the cover care? Didn't the publisher read the book?" I still shake my head when I think about that. Yes, the cover should be right. If you don't know where the President's daughter was kicked, don't guess. If you don't know what kind of quilts Koli made, don't show the quilt.
Laurie
Received on Mon 08 Jan 2001 04:07:55 PM CST
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 17:07:55 EST
Ginny wrote regarding Homeless Bird's cover:
Yes, they matter. I think especially with the ever- observant child & teen. I remember when I was in high school & Ellen Emerson White's sequel LONG LIVE THE QUEEN came out. In the book, the president's daughter is kidnapped by terrorists, & is tortured psychologically & physically. Among her many injuries were a completely smashed right hand, a severely dislocated shoulder
& knee, and a broken nose. (Can you tell I loved that book?!) On the cover of the book is a beautiful brunette with some gauze around one arm & some elastic wrapped over the sweatpants of her leg. I remember that this bothered me because it seemed to me in stark contrast to what she actually would have looked like. But what outraged me was the bandage on her arm or leg--I can't remember which--was on the wrong side! My reaction was this:
"Didn't the person who drew the cover care? Didn't the publisher read the book?" I still shake my head when I think about that. Yes, the cover should be right. If you don't know where the President's daughter was kicked, don't guess. If you don't know what kind of quilts Koli made, don't show the quilt.
Laurie
Received on Mon 08 Jan 2001 04:07:55 PM CST
