From: sully_at_sully-writer.com
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:19 -0700

nt The Underneath is a&n bs p;perfect example of cover art doing a great disservice to a book. Although an animal story, the novel has a complexity and dark undertones that only older readers can fully appreciate, but the cover art is clearly targe ting a much younger audience for whom the sophistication of the book will b e lost. I had the novel in a middle school collection and I could not even get the kids who were avid fans of animal stories to read it. The cover was a complete turnoff to them. What really annoyed me is that the publisher u sed the same cover art for the paperback release. An opportunity was lost t o redesign a cover that would appeal to an older audience the book deserves .
 
 
 
 Edward T. Sullivan, Rogue Libraria n h ttp:// www.sully-writer.com er.w http://sullywriter.wordpress.com

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