Caustic Cover Critic: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahk!

Sunday, 13 September 2009

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahk!

I think we're all agreed that film tie-in versions of novels are usually ugly things. Here's one that won't change your mind.

Get it away from me!

11 comments:

Joseph said...: Holy crap. I think I see Liza Minelli.; 13 September 2009 at 18:43
JRSM said...: And she's going to EAT YOU ALIVE!; 13 September 2009 at 18:55
Derek said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 13 September 2009 at 19:04
Derek said...: And this isn't some third-world publisher. This is Random House, for goodness' sakes.; 13 September 2009 at 19:07
Anonymous said...: Is it Liza? Probably, not, hunh?

This cover reminds me so much of the campy latino tele-novelas. Like some girl is going to pop out and say, "I'm pregnant!"; 13 September 2009 at 20:00
JRSM said...: It would appear to be someone rejoicing in the name of Shannyn Sossamon, who went on to play 'Pink Hair Girl' in another film--possibly not a significant role.; 13 September 2009 at 20:15
Brian Busby said...: As I recall, the novel is told through the eyes of multiple characters - not a character with multiple personalities, as the cover seems to imply.

I add that the Gore Vidal quote - 'A wonderfully comic novel' - is very much at odds with the illustration.; 14 September 2009 at 05:53
Dastardly Depictions by Catherine Davis said...: That made me say "ew" out loud, not a common occurrence..; 14 September 2009 at 15:37
Bob Fingerman said...: While I'd agree that this isn't a good book cover, Eric White, the artist responsible for the image, is generally quite good.

http://www.ewhite.com/; 15 September 2009 at 00:27
JRSM said...: It's more the fact that this swastika of floating B-actor heads was deemed a good book cover than a problem with the artist, who, Bob's correct, is actually very good, and has quite a line in disquieting artwork.; 15 September 2009 at 00:50
Clementine said...: am so jealous of whomever got to design this. Unrecognizable, but so, so vivid caricatures? 90's color scheme? dozens of floating heads assemble vaguely in the shape of a swastika? what is going on here

oh yeah, and an endorsing blurb from Gore Vidal.; 18 September 2009 at 13:09