Y’know…I’m not wild at all, about the suggestion of smeared poop, all over the place behind the ape…but (and yes, I know that I’m risking my LBC status here)…I don’t hate this cover.
Nathan…I just am not feelin’ an LBC here, I’m not. Yes, I suck, but compared to our usual fare, this feels great, comparatively speaking.
I must say–I toddled over to Amazon, to see who’d done the book cover (alas, no credit line in the book, tsk-tsk), and the look inside…well. This is definitely in “first draft, not remotely proofread” category.
It’s baaaaaaad, ain’t it? It is nearly stream-of-consciousness, speed-typing/writing bad. It most obviously has never even had a whiff of an editor or line editor or proofreader and I’d be shocked if the author read it once he was done. I mean it.
There are missing words and not rarely, either. (Things like “Tall, blonde and blue his daughter XXX stood at the door…” Of course, he meant “blue-eyed,” but the “-eyed” is utterly MIA.) Complete half-sentences populate throughout; people (apparently) say things or take actions that are missing from the scene. It’s…well.
It’s screaming for at least, I kid thee not, 3 solid, heavy-lift editing sessions.
I’m gonna agree with you on this one. The ape-creature’s mouth is set at a slightly weird angle compared to the rest of its face and the poop smearing is definitely a “no” from me, but overall it isn’t awful.
I suspect that the original thought was, that was blood, but it definitely looks like poop.
Technically, it’s actually pretty good, in terms of blending, all that and the fonts aren’t dreadful, either. This is only an LBC because of the actual book interior, so, Nathan gets a pass. 🙂
ian
4 years ago
this cover just screams this is a rip-off of the movie Congo!
James F. Brown
4 years ago
Actually, it’s a pseudo-pongid. Hominids didn’t have fangs. (I’m an Anthropology major.)
Hard to blame the flesh devils, really. If I were stuck on this cover, I’d be mad too.
Y’know…I’m not wild at all, about the suggestion of smeared poop, all over the place behind the ape…but (and yes, I know that I’m risking my LBC status here)…I don’t hate this cover.
Nathan…I just am not feelin’ an LBC here, I’m not. Yes, I suck, but compared to our usual fare, this feels great, comparatively speaking.
You have been mesmerized by the glassy stare of the pseudohominid.
I must say–I toddled over to Amazon, to see who’d done the book cover (alas, no credit line in the book, tsk-tsk), and the look inside…well. This is definitely in “first draft, not remotely proofread” category.
…you made me go and read, you rotter.
People who haven’t crossed the its/it’s awareness threshold shouldn’t be allowed to have the word “author” anywhere near their names.
It’s baaaaaaad, ain’t it? It is nearly stream-of-consciousness, speed-typing/writing bad. It most obviously has never even had a whiff of an editor or line editor or proofreader and I’d be shocked if the author read it once he was done. I mean it.
There are missing words and not rarely, either. (Things like “Tall, blonde and blue his daughter XXX stood at the door…” Of course, he meant “blue-eyed,” but the “-eyed” is utterly MIA.) Complete half-sentences populate throughout; people (apparently) say things or take actions that are missing from the scene. It’s…well.
It’s screaming for at least, I kid thee not, 3 solid, heavy-lift editing sessions.
I suspected we have all been desensitized by the truly abysmal book covers to where mere lousy book covers raise just a meh reaction.
I’m gonna agree with you on this one. The ape-creature’s mouth is set at a slightly weird angle compared to the rest of its face and the poop smearing is definitely a “no” from me, but overall it isn’t awful.
I suspect that the original thought was, that was blood, but it definitely looks like poop.
Technically, it’s actually pretty good, in terms of blending, all that and the fonts aren’t dreadful, either. This is only an LBC because of the actual book interior, so, Nathan gets a pass. 🙂
this cover just screams this is a rip-off of the movie Congo!
Actually, it’s a pseudo-pongid. Hominids didn’t have fangs. (I’m an Anthropology major.)