The Summer Garden

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The Summer Garden

Um… I think you’ve got the wrong kinds of weeds.

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Matt Nelson
9 years ago

When I looked at that, I could actually feel my eyes trying to focus on it (on something, anything). It was uncomfortable.

Waffles
Waffles
9 years ago
Reply to  Matt Nelson

Yes, I think those blood drips are left over from the person whose eyes exploded while making this cover.

Matt Nelson
9 years ago
Reply to  Waffles

Nice one. 🙂

Naaman Brown
Naaman Brown
9 years ago

Albino bats in broad daylight? I guess that goes with the blood splat subtly suggesting a dark side to the summer garden.

Hitch
9 years ago

This designer should be arrested for fleuron abuse. I feel as though a stock page were downloaded from iStockPhotos or one of the others, and the parts not covered up with the watermark were used here.

And…anyone else notice that the “The” is hiding in shame? (And is a last name of Augustine indicative of the whole summer shtick?).

Naaman Brown
Naaman Brown
9 years ago
Reply to  Hitch

It’s a camo “the” from the Duck Dynasty catalog; blends in nicely with the flora, oui? One theme of lousy book covers is that you make the reader play “Where’s Waldo” with credits, title, blurbs, author, series, book#, etc. by hiding them amongst the clutter on the cover.

Naaman Brown
Naaman Brown
9 years ago
Reply to  Hitch

Augustine shtick now has those lyrics running in my mind’s ear on a loop (“Ach du lieber Augustin, Augustin, Augustin, ach du lieber Augustin, alles ist hin”)!

“Alles ist hin” would be good theme for this cover tho — “all is lost” starting with “The”.

Ben
Ben
9 years ago

Always cover up part of your title with elements.

“Ummer Garden.”

john e. . .
9 years ago
Reply to  Ben

I thought it was “Hummer Garden.” I’d read that.

RK
RK
9 years ago

Uh, I think this cover designer’s maybe been using some weeds, if you know what I’m sayin’.

James F. Brown
James F. Brown
9 years ago
Reply to  RK

@ RK

No kidding. The really bad stuff that came across the border inside the gas tank.