Native Blood

November 5, 2013

There’s a line between “minimalist” and “just plain underwhelming,” and this cover passed it about three miles back.

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Kregger

11 years ago

*Gets out magnifying glass*
Nope, no blood, native or otherwise.

Jen

11 years ago

Reply to Kregger

As the saying goes: “You can’t squeeze blood out of a turnip”…. or (as just discovered) rocks either.

Kris

11 years ago

Ooh – Just wait until it’s stretched to be book-cover-ratio.

James F. Brown

11 years ago

However, it’s a fairly nice photo. Too bad the text ruins it.

Sue

11 years ago

Is that E.T. giving the peace sign in the bottom left corner?

Jen

11 years ago

Reply to Sue

Dear Lord it’s probably a cactus but I like the E.T. idea better. The only thing missing is Reese’s Pieces.

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