What is this sudden propensity by authors to put their own pics on the cover? This must be one–that’s not stock imagery. Possibly a friend, I guess, but my gut says, “author.” We just saw the same thing over on CC.com. I do NOT get it.
(Of course…in this day and age when everybody, their dog, their pot-bellied pig and their brother, wants to be on some disgusting reality TV show, I guess I oughtn’t be surprised. I’m always still surprised when Is see people on forums talking about so-and-so, or this and that, some “star” and I learn that they are talking about some nearly-has-been on some 3rd rate show about dating, or marriage, or whatever. Or a Fake Housewife of Blabbety-blab. Nauseating Peeping Tom-age in the electronic millenia. )
Worse, the overblown, fuzzy image isn’t doing the model–whomever that is–any favors. The shadows near the nostrils look like she has nose hair protruding, for heaven’s SAKE.
Anyone know what the strips of color are meant to represent? Anyone at all?
You know, if they removed the person’s face, made the colors the focus and got rid of the text boxes, something could be made of the cover that didn’t horrify me. Change the font colors. A few more things. Although the genre would be even more confusing than it is now.
Whatever “it” is, when you put it in the ink it sure made a splash. Pull that hat lower or you’ll get that stuff all over your face.
Catie
8 years ago
I see from the blurb that Sappora Ink is the name of the character. So, Put it in Ink would mean… eew. I don’t think the author considered all the implications of this title.
If it’s not a book about a tattoo artist(s), I’d say it completely misfired.
What is this sudden propensity by authors to put their own pics on the cover? This must be one–that’s not stock imagery. Possibly a friend, I guess, but my gut says, “author.” We just saw the same thing over on CC.com. I do NOT get it.
(Of course…in this day and age when everybody, their dog, their pot-bellied pig and their brother, wants to be on some disgusting reality TV show, I guess I oughtn’t be surprised. I’m always still surprised when Is see people on forums talking about so-and-so, or this and that, some “star” and I learn that they are talking about some nearly-has-been on some 3rd rate show about dating, or marriage, or whatever. Or a Fake Housewife of Blabbety-blab. Nauseating Peeping Tom-age in the electronic millenia. )
Worse, the overblown, fuzzy image isn’t doing the model–whomever that is–any favors. The shadows near the nostrils look like she has nose hair protruding, for heaven’s SAKE.
Anyone know what the strips of color are meant to represent? Anyone at all?
I think those strips must be the ink. Splashing?
You know, if they removed the person’s face, made the colors the focus and got rid of the text boxes, something could be made of the cover that didn’t horrify me. Change the font colors. A few more things. Although the genre would be even more confusing than it is now.
Selfies.
Whatever “it” is, when you put it in the ink it sure made a splash. Pull that hat lower or you’ll get that stuff all over your face.
I see from the blurb that Sappora Ink is the name of the character. So, Put it in Ink would mean… eew. I don’t think the author considered all the implications of this title.