tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post8172498420438647975..comments2024-03-26T07:25:55.850-04:00Comments on A CUP OF JO: Gendered book coversJoanna Goddardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18109285188206811042noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-71129619081994208052013-06-28T08:36:26.808-04:002013-06-28T08:36:26.808-04:00This is definitely really interesting. I do unders...This is definitely really interesting. I do understand the variation of covers to help with the marketing but I think it is poor judgement on our part to make it into yet another female/male or feminine/masculine dichotomy. CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01680943491858472458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-62379965555873470862013-05-29T06:44:16.271-04:002013-05-29T06:44:16.271-04:00I would even take this a step further and ask why ...I would even take this a step further and ask why do we consider "girly" covers as lesser or negative? Maybe instead of trying to brand girly covers as more masculine (therefore more sophisticated or more literary or what have you), we need to take back the stigma that anything decorated with a girly touch is automatically frilly or less rigorous. <br /><br />Ha, I will admit I used to work in a bookstore and TOTALLY sold books based on their covers: https://3twentyone.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/judge-that-book-cover/smoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17393330392289794603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-79593275409840253552013-05-12T11:57:08.274-04:002013-05-12T11:57:08.274-04:00very true! and it doesn't seem fair, does it? ...very true! and it doesn't seem fair, does it? like women are supposed to be reading frilly and stupid books, eh? I always felt embarrassed to be reading The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in public, which IS chick lit, but it's so good! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18048557817843603420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-81140893097005013042013-05-10T13:18:10.867-04:002013-05-10T13:18:10.867-04:00i don't know about book covers but i do know t...i don't know about book covers but i do know that this book is one of my favorites. i was fortunate enough to attend a literary evening with jeffrey, he speaks so well. i remember him saying that we love people the way our favorite characters have loved - think about this for a moment. it's really an interesting thing - romantic in a way but also scary. personally, i think it's quite true and has made my idea of love a bit impractical. <br /><br />have a lovely day! oh and the lettering on the first cover is gorgeous! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508876065330893782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-63479558687732751032013-05-09T22:43:08.165-04:002013-05-09T22:43:08.165-04:00This is cool. I don't like girly covers either...This is cool. I don't like girly covers either. Somehow they make even the best litreature look trashy! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-21451660434567077882013-05-09T19:05:16.159-04:002013-05-09T19:05:16.159-04:00This is very interesting! Thanks for sharing.This is very interesting! Thanks for sharing.Elisa Sherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14461706016178207851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-5223970217936262652013-05-09T18:43:10.579-04:002013-05-09T18:43:10.579-04:00the same thing happens for American Asian authors ...the same thing happens for American Asian authors -- their book covers often suggest something of exotic eastern chic, and often the face is obscured or turned away. the western idea of asian, I suppose. book sellers are thinking of buyers, but indeed, given the comments here, they would lose a lot with the styling if always gender or ethic type-cast.Susan M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11123059669016032513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-33684324227070150532013-05-09T17:43:39.879-04:002013-05-09T17:43:39.879-04:00Oh, I'm in love with that Jane Eyre cover. Bre...Oh, I'm in love with that Jane Eyre cover. Breathtaking. <br />xo http://glorious-inheritance.blogspot.com/Lindsey Koehlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847122019035666310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-14784824454498653222013-05-09T17:19:28.568-04:002013-05-09T17:19:28.568-04:00All great books. Loved The Marriage Plot, by the w...All great books. Loved The Marriage Plot, by the way - a real must-read!Jenny Attwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824672147679821376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-84691258504910594352013-05-09T14:40:05.571-04:002013-05-09T14:40:05.571-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.ADKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100224330249564432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-39327538594757286882013-05-09T14:37:23.146-04:002013-05-09T14:37:23.146-04:00On a different note, the "masculine" cov...On a different note, the "masculine" covers are decidedly better than the "female" covers in terms of their graphic design. Much more sophisticated. ADKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100224330249564432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-69147895747237871862013-05-09T12:14:25.692-04:002013-05-09T12:14:25.692-04:00so amazing. thank you for posting. it's become...so amazing. thank you for posting. it's become sort of weirdly taboo to say that sexism is alive and well but this illustrates perfectly the fact that oh yes it is (as does shopping for toddler underpants, but that's another story).<br />xo<br />Bridget <br />pippascabinet.blogspot.comBridget Watson Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831134336755083617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-5487200743296788252013-05-09T11:55:28.316-04:002013-05-09T11:55:28.316-04:00How funny to see the differences. That second cove...How funny to see the differences. That second cover of The Marriage Plot is just too much! It looks just like a Harlequin Romance. Loved that book but I think that cover might haven driven me away if I wasn't already a fan of Eugenides.<br /><br />xoxo PARIS BEE kids blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-78194025559469859112013-05-09T10:21:10.886-04:002013-05-09T10:21:10.886-04:00Speaking as the employee of a publishing company, ...Speaking as the employee of a publishing company, most of the time we are well aware of the audience of the book and we design the covers as such. Interestingly enough, the company I work for is based in London and we fight constantly for more "American" covers. We know that the stark covers we're often forced to use because of our British owners are off putting to many American consumers. It's a pretty fascinating process!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-45419219899825463962013-05-09T10:18:05.289-04:002013-05-09T10:18:05.289-04:00I am actually embarrassed by the "female"...I am actually embarrassed by the "female" covers! Horrifying! But I am also the type of person that will search high and low for a book cover that DOES NOT say "now a major motion picture" or "anniversary edition." Villette Jewelryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13334891462715479563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-45618855864533194872013-05-09T08:39:18.692-04:002013-05-09T08:39:18.692-04:00That is interesting! This makes me want to go out ...That is interesting! This makes me want to go out and read more. Thanks for sharing. -♥- Rachel (<a href="http://www.forthebirdsblog.net/2013/05/ftb-vintage-now-open.html" rel="nofollow">3 Giveaways going on now ☺</a>)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841712277356846020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-14836832083007750672013-05-09T08:27:19.845-04:002013-05-09T08:27:19.845-04:00I have always wanted to read Kerouac novel. I hope...I have always wanted to read Kerouac novel. I hope this year!<br /><br />aliceinbo2.blogspot.comaliceinbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667593100776297808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-56241218501720572222013-05-09T08:24:14.541-04:002013-05-09T08:24:14.541-04:00Wow, this is super awesome. Really makes you laugh...Wow, this is super awesome. Really makes you laugh in a slightly horrified way!Hayley Juddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880114204752231716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-26704034166237065432013-05-09T07:32:33.281-04:002013-05-09T07:32:33.281-04:00Loved the bouquet...its interesting blog.:)
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