Day 23: The Paper Bride by Esther K. Smith

Reow, this doesn't look really saucy. This is kind of an annoying book cover actually. Firstly because I suck at DIY and secondly because why would you want to DIY your wedding unless you're a dressmaker, or baker, or a musician. Ya know? Wedding DIY doesn't sound like my type of anything.

I'm am having a thoughtless kind of day. I will write what I think about this book in a haiku for you:

I like the yellow 

used on the cover and 

that's about it. 

Fin.

Day 22: Dark Shadows Falling by Joe Simpson

Sorry guys, and terribly sorry, Joe (fellow hundred-dayer) but today's book cover is a bit of a yawn. Boo-ring. This looks like a book that's in the "on-sale" shelf, all the time. Hence, the Look Inside concept. Unless that's part of the title. Look Inside Dark Shadows Falling by Joe Simpson. That sounds nothing like a book, but more of a Chinese proverb, by Hue Ximpzon. 

Look Inside Dark Shadows Falling was coined by the great 1994 live-action Street Fighter character Chun-Li Zang. During the famous fight with arch-nemesis Zangief, at the Festival of the Old Temple, against the backdrop of South Korea, Chung-Li was on her last life as Zangief threw the last ten moves.

Her bloodied face looked up towards the sky as it quickly darkened. As the dark raindrops fell slowly onto her forehead as she whispered to no one in-particular, "Look Inside Dark Shadows Falling." A bright light suddenly appeared over her limp body as her eyes came to a close. As the temple shook all around her and Zangief started to panic, her body rose mid-air and came to a hovering stop.

A loud voice bellowed, seemingly in response, "Touch the void!" And with that she disappeared. Lost forever to only be remembered through tales of cultural legend. The meaning being that if you look inside dark shadows, no matter where they may be, and what situation you are in, you will always rise above if you look up.

Alas, this is not the book cover for that story.

Day 21: Puppet: An Essay on Uncanny Life by Kenneth Gross

Today for inspiration I did one of my favourite things to do. Oh yeah I did. I chose a describing word and then put it before, "book" and search-engined it. I chose the word "gross." Yes, that old chestnut. This immediately came up and immediately struck at the judge-strings.

This is one hell of a creepy book cover. So simple, so clean, yet so creepy. And no it's not because of Kenneth's unfortunate last name. Poor chap. It's because of the werd Puppet. And because it's on sticks. And because it's somehow made to look shady. And because puppets are so damn shady! Or is that clowns? No, it's both.

The connotations that I have of puppets include the words: manipulative, hollow, and soulless. That does not make for an ideal anything. Although if this is a horror story, which I would not liken with the title (uncanny is a kewl werd), it would fit. Because you know what, this book cover looks like a ghosty story you'd tell on a school camp in the tents before bed time.

But what is, an Essay on an Uncanny Life, all about? A puppet's autobiography? What a kick in the arse.

Day 20: Pug Hill by Alison Pace

Read any good books lately? I'll be the judge of that - was what I google searched for today's inspiration. And some inspiration it was. This can go straight back to the "Mum's drinking club with a reading problem" book club.

There are too many words all over this page. I can't keep my eyes straight, and no I don't have a problem. Alison Pace has not even capitalised the first letters of her name. What is she? Obviously not a proper noun. Do author's feel they have to put all of the praise they've ever received over their book covers so people feel the need to read it? How facetious.*

However, she's author of Andy Warhol had a Girlfriend. Now that, that is the best part of this book cover. Although anything with ...had a Girlfriend after it would interest me. Oh what is my lyf lyk. (Yes I have said that before you robots.)

Pugs are cute doe.

*Don't care, this is my favourite word.

Day 19: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

I want to open this book and see not words but men in suits. Is that so much to ask? If this is going to be your book cover then it definitely isn't a hard request to live up to. It would, in actual fact, be amazing - as the title suggests.

Who are the mysterious Kavalier & Clay characters? They sound like stars from hit daytime series The Bold and the Beautiful, not to mention that their names work perfectly together. Kavalier is the leggy blonde with the diamond encrusted heritage, and Clay is the tall, dark glass of refreshing water that breezed through Malibu Heights as welcoming to Kavalier as a new Chanel handbag. They suit each other perfectly.

As does the blue used in the background of this image. Cool, calm, and collected - just like Clay. 

The only element that ruins this book cover, and stops my imagination from running wild, is Michael's last name. Chabon, is that a breed of baboon? The Chabon Baboon resides in the deepest, darkest terrain of South America...as the largest prey known to predators. It's know for it's fleshy, fatty meat, slow prance, and stupidity. Tigers like to eat The Chabon for breakfast.

Day 18: David & Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of BattlingGiants by Malcolm Gladwell

This book cover is so simply great. And what's better this is an exclusive judgement. This book isn't even on shelves yet! Yeahhh I got my ins. (Thanks Marky G)

The two dimensional colour palette is perfect. Everybody loves black and red. And everybody loves black and red teamed up. And everybody loves black and red in this paintbrush font.

The title of this book speaks something. Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants. It's gotta be about the battle of the underdog right? I don't know if that's really a good thing though. I'm thinking of a word starting with "c" and ending with "liche."

But the cover is so pretty that I would look past the title and the fact that this is a "how to" and maybe read it? 

Day 17: Greater by Steven Furtick

When I first saw this book cover I thought it read, "Great ER." Now that would be one hell of a book. Alas no, it simply reads as Greater. Still it's clever how they got my mind to play tricks on me like that. What I like about this book cover is it's lines and it's colour palette.

I've said it before (re: Day 16) and I will say it again: I like the colour orange. And all the colours that surround it. Not because it is the colour of the metro man's S/S '13 wardrobe.

I did a little digging.

"In Europe and America, orange is commonly associated with amusement, the unconventional, extroverts, fire, activity, danger, taste and aroma, the autumn season, and Protestantism. In Asia, it is an important symbolic colour of Buddhism and Hinduism."

Well, nothing there mentions that orange reminds me of citrus and summer (who does autumn even?) And those are the two selling points for me. Yum.

I like lines. And I like these lines. They're straight (key component) and some of them are orange (citrusy). The other point I'd like to make is that the words line up to the left. I like it when sentences do that.

Special thanks to the bro Kaylee, part-time hand and face glamour mod.