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Post best book covers

>> No.11011235
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>> No.11012053

>>11011235
based

>> No.11012063

>>11011235
Might as well be Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

>> No.11012087

>>11011192

I've seen many covers of Moby Dick but none that really strikes me as definitive. That one's better than most.

>> No.11012100
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Josh Kirby captured the Discworld feel pretty well IMO

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>> No.11013221
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>> No.11013226

>>11013221
wish this was the cover for the spanish version

>> No.11013230

>>11013226
There's a Spanish edition with this cover. It was sold in the US.

>> No.11013238

>>11013221
I was considering buying this but apparently it's just edgy goreshit. What's your take on that claim?

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Great book. Great cover. The colours looks better on the really thing.

>> No.11013249

>>11013238
Theres a section which is about the crimes, but it isnt just "edgy goreshit". It's easily one of the best 5 books of the millenium yet.

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>> No.11013258

>>11013249
Thanks

>> No.11013280
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>> No.11013311
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Love this cover for Dubliners

>> No.11013340
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always liked this cover, wish I owned it

>> No.11013352

woah a book cover thread, good discussion OP

>> No.11013353

>>11011192
It would be perfect if it weren’t for the Looney Toons expression of malice in the whale’s eye. Kinda misrepresents the nature of Moby Dick. He isn’t a malevolent force, he is just the outer limit of nature’s power.

>> No.11013362

>>11013340
What a shitty book that was

>> No.11013694

>>11013353
>implying animals cant have malice

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>> No.11013705

>>11013280
ITT: post essential /burly/core

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Wow, is that edition from B&N? Mine has a similar font but it's a different cover.

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Wow, is that edition from B&N? Mine has a similar font but it's a different cover.

>> No.11013770
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>> No.11013907

>>11013700
tacky as hell

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>>11013247
I'd say Vintage has by far the best McCarthy covers.

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>> No.11013974
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I win!

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>> No.11014888
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W. G. Sebald covers are comfy.

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>> No.11015015

>>11013311
Yeah, cause you’re a faggot.

>> No.11015034
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guess the book

>> No.11015072

>>11015034
It's either 'Portrait' or 'Zarathustra', right?

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>> No.11015156

>>11013694
Not really. I’ve seen too many videos of chimp warfare to feel that way. I was saying that Moby Dick wasn’t malicious. You disagree?

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>>11013311
Absolutely love how it has the first and last quotes on either side of the book, reminds me of this Penguin Classics version of Ulysses, but much more well done and better. Might have to pick up this cover as well as the 'Portrait' version from the same set.

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>>11011192
Where do I find this please respond

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>> No.11015175

>>11013353
It's meant to be more like a human eye I believe

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>> No.11015283

>>11013247

glad I'm not the only person here who's read it, it really is great and it doesn't seem to get talked about much here despite mccarthy's popularity

>> No.11015286

>>11013340
This is the cover I have

>> No.11015290

>>11013352
sometimes it's nice to take a breather and appreciate the aesthetics of good book cover design, 4chan is an image board after all

>> No.11015299

>>11015034
I've seen this used before for Mary Shelley books, both Frankenstein and one of her lesser known works

>> No.11015308

>>11011192
Is this cover even real? I've never seen it on an actual book, like one that's being sold.

>> No.11015313

>>11011192
Why are they ripping off end of evangelion?

>> No.11015346

>>11015034
One of Kierkegaard's

>> No.11015349

>>11015157
Good ol' Salem

>> No.11015360

>>11012182
Personal favorite of mine as well

>> No.11015367

>>11015160
I own this edition but I don't particularly like the cover

>> No.11015373
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I'm a sucker for subdued-looking covers

>> No.11015427
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GOAT

>> No.11015439

>>11015034
"White Identity" by Jared Taylor

>> No.11015446
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>tfw superior Italian publishing industry
How can foreigners even compete?

>> No.11015458

>>11011235
>HEY PAUL

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cant be more aesthetic than this

>> No.11015579

>>11013311
I thought it was gay at first but it grew on me

>> No.11015649

>>11015536
That is fucking fantastic.

>> No.11015659

>>11014900
Jontron?

>> No.11015675

>>11011235
Rodion is blond, wtf

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Love these Nabokov covers

>> No.11015695

>>11013694
>implying The White Whale was simply an animal

>> No.11015696

>>11015683
tumblr-tier

>> No.11015700

>>11013238
The part about the crimes does not condemn nor support the crimes, it's not fetishist, it's neutral and descriptive, like a police report of sorts.

>> No.11015705

>>11015696
Can you post a better cover of this book?

>> No.11015711

>>11015675
i thought all dostoevsky's characters were gingers

>> No.11015713

>>11015695
In the story yes it was. It the subtext, maybe not.

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>>11013221
The Norwegian edition: two dogs fucking lol

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>>11015126
Wow that is vastly superior to the version I own.

>> No.11015888

>>11011235
this stopped being funny around the third repost

>> No.11015900

>>11013311
>>11013340
>>11013700
>>11015536
>>11015549
>>11015683
>>11015735

all terrible btw

>> No.11015952
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>> No.11015976
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Italians...

>> No.11015984

>>11015952
Is that Lola on top of Humbert?

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>>11011192

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>> No.11016014

>>11015156
No, I agree, with that. I thought you were referring to all nature. My bad.

>> No.11016026

>>11016006
How do you pronounce his name? Beesh? Byshee? Beeshee? Bysh?

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>> No.11016042
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Thus Bad Begins by Marías

>> No.11016049

>>11016037
That Italian title, that photograph. Sensual af.

>> No.11016057

>>11016026
Bye-Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

>> No.11016062

>>11016026
Bessie

>> No.11016067
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Hopscotch

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Have it in the bed sit but I'm never going to read it

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>>11016074

>> No.11016093
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I'd be buried with a copy

>> No.11016096

>>11016085
Why not?

>> No.11016099
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>>11016099

>> No.11016108
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>> No.11016121

>>11016096
it isn't enjoyable, on a par with reading The Dice Man.

>> No.11016136 [DELETED] 

>>11013221
Too bad the actual cover is contaminated with awards seals and praise quotes.

>> No.11016183

>>11011192
Well, OP, which ones do you like?

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>> No.11016389

>>11015446
This and Edizioni Adelphi are GOAT. Also, like 70% of Einaudi's new covers and occasionaly Bompiani are aesthetic as fuck.

>> No.11016415

>>11015976
>>11015997
La Newton Compton come editore fa cagare però.

>> No.11016436
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>> No.11016478

>>11016436
Looks like a Parisian parody of Seinfield.

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>>11013221

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>> No.11016523

>>11015735
this looks like a graphic novel cover

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>>11015536
>What the fuck it's just the corner of a ceiling my god /lit/ is pretentious
>Realize JUST NOW it looks just like a pair of legs and panties and I'm a brainlet for not noticing that for years

>> No.11016575

>>11016556
And it also looks like an opened book!

>> No.11016640
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Best in thread:
>>11012182
>>11013311
>>11013974
>>11015536
>>11015746

Pic related; utterly iconic.

>> No.11016698

>>11015536
I really buy this edition but can't find it anywhere

>> No.11016714

>>11016698
Is it even real? Or just a fan-made shit?

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>>11011192
Has anyone actually made their own book covers here? I sometimes go on Photoshop and design covers for novels that I've never finished.

>> No.11016738

>>11016722
Yea I think about my fictional covers too, unfortunately I dont have the PS skills.

>> No.11016823

>>11016640
Are you serious? That Dubliners Disney-tier cover better than the mythical 2666 cover?

>> No.11016827

kys faggot

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>>11011192
What are the best book covers and why are they all Japanese?

>> No.11016853

>>11015167

you can grab them by the pussy

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>>11016845

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>>11016856
>>11016845

>> No.11016872

>>11016845
Weeb

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>>11016872
>sees anyone enjoying anything related to japan
>"haha weeb"

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>>11015976
italians

>> No.11016934

>>11015536
It's really not that good. Stop posting it every thread.

>> No.11016976
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>> No.11016981

>>11016889
Shut up weeb

>> No.11016997

>>11016556
>>11015649
>>11016575
I envisioned it from the point of view of a punished child being told to stand in the corner. Perhaps I'm fucked up or something.

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>>11014904
Sebald covers are honestly top-tier

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NYRB covers are kino in general

>> No.11017407

>>11016478
Lmao

>> No.11017427

>>11017104
I don't get this one.

>> No.11017448

>>11017427
Rembrandt's "The Academy Lesson" is discussed in the book in relation to Thomas Browne, who, along with silkworms, is a repeated subject in the course of the novel. The rings are Saturn are analogous to the novel's discussion of the relationship between the part and the whole, hence the title.
In all honesty, I didn't get it either until I read the book

>> No.11017498

>>11015900
This is a list of the best ones btw

>> No.11017517
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>>11017139
Yeah they're very aesthetic.

>> No.11017585

>>11017448
>Academy
fuck, I meant anatomy

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>>11017883
Same book next version

>> No.11017895

>>11017886
alphonse mucha's work was so aesthetic, it looks amazing on a book cover

>> No.11017926

>>11015034
The Landscape of History

>> No.11018210

>>11016722
I like to paint new covers for books that I like. I taught myself to paint by copying old art deco advertisements so most are in a similar style.

>> No.11018240

>>11013952
I have this copy of Blood Meridian. It's the most well-done of his covers overall, I'd say. I also have a Vintage copy of Lolita which looks great. I'm a big fan of Vintage's covers.

>> No.11018272

>>11018210
Sounds cool, dude. Wanna share? I fucking love art deco.

>> No.11018319

>>11018272
I've thought about it but I've posted all of the pictures on an account connected to my name that could be found pretty easily, and I don't know if I want /lit/ to find that.

>> No.11018327

>>11018319
We probably won't stalk you

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>>11018327
Here's one. I made this one, one for Under the Volcano (of a wind-up sugar skull toy with a Pentecostal flame), and one for Omon Ra (of the toy astronaut in the cigarette pack). I want to make some for Manhattan Transfer and The Master and Margarita as well but haven't had time recently.
It may post it upside down because it saved in a weird way. I tried to fix it but the preview is upside down whether I do or not.

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>> No.11020430
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>>11015688
>not owning the a 70’s version. Yes, those are red pages.

>> No.11020523

>>11020430
>being proud of owning that trashed piece of shit
Looks like it'll fall apart any second now.

>> No.11020567

>>11013280
JonTron?

>> No.11020575

>>11020523
It's character, anon.

>> No.11020590

Has anyone got the cover to the brothaz Karamazov with two jolly fellows or twins piggybacking each other?

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>>11020590

>> No.11020636

>>11020606
Thx Anon, you're doing Gods work!

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Will future book covers count?

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>>11015157

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>> No.11021696

>>11011192
Moby looks so cheeky on that cover, like he played a silly joke on the ship and is waiting, wanting to see it unfold

>> No.11022190

>>11013311
I love this art style but it's a bit unfitting for a bookcover but I still like it

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>> No.11022425

>>11020831
>the margarita

>> No.11022463

>>11013311
disgusting, i bet you enjoy the films of wes anderson too

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>>11013974
i win

>> No.11022931

>>11022472
>Jeff Goldblum

kino

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I'm being genuine when I post this. My father bought Bright Lights, Big City when he was in New York on buisness; he went into one of the local bookstores and asked a clerk to recommend a book that would remind him of the city. He handed it on to me and it was one of my very first books.

>> No.11023208 [DELETED] 

>>11020523
Unlike your books, mine are being red and so detariorate, and yes in turn, they might fall apart some day.

>> No.11023313
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>>11022931
THIS

>> No.11023464

>>11016082
I like it.

>> No.11023501

>>11022463
Wes Anderson makes /lit/ films, have you not seen The Grand Budapest Hotel?

>> No.11023946

>nobody noticed my painting a day later
At least that means nobody vehemently hates it

>> No.11024019

>>11013238
don't listen, the book is worth it

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>> No.11024105

>>11016556
Not only that, but it's also the angle you would see if you were lying on a little girl's bed

>> No.11024110

>>11016714
It's fan-made
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/7-stunning-lolita-book-cover-redesigns_us_55d33cf1e4b0ab468d9e595c

>> No.11024117

>>11024099
stop spamming this hag

>> No.11024126

>>11015659
Yes, actually.

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>>11015746
A fucking classic. Shame I got the original cover.
It's also iconic in its own right but I like the red one much better.

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LET THE NIGHTMARES BEGIN!

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>>11015136
Folio covers during the 80s were great

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>>11024218

>> No.11025097

>>11024105
Fuck, it works on various different levels.

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underrated

>> No.11025171

curious how involved authors are on selecting covers?

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>>11015136
>>11024218
>>11024221
Reminds me of old dtv covers.

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>>11026017

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>>11015683
>>11015705
This is not good but still infinitely better than a colorful cover.

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>>11011192
i've always really liked this one.

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best nabokovs coming through

>> No.11026362

>>11026053
Pretty meh

>> No.11026435

>>11026362
Better than shit.

>> No.11027440
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Distant Star by Roberto Bolano

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>>11027440
I always liked this unusual combination of yellow and black.

>> No.11027504

>>11027440
wonder what i should read of bolano before getting into 2666?

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>>11027504
The Savage Detectives by Bolaño was a good read. Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar would be a fine choice as well.

>> No.11027569

>>11013770
>Chuck Tingle
Is this a Tim and Eric joke?

>> No.11027587
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>>11015549
I really like the Schocken covers

>> No.11027602

>>11015536

I don't like it, legs are never that straight even on an adult unless the girl is a hambeast and the fat is squashed together smoothly to form a straight line. I just picture hambeast legs when I see this cover. Very un-Dolly.

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>>11017104
>>11027587
Same guy did all of these, Peter Mendelsund

>> No.11027630

>>11015746
Damn tfw I got the white cover with the bloodstain. Where do you even get that one

>> No.11027670

>>11025171
Very, very little

>> No.11027673

>>11026067
Terrible

>> No.11027695
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>>11017104
The better Sebald covers are the ones like this one

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Best Sebald cover

>> No.11027717

>>11016845
But what do the front covers look like?

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>> No.11027724

>>11027712
>>11027708
Those are garbage though

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>>11017139

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>> No.11029674

>>11016088
>frittata

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>> No.11029831

>>11016042
i've never seen this author discussed here

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>>11013700
I’d say this would be the better cover, though the art is Intresting.

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>>11013353
Whales aren't supposed to be that big either. It kinda represents the perception human's have for the creature, as we tend to give morality to things that aren't supposed to have. In this case, Moby is an angry colossal monster that they are supposed to hunt, although in the end it is futile.

>> No.11031352

>>11027717
Unimportant

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When Christ and His Saints

>> No.11032094

>>11016099
>>11016104
At least they adress Lovecraft's target audience with the cover

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>>11026017
>>11026022

>> No.11032726

>>11027673
why

>> No.11032813

>>11032726
They look like covers for childrens literature. The Farewell to Arms looks ok but I prefer the Penguin classics cover.

>> No.11032994
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This is real, it's not photoshopped

>> No.11033000

>>11032994
santiddio

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>>11011192

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The Prague Cemetery

>> No.11033162

>>11013770
I have read the title 5 times and I still don't understand what it is trying to convey.

>> No.11033245

>>11033162

What's there not to get? Brexit makes people gay. It's all in the water, anon.

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>>11024146

>welcome to hell, let me nightmares begin

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>> No.11033417

>>11015460
God tier cover

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>> No.11033565

>>11026067
Vintage do great covers

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>> No.11034883

>>11027569
It's a legitimate author.

>> No.11034890

>>11033162
Slammed by the (anthropomorphic) substantial amount of press generated by my book: "Pounded by the POUND: Turned gay by the implications of BRexit", a treatise on financial instability in the latter half of 2016.

It's that simple.

>> No.11034910

>>11013940
don't really like all that black

>> No.11034912

>>11013974
Its the type that seems cool at first but then you stop liking it after a while.

>> No.11034916

>>11015536
Ive never seen a cover of Lolita Ive actually liked.

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Covers look better on physical books. Seeing just a picture of the cover doesn't do justice

>> No.11034976
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>>11011192

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And I say this as someone who would have supported Franco.

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>> No.11036886

>>11036046
>Franco

>> No.11037426

>>11016478
kek

>> No.11038226

>>11016520
I hate Ayn Rand but the covers are top tier.

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>> No.11038302

>>11038286
10/10

>> No.11038312

>>11038286
>borrows middle book and never returns it

>> No.11038320

>>11027440
awful, looks like a country album

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>>11011192

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>>11011192

>> No.11038583

>>11015735
Wow this looks like shit

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