Jean Johnson

sv2hugger · Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 37

I like the fact (even though I am a married woman of 25 years) that the artist for the cover placed a female on the front of the book for the "Shifting Plains" it is a very interesting look apart from the "Sons of Destiny"...
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Jean · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:08 am Post subject:

Well, what I really, really loved were the German versions of the first two SoD books. Those were exactly what I pictured in my mind (ooh, scary, heehee), and they are male/female friendly.

That being said, I am female. And I'm not going to turn away nekkid male chest. Particularly if you place it in front of me in eight different flavors.

With that said, however...I am a rabid equalist. Therefore, I cannot and will not object in any way, shape, or form to having female covers that are equally as chesty. (Within the bounds of modern decency standards, since apparently I'm some sort of law-abiding citizen or something...)

...Except I did lolcat the cover of this book when I first saw it, "I Can Haz Cleavage Nao?" XD

Still, men should have nice covers to look at, too, wouldn't you agree?

Jean

P.S. Particularly since I've received several letters, emails, and comments whinging about how the male-chesty covers aren't macho enough for a man to be seen reading in public...and that's when I tell 'em, "Remember what you did back in high school with a paper bag and your math textbooks?"
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MWarner · Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Chesterfield, MI

Oh those guys won't have any problem reading this one out in public! LOL! Cool

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sv2hugger · Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 37

I have to agree about the guys not having any trouble reading this one out in public Laughing

I also think that more guys might buy this and read it anyway out in public or not Laughing

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Jean · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:46 am Post subject:

Hmm. I think I need to do a poll of guys to see if they'd pick it up to read, and if they'd feel uncomfortable or not reading a book with SHIFTING PLAINS' particular style of cover when out and about in public...

~Jean
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Miladyblue · Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 429 Location: Auburn, WA

LOL, my first thought was that this cover was chosen with the idea of getting more male readers interested.
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Amyrhiannon · Joined: 02 Feb 2009 Posts: 10

I actually read Shifting Plains on a road trip from Kentucky To Florida right after Christmas.

It was me, 2 nephews, a niece, my mom, and my sister. The kids are all tweens and teens, but my mom and my sis said that the cover was too racy so I had to continually keep it hidden. I think it was the cleavage.

It was a good book though.

Jean · Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:54 pm Post subject:

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. And yes, the covers are a bit racy. (At least they warn you of the contents, lol!) The mother of one of my college friends made "book cozies", slip-on jackets for paperbacks out of quilting cotton. They were quite pretty...just not quite large enough for a thick-spined book. She had made them more to fit a Harlequin Romance (which really aren't all that racy) than a standard bodice-ripper sized novel.

Jean
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