Despite my opinion of the content of this book, I actually quite like the cover. I like that the font is Courier, also known as "the typewriter font," because Israel's forged letters were written on a typewriter. I like the red proofreading pencil underline, because it fits the theme, too.
I particularly like the author line, with the names of people she forged letters from crossed out and her real name signed at the bottom. (I learned from this book that a TLS is a "typed letter, signed" and that's the look we have here on the cover.) I thought that was clever (more clever than anything I read in the book, anyway).
My copy was hardcover with a dust jacket. The dust jacket had a lovely bumpy texture like an aged letter might, and it added that little bit extra that made me want to read this book (although I changed my mind after having done so).
I'm glad you mentioned the texture of the dust jacket. That is something that I look for when I buy books. I usually prefer hard covers because I like the way the dust jackets feel.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, I feel the same way about hardcovers, but I always take the dust jackets off while I'm reading because I hate it when they slip. (Except library covers, because they're stuck on there pretty well.) When I'm done with the book, I put it back on and shelve it.
DeleteI hate hardcover because it's so much harder to hold in my hand. Softback are pliable, easier to hold with one hand and get that worn look when you read them a bunch. I love a book that's been well worn.
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