I suppose they're trying to make them look like science fiction without screaming alien. But honestly? If I saw this book and knew nothing about it? I don't know if I'd turn it over to see what it was about.
Hopefully the movie cover (because let's not kid ourselves, this really is more about a movie franchise than a book) will be nicer.
What do you think? Am I being super harsh? Can science fiction covers be done well without looking cheesy? (I think the answer is yes!)
(I asked a fellow librarian. Her response: "... what is that supposed to be?" Glad I'm not the only one confused!)
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I think your right Kat, to me this looks like the cover of a book that is mandatory reading for a kid in grade school, not appealing at all.
It's weird too because there's a lot of money behind this book. You'd think they could afford a better designer. Oh well!
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