Two other books that use similar sepia-toned images of a couple are The Wreckage by Michael Crummey and The Geography of Love: A Memoir by Glenda Burgess.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Gone to Soldiers Again...
Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy was first published with the cover below over 20 years ago, so I was pretty surprised to find not one but two other books using the same image (though more colourful versions): The Diplomat’s Wife by Pam Jenoff (which came out last year) and The Winds of War by Denise Robertson (which just came out in July). I must admit, though, that I like both new covers better than the original, which is too dark. (The Denise Robertson cover is probably my favourite of the three; I like its off-centredness and the colours work better too, in my opinion.)
Two other books that use similar sepia-toned images of a couple are The Wreckage by Michael Crummey and The Geography of Love: A Memoir by Glenda Burgess.
Two other books that use similar sepia-toned images of a couple are The Wreckage by Michael Crummey and The Geography of Love: A Memoir by Glenda Burgess.
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You really have an eye for finding similar book covers!
ReplyDeleteMaybe "The Diplomat's Wife" and "The Winds of War" thought "Hey, that picture hasn't been used in 20 years, no one will notice!"
I agree the new ones look better though. I love "The Diplomat's Wife" colors the more, but like you I think that the off-centredness of the other one is interesting.
I love these sepia covers..they are nostalgic to me...they convey the a not-so-long-ago time period.
ReplyDeleteIs it really that hard to take a photo for a cover. Do they have to continue using the same pictures. I find it really annoying.
ReplyDeleteI like the covers with color better too.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't anyone have an imagination any more? What's up with all of these covers having the same photo/art?
ReplyDeleteI love these posts!!
Ooo, I loved, loved, loved Gone to Soldiers. I can't believe it's been 20 years! Nice collection. I agree that the new covers are a little brighter.
ReplyDeleteGood eye, Avis!
ReplyDeleteHow do you find all of these?! I like the Richardson cover the best of the top three as well.
ReplyDeleteHi, that's funny because I like "Gone to soldiers" best...black & white, and dark, yes, but more like a real moment than a movie-moment (which the other two strike me as). I find it disturbing that this image could be used again.... In covers that are of recent publications, it's almost like neither one has 'stakes' in a particular photograph, whereas with this one, it is THE cover for Gone to Soldiers, which makes it seem less okay, then, to use it again.
ReplyDeleteI can understand when publishers use similar images. Some things are just good or fitting ideas. But I just can't get over using the exact same image. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
ReplyDeleteThe joys of "stock" photos. It is much cheaper to use a pre-existing image than to commission something new. And the name of the game these days seems to be cost cutting.
ReplyDeleteI love these look a like posts - and can't believe your sharp eyes!
ReplyDeleteWow, I'm impressed that you noticed all these similarities. You must score high on those 'pays-attention-to-details' tests.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe what I'm seeing, especially for the 3 covers above. Holy crow, you're good. I wonder what's your secret in catching these similar covers. =P
ReplyDeleteI love Gone to Soldiers and have read it several times. I have that same exact edition and knew the cover photo had been used several more times, but didn't realize that there were quite so many books using it!
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