tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post4269351545886802813..comments2024-03-02T13:01:38.633-05:00Comments on A Night's Dream of Books: Shelf Candy Saturday #147: Sabriel, by Garth NixMaria Beharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-87254856602285143072015-04-26T14:16:29.548-04:002015-04-26T14:16:29.548-04:00Hey, Brian!
Oh, I LOVE the bold, simple design of...Hey, Brian!<br /><br />Oh, I LOVE the bold, simple design of this cover! You can see that the whole composition is made up of large shapes that are very harmoniously related. This makes the cover look very striking!<br /><br />As for Sabriel, the first time I saw this cover, I thought the character depicted was a guy, and not just because the figure indeed looks very masculine, but also because Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-4650555937920858342015-04-26T11:03:26.958-04:002015-04-26T11:03:26.958-04:00I agree that powerful simplicity is what I think a...I agree that powerful simplicity is what I think about when I look at this cover.<br /><br />The figure does seem to exude a bit of masculinity. We may differ just a bit on this Maria, but I do think that this shows through art, that there are all sorts of different people out there.<br /><br />The creature in the background is really interesting. Based on the book synopsis that I read it seemsBrian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com