tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post5261444288642643440..comments2024-03-02T13:01:38.633-05:00Comments on A Night's Dream of Books: Shelf Candy Saturday # 161: Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean RhysMaria Beharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-77231910179472225142015-09-20T14:56:49.722-04:002015-09-20T14:56:49.722-04:00Hi, Verushka!
Oh, it DEFINITELY belongs in a gall...Hi, Verushka!<br /><br />Oh, it DEFINITELY belongs in a gallery! This artist is more than an illustrator; I consider his work to be in the category of fine art.<br /><br />What an interesting parallel you've drawn between this cover and the image of Ophelia floating in a creek! You're absolutely right! The painting you're referring to is by Sir John Everett Millais. He was a member ofMaria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-71192374152101637462015-09-20T13:49:27.811-04:002015-09-20T13:49:27.811-04:00Hey, Brian!
This is indeed a very striking cover,...Hey, Brian!<br /><br />This is indeed a very striking cover, and now this artist is one of my favorite cover illustrators! I need to see if he's done any other covers.<br /><br />I think that the burning mansion, as well as that haunted look in the young woman's eyes, are a big hint that something is definitely wrong here. Yet, perhaps you would indeed have reacted differently, had you Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-54876303481435502572015-09-20T06:20:28.554-04:002015-09-20T06:20:28.554-04:00I look at that cover and think it belongs in a gal...I look at that cover and think it belongs in a gallery. I would wonder too if she's dying or hiding from whoever burned the house. I keep thinking of an image of Ophelia floating in a creek I saw once. I've never seen this book bbgore, so i have no idea whats it aboyt.Verushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640500646511533020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5276110560172164522.post-64395160191702154452015-09-19T10:25:01.767-04:002015-09-19T10:25:01.767-04:00This is really a striking cover.
The primitivism ...This is really a striking cover.<br /><br />The primitivism creates an odd contrast with the feeling that something is going very wrong in it.<br /><br />This does raise a question for me. I know something about the plot and charters in this book. Obviously the cover is clearly reflective of them. Knowing these details is playing a big factor in my reaction. I wonder how I would have reacted Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com