Is this the world's worst book cover? The ugliest? The most geeky?
Clip art, anyone?
What slippery surface is our winsome lass sliding down? A book page? If so, it must have the consistency of wet concrete to sustain those scratches. But why don't her knees or any other body parts leave marks?
Why is her ponytail undisturbed by her fall?
What is she staring at?
How can her Simpsons-style three-finger hands leave four tracks? Why doesn't her thumb leave any?
Poor girl. Even if she breaks her fall, she won't be able to stand straight, handicapped with legs of different lengths.
But the competition for world's worst book cover is tough. Even a brave author can criticize the cover of her own book.
How much harm does a bad book cover do, anyway?
In he case of The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing, it ain't just the cover that's bad.
Page 73: "Any reviewer should be aware of these differences so if they are asked to do a pre-publication review of a book instead of a post-publication review, they will keep the use of such in mind."
Page 106: "Try to review books in the order in which you receive them. This will help in keeping up with deadlines and is only fair to the person who submitted it."
Any more rhetorical questions?
