Book cover discussion

[BuzzingQuill]

I'm a little late to the party, but after just finishing the book I understand why the cover has an Egyptian background, I actually didn't notice the kangaroo on the cover, but I guess its a metaphor albeit an on-the-nose one about our Australian protagonist. As for the aesthetics of the cover, I really hate to admit, but I'm very much a person who would grab a book with a nice cover and if I saw this book at a bookstore I would've given it a firm pass

Have you seen the covers for the sequels? What do you think of them compared to this one? I would probably pick up those before I'd pick up this one if we were just going by covers alone, since they're prettier to look at and less confusing.

I actually haven't seen the cover of the sequel until you mentioned it, but now that I've checked it out I have to say I'm just not a fan of a solid image that's in stark contrast to the background, but the cover of third book 'skills of warramunga' isn't that bad

[Nisha Ward]

I'm a little late to the party, but after just finishing the book I understand why the cover has an Egyptian background, I actually didn't notice the kangaroo on the cover, but I guess its a metaphor albeit an on-the-nose one about our Australian protagonist. As for the aesthetics of the cover, I really hate to admit, but I'm very much a person who would grab a book with a nice cover and if I saw this book at a bookstore I would've given it a firm pass

Have you seen the covers for the sequels? What do you think of them compared to this one? I would probably pick up those before I'd pick up this one if we were just going by covers alone, since they're prettier to look at and less confusing.

I actually haven't seen the cover of the sequel until you mentioned it, but now that I've checked it out I have to say I'm just not a fan of a solid image that's in stark contrast to the background, but the cover of third book 'skills of warramunga' isn't that bad

I mean, I do have to admit that in general, I prefer a different kind of cover format altogether, but in the case of this series in particular, yeah. It's a pity, because the actual content of the book is pretty good, but I can see how the cover is a definite turn off for a lot of people.

[srividyag1]

I suppose the pyramids were relevant in the first half, but they had no major significance. I personally can't stand the cover design with an image between block colour frames. I think it really undersells the book. It looks like a highschool academic history textbook.

I completely agree with this. I believe the cover could have been a little more subtle without block colour frames. I am also someone who chooses a book by its cover, hence cover holds great significance for me.

[Wilkister94]

The cover of the book is so intriguing. It's the reason I picked the book in the first place and I am glad it's meeting my expectations.

[wordslinger42]

I think the presence of pyramids on the cover is very misleading, considering this is about WWII Australia. I suppose you could say that the pyramids might make the reader curious enough to give the book a try, but I think it would make me shy away from reading it.

[cadelfavreau]

The cover design seems to be trying to capture multiple aspects of the book, because the Egyptian stuff is really minute compared to the rest of the plot. I think they probably had a hard time deciding upon one overarching theme.

[lucia_kizas]

Maybe I shouldn't, but I do judge and choose books by their covers - they tell a lot about the authors' engagement in the success of their books, and when the cover has nothing to do with the contents, it really annoys me. Although based on the previous comments, this cover actually does correspond, but nonetheless, it does not inspire me to read the book - it looks more like a non-fiction book cover to me, and as a historian, I have read too many of those

[Lhisa]

I agree, the cover of the book is what we judge about a book and even though we do use the saying, 'don't judge a book by its cover', let's all be really honest. The cover is the first impression that we form of the book. The title helps us to form the second. If either or both do not appeal to us then we are going to put the book back down. Unless its a textbook for school.

[Mailis]

It looks like a Penguin book cover design style they had going on a while back (a decade ago) with the chosen font and placement of elements.

[Julie Petitbon]

I don't like the cover. The font type and colors weren't appealing, and they kind of distracted from the picture. If I only used book covers to decide if I wanted to read a book, I would pass on this one. Nothing really caught my eye. The reviews of the book, however, are so positive that I might give the book a try!

[Shirayuki Hime]

I think the reason there was kangaroo from Australia and pyramid from Egypt meant that even thought the war happen in Australia, it affect other nations.

[joshfee77]

I must admit I was a bit underwhelmed by the cover of this book. Between the pyramids, the font, and the overall layout, colour, and contrast, it didn't really grab me.

[Fatima_Palacios]

The cover of this book, at the first look, is intriguing. However, after reading the brief about the story, the cover makes a lot of sense as the story, or a major part of it, takes place in Cairo and the protagonists are Australians.

The sample pages help to give sense to the cover however im expecting to enjoy it more as I move along with the book

[Brendan Donaghy]

I generally judge a book more by its summary than by its cover, so I have to confess that I didn't really take much heed of the cover initially. I had a good look at it after reading some of the comments on this thread. I can see the thinking behind it, given the Australian and Egyptian settings in the book, but I agree that it doesn't exactly grab the attention.

[ObsessedBookNerd]

I don't really think that the cover fits. I think the cover needs to look more professionally designed for more readers to want to check out the book.