Tuesday, June 5, 2012

30 Day Book Challenge: Day 19

Last year I found this book challenge (since then I have seen many variations of it, but I like this one best!), and have been intrigued about how I would answer the questions posed. Feel free to comment with your own answer or post the challenge to your own blog.

Favorite Book Cover (Bonus points for posting an Image!)

Here are some choice covers from a book I love to collect just for the covers!
Some are just concepts, but don't they all just scream "I'm The Scarlet Letter!"
I love The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. I love teaching it. I love to read it every year. I love to look at its new covers...as publishers try to entice young adults to purchase and read it. I own many of the copies above, just because I liked the covers. The big picture with the 'Gossiping Gerties', the flowy hair and the gorgeous rosebush is by far my new fav! But, look at some of the others:

1] First row, second from left is Scaffold #2...sigh...
2] First row, fourth one is the only one I've ever seen that has a male on the cover...I can only assume it's Dimmesdale without Hester or is that the hotty picture of Nathaniel himself?...I wonder who the publisher thinks the book is really about?
3] First row, fifth one is the cover of the book I teach...I think Hester is so pretty in that picture!
4] First row, final one is the cover of my first personal copy. I bought it used and added notes to the notes that were already there.
5] Second row, final one is concept cover, I believe, but I love it! It looks a little bit mid-century and the dress says the word 'adultery' over and over...
6] Third row, second one, must have come out after Twilight, hmmm...???

Day 01 – A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
Day 02 – A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 – The best book you've read in the last 12 months
Day 04 – Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 – A book or series you hate
Day 06 – Favorite book of your favorite series
Day 07 – Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 – A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 – Best scene ever
Day 10 – A book you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving

Day 11– A book that disappointed you
Day 12 – A book or series of books you’ve read more than five times
Day 13 – Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 – Favorite character in a book
Day 15 – Your “comfort” book
Day 16 – Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 – Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 – Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 – Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 – Favorite kiss

Day 21 – Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 – Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 – Most annoying character ever
Day 24 – Best quote from a novel
Day 25 – Any five books from your “to be read” stack
Day 26 – OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 – If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 – First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 – Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 – What book are you reading right now?

1 comment:

  1. I admire you for doing this. "Assignments" are so hard for me to do. One photo or prompt, OK, but every day? The A-Z Challenge really challenged me. The Scarlet Letter so interesting to read again. Did Nathaniel Hawthorne really understand women though?

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