tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post2605925089635348434..comments2023-10-22T05:36:43.797-05:00Comments on Her Book Self: Off with their heads! (A Weekend to ReCOVER)lisa :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11429572773434109490noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-30134011725435577222011-06-03T13:58:30.559-05:002011-06-03T13:58:30.559-05:00I don't think it's just historical fiction...I don't think it's just historical fiction -- lots of books seem to do this and it's weird! I think maybe it's so that the characters' appearance is left up to the reader<br />s imagination though.Casey (The Bookish Type)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17124722748517656056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-49992638830428369012011-05-24T22:16:27.963-05:002011-05-24T22:16:27.963-05:00I don't know how I missed this meme before, it...I don't know how I missed this meme before, it's so fun! Perfect for a cover whore like me lol. I never noticed this trend before - probably because I love the dresses so much - but it is pretty funny. You do sort of have to wonder the reasoning behind it though!SweetMarie83https://www.blogger.com/profile/12518239232924662332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-53739545320435046432011-05-23T11:35:49.423-05:002011-05-23T11:35:49.423-05:00Ellen - I do love the clothes!
Sarah - I hadn'...Ellen - I do love the clothes!<br /><br />Sarah - I hadn't considered the fact that this style does leave more to the imagination. When I see a main character on a cover it does set the description of the character in my mind. <br /><br />vvb - LOL! All too true for many heroines, I suppose. Thanks for joining the fun!lisa :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11429572773434109490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-47841518049313032172011-05-22T19:36:31.889-05:002011-05-22T19:36:31.889-05:00LOL - headless with no brains, perhaps
i think it&...LOL - headless with no brains, perhaps<br />i think it's just all about fashion and the clothes, because they certainly are attractive and eye catching dresses.<br /><br />btw: i joined in your meme ;-D<br /><br />http://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/2011/05/weekend-to-recover-pirate-bride.htmlvvb32 readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924589941745430884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-59332204873826254812011-05-22T15:39:58.066-05:002011-05-22T15:39:58.066-05:00LOL! I actually prefer it this way - I don't l...LOL! I actually prefer it this way - I don't like seeing real-life people on covers. The half-face thing that they seem to do on historical fiction covers kind of leaves me to picture the characters in my head.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196903315080725315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-27037662997931597502011-05-21T17:28:13.183-05:002011-05-21T17:28:13.183-05:00Lots and lots of fancy dresses. What else do we ne...Lots and lots of fancy dresses. What else do we need to see?<br /><br />;)Ellen aka Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892924619560880572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-14445923129435662142011-05-21T17:23:27.984-05:002011-05-21T17:23:27.984-05:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
TL - I didn'...Thanks for sharing your thoughts!<br /><br />TL - I didn't think about the faces making them look more modern. I wonder how Hollywood makeup artists do work for period films... there must be a certain way they make actors look like historical figures. Guess it's a bit of movie magic! ;)<br /><br />Enbrethiliel - I think a lot of these are romantic stories so it makes sense that the cover cliche applies to both. And I do prefer them to the "man titty" ones (LOL), though I have to wonder what Fabio is doing in his retirement!<br /><br />noiashui - Gregory has so many books that I'm glad she changed up the designs for them, but her works are so popular I still wonder if she was part of the impetus for the style to catch on for historical fiction.lisa :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11429572773434109490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-6119995789230401332011-05-21T16:11:49.177-05:002011-05-21T16:11:49.177-05:00Lol, never thought about that and I have a fair fe...Lol, never thought about that and I have a fair few of books like that.. However - the White Queen (also by PG) stars a female face, all of it + hair! so it's not *all* her books ;)Ibenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286888107805731142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-44331143764074555252011-05-21T16:07:31.842-05:002011-05-21T16:07:31.842-05:00+JMJ+
My Philippa Gregory book The Constant Prin...+JMJ+ <br /><br />My Philippa Gregory book <i>The Constant Princess</i> has a woman whose eyes have not been cut out of the frame. It must stand out like a sore thumb! <br /><br />"Headless women" are a cover cliche in Romance, too. Or at least they were when I was still reading a lot of Romance--and they did make a refreshing change from what are called "man titty" covers. ;-)Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-51356349975035126022011-05-21T15:51:54.171-05:002011-05-21T15:51:54.171-05:00Weird! I just went to look at my historical ficti...Weird! I just went to look at my historical fiction bit of my bookshelf and you are totally right. Maybe the faces look too modern?Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.com