The 22 Most Iconic Book Covers Of All Time [courtesy BuzzFeed]
Do you agree or disagree with their choices?
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The 22 Most Iconic Book Covers Of All Time [courtesy BuzzFeed]
Do you agree or disagree with their choices?
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Interesting. I only recognised 4 of those – The Hobbit, The Cat in the Hat, A Clockwork Orange and Jurassic Park. Most of the rest were, I assume, book jackets on US editions? UK editions had very different covers. So it depends where in the world you read the book, I guess, as to whether youthink these book jackets are iconic.
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Yes, these are all American editions. Although I am reasonably familiar with covers of international editions of books (mostly because it is part of my job), it is understandable if the majority of non-US based readers have not seen most of these. The only one I am surprised you have not seen is The Great Gatsby, only because that cover is the original edition from the first printing back in 1925 and has since been re-used. The book and its cover art are legendary, and definitely go beyond mere American association. This is a great explanation. What is your favourite UK-based book cover of all time?
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Oh that is a really hard question! Will put on my thinking cap and get back to you.
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Yay, I cannot wait to read your answer.
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“Anatomy of a Murder” should definately have made this list!
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Lists like this always miss something good, don’t they?
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Only recognized nine of them.
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That is pretty good, I’d imagine more than most!
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“The Grapes of Wrath” cover is gorgeous. Also, I am so pleased that children’s books made the list too. It’s a truly democratic list!
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I have a print of the “Grapes” cover in my studio. It is one of my favourites. I agree about the variety on the list. It was nice to see a good mix.
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I recognize them all. They are so iconic to me. As I was scrolling through I kept thinking, “I love that one most!” And then I will see the next and think, no, that one!
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Haha, that was my reaction as well.
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