On Book Covers - Maya

 To be honest, I did not think that we'd be talking about book covers in this course, but I must start this blog post by saying that yes, I also do think that a book cover is an extremely significant part of the literature. It is definitely something that I look at first whenever I'm trying to choose a book. I remember this one book that I read as a kid called "the Name of the Book is Secret". The first time I saw it was at the hands of my classmate, and besides the name of the book, the book cover was nothing like the other books that I had seen; it was very colorful and intriguing for a kid like me. Needless to say, that book became a sensation and many kids started to read it because of the cover (and then the story). 

There was also another book called "Mo'nun Gizemi" which literally translates to "the Mystery of Mo", and the only thing I remember about the book is that there was an alien, and a young couple, and the book cover. Lo and behold, you can not guess what the book cover is (!) (I put the image below). 

Also, now that I think about it, Japanese book covers are extremely different that the ones that I have seen in other cultures (more like western cultures). I might be mistaken but I feel like Japanese book covers are much more simpler, and word oriented (?). I feel like they are more concentrated on the fonts of the book titles rather than their color or image as a whole. However, manga are much more colorful and have a whole look when the series are together (which I love!) I especially love it when the covers create a story. I also need to say I hate it when the publisher or the person who made the cover changes and they change how the cover looks (like the height, color scheme etc.) and change the whole system of how the series look.