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The Best Great Gatsby Book Covers
I'll confess, I'm not one who was overtaken by the complexity, blah, blah, blah of the iconic blue Great Gatsby cover (I'll bet dollars to donuts that's the cover of the one you read in high school.) But maybe it was because it took me a while to see the face in it. Still even longer to see the reclining nudes in the pupils (I'll also bet dollars to donuts the Buncombe County School Board didn't know those were there).
But I came across this article. My vote for the top covers? Well, my faves didn't make the list. (Though I do like numbers 11 and 12--but only because you can't see Gatsby's face. Let the reader fill in with their imaginations.)
Look at the faves for Complex Art and Design and my faves found on the net.
http://www.complex.com/art-design/2013/05/the-15-best-great-gatsby-book-covers/
My three faves:
(as you can see, I come from the school of thought that less is more. Note how the black and white make the green really pop.)
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| From hfour. We don't talk a lot about the car, and I don't think that there's really even a good description of the car in the book. But I love this. Understated. Also remember: this is the last thing Myrtle sees.... |
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| From wallppaer.com Not a typo, that's the name. Why? Understated. Classic. Emphasizes the green. |
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| From Neil commonplace book I like this one, too. Esp. the title type face. I can still see Robert Redford in that, though. |
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