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Are Readers Growing Tired of New Urban Fantasy?
arcanist:
--- Quote ---The other thing that annoys me is when a book cover completely contradicts a character. Why would you put someone in skimpy clothes on the cover when the main character is more at home with jeans and a t-shirt?
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someone, somewhere decided sex sells. I wonder if the producers of game of thrones know the difference between a masterpiece and a porno. ugh.
personally i don't mind romance in books that much. I don't buy the books specifically for the romance, but I can ignore it fairly easily enough.
The Deposed King:
A sexy picture does more for me than one that doesn't (doesn't mean I have to have it but still). That said I've seen some hot jeans and tee shirt covers on Patricia Brigg's, Mercedes Thompson series. So I'm not sure that sexy/attractive and dressing down are mutually exclusive.
The Deposed King
OZ:
What he said ^^
Nickeris86:
--- Quote from: arcanist on April 16, 2012, 08:29:15 AM ---someone, somewhere decided sex sells. I wonder if the producers of game of thrones know the difference between a masterpiece and a porno. ugh.
personally i don't mind romance in books that much. I don't buy the books specifically for the romance, but I can ignore it fairly easily enough.
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I am of the same opinion though its not limited to the show. The books have gotten rather porntastic to the point where I don't want to read them any more simply because of how over the top it is. Same goes for the Anita Blake series.
I don't mind romance or even sex in my books so long as it serves to further the story line. If it doesn't further the story then it shouldn't be in the book. That's my opinion anyway.
As for sexy pictures on the cover, yeah most of the ones I have seen are rather ridiculous. Cover artists seem to have mixed of attractive/sexy with slutty. Bad ass vampire hunter is not going to be hunting in a freaking corset and stripper boots. And its not just in UF but SSF as well in the form of fantasy armor.
Its not just women that face these sort of issues either, men portrayed in fantasy are usually portrayed as shirtless testosterone gods of sex and abs. I find this equally annoying in a different way.
Buy some damn clothes you twats. lol
Shecky:
Wanna see some gorgeous people who are 1) fully, non-skankily clothed and 2) not twisting their spines into pretzels for the Sexy Shot? Look at Chris McGrath's covers (well, maybe ONE that pushes the envelope, but you'll see that as a rule, everyone's dressed, non-twisted and still attractive): http://christianmcgrath.com/
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