Comments | meganbmoore: Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore

meganbmoore

Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore

Sep 02, 2011 21:03

This is a book that I found simultaneously very engaging and imaginative while also ( Read more... )

a: jaclyn dolamore, ya/mg/kids, genre: gothic, books, genre: sff

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rachelmanija September 9 2011, 18:36:22 UTC

I haven't read the book yet, but I recall the cover controversy. Look at this:

Magic Under Glass

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meganbmoore September 9 2011, 18:41:37 UTC

Wow, no kidding. I also find the angle of her head a bit off.

And the first cover is already lighter skinned than I really picture Nimira being.

rachelmanija September 9 2011, 18:47:37 UTC

SIGH.

Also, check this out - it's the original edition, followed by the later mass-market paperback. I assume both images are supposed to represent Cat.

http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Magic-Spiritwalker-Trilogy-Elliott/dp/0316080853/ref=tmm_pap_title_0

Cold Magic (The Spiritwalker Trilogy)

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meganbmoore September 9 2011, 18:57:45 UTC

I haven't read these yet, but the first especially has the look that I'm starting to think of as "Represents Exotic* But Is WHITE" that involves a lot of shadows that seem meant to imply darker skintone but when you take the shadows into account the skin is very light.

*Which, as we know, is anyone who isn't a white American or European.

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