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[|//The Stand// book cover]

I love this book cover as it relates well to the story. The birds were dying, along with most of the human population in //The Stand//. The typography in Stephen King's name works really well and shows the unstable feeling and the insanity in the book. The illustration of the bird is very simplistic as it is only two colors. But the bright yellow and the placement of the eyes adds a feeling of unease as it looks like the crow is looking right at you. The entire cover is a very simple black and white (which makes a lot of sense from an economic standpoint.) but the bright eyes adds a pop that draws you in.

[|//The Chronicles of Narnia// book cover]

I like this book cover as it is very elegant and has a feeling of luxury. The illustration is interesting to the reader as it looks so beautiful and the lion has very piercing eyes that seem to almost cut through you. The typography works well with the illustration because of the sense of elegance that can be seen as a theme throughout this cover. It also uses the rule of thirds well.

[|//Between Shades of Gray// book cover]

This book caught my eye as the girl in the middle seems free but trapped. She is turned away from the viewer and is an open area, yet there is still barbed wire around her, almost trapping her. As this book is about the Halocaust, it shows what the book is about well without giving it away. Both the barbed wire and the girl's hair and clothing add lovely leading lines to this cover. The quote on the top of the cover adds interest to what the book is about and spurs questions that the book can only answer it seems.