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Of Mice & Men: This book is not only a fantastic story, but also has a really good cover. It takes up the whole cover of the book, so it uses the rule of thirds, because there are eye-catching pieces of the cover at every intersection if you cut the book in thirds each direction. The illustration is also very fitting, because of the pathway leading on & on. It leads your eye towards the back of the book, and interests you. When I first saw it I instantly was curious what it was about. The best part of the cover is the large type of the title. It is extremely eye-catching, & you know what it is right away.

Lord of the Flies: Also a great book, this novel has a good cover, as well. It also uses up the whole cover with an illustration, and therefore, uses the rule of thirds. The picture of the boy also directly relates to the book, & when you don't know what it's about, you wonder what he's all about. It almost leads you to read the synopsis of the book on the back. The type used for the title & author name is pretty good, because it matches the colors of the picture on the cover. I like the other title better, because it's bigger, but the bright colors of this title that match the illustration are better.

Cujo: Like the actual book, the cover is frightening, & it really makes you wonder what it's about. For me, this cover made me really interested in this book. The red color of the illustration & shadow of the words is also a very creepy color, which is typically related to horror stories. Obviously, when you read this book or see the movie, you will understand that the dog's teeth in the side-view mirror relate directly to the novel. The title is also really large & eye-catching which forces you to read the title & the author which is always good for a book when you are deciding whether or not to read it. In this case, when people read the author's name, Stephen King, they automatically know the genre & basic story line.