Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Only Martians Need a Synopsis for This Book

The inside flap of the jacket on J.K. Rowling's final book bears only the following few words:
We now present the seventh and final installment in the epic tale of Harry Potter.
What a fine compliment to Miss Rowling. No introduction needed.

4 comments:

Jennifer Snow said...

Hah! I noticed that too; pretty much everything the formatters did with this book is classy. I didn't check the other books to see if they'd done the same thing: I usually throw away book jackets because they get in the way when I'm reading.

Toiler said...

Oh, I'm so bad about throwing away book jackets. They're perfectly worthless unless you plan to sell a first or signed edition, but I just can't bring myself to toss them. So I have a box of them. I suppose it's partly because I feel like the art on the cover adds so much to the impact of the book. Some covers stay associated with a book forever, at least in my mind.

Jennifer Snow said...

You have a *box* full of book jackets? Dude, that's just neurotic.

Toiler said...

'Dat's right, neurotic as hell, baby! You should see my box of old twisty-ties and empty kleenex boxes. (heh-heh)