Shall we start with the fact that this "Comanche Woman" is pale skinned and red-haired? Or that it looks like she has three arms and man-hands? Or that he looks like his body is facing away from us? Or that there's no logical explanation for the blob of dark cloth under her(?) left arm? Or how about the completely anachronistic dress whose arm bands and fringe are the only indicators that this book isn't a regency novel? Or how about the giant image of Texas nestled in her cleavage? It's all just so overwhelming!
Comanche Woman -- Joan Johnston
You really don't know that the "blob of dark cloth" is the man's left leg, in trousers, bent at the knee (or are you being sarcastic)? Her left hand is holding his knee. I'm with you on the rest of it, however.
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Posted by: Karen H near Tampa | 11/22/2013 at 08:36 PM
For that to really be his left knee, his thigh would have to be coming straight out of the ground. Look at the angle. Bodies just don't bend that way! Plus, if that's then his calf as well, his calf is smaller than his arm! I wasn't being sarcastic. It still doesn't look like his pants to me. But when I blow up the picture really large, I CAN see a small "v" of light in it, so I'm going to assume that's *supposed* to be the bend of his knee. Either way, this cover gives new meaning to the concept of "dislocated members"!
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Posted by: The Wife | 11/23/2013 at 02:48 AM
An anatomically impossible pose on a romance cover, especially of that vintage? Who'd have thunk? I just think of that as part of their "charm."
Posted by: Karen H near Tampa | 11/23/2013 at 05:53 PM
Yeah. I gotta admit, after a while, it's hard not to just roll our eyes at some of these covers. How many ways can we say "LOOK AT THIS!" and make it funny?
Posted by: The Wife | 11/23/2013 at 10:01 PM