Cover Art - I want Roses!
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Re: Cover Art - I want Roses!
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However, roses would be quite appropriate on this cover.
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Brownbrit wrote: ↑01 Feb 2021, 15:20 At the beginning of the book, the narrator speaks lovingly about the roses that she cherishes gifted to her family and passed down. The cover art does not look like a rose. Is it? If not, why are these not the prized roses that were so important to spend a page on and then never mention again. In fact, the author did that a lot. Do you think that she just forgot?
The flowers on the cover are Hibiscus syriacus, which is the national flower of Korea! I agree that roses would be a good choice for the flower because they are mentioned in the book. But the use of the national flower is also a good symbol!
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The flowers on the cover are Hibiscus syriacus, which is the national flower of Korea!
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That's interesting! Thanks for doing the research. Hibiscus makes a lot more sense now. It still feels a little generic to me but I'm sure the writer was more concerned with story than of what the cover looked like.Sou Hi wrote: ↑16 Feb 2021, 20:09 I remember there is a reviewer said that the flower on the cover is pink hibiscus. It's considered the national flower of South Korea, so I think the cover represents the country as a whole, or it could be that it's a symbol of Korea's freedom. As for the roses, it's Lady Sougyon's personal fondness, so it's not really necessary to place them on the cover, since Lady Sougyon is not the main focus of the story.
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I had the same question in my mind as described in the topic. I think you have given a good explanation to it, so I totally agree with your point.cjl1995 wrote: ↑24 Feb 2021, 18:36 I agree that roses would have made for a symbolic cover because they are mentioned in the book. But the flowers on the cover look like a type of hibiscus flower, which is the national flower of Korea (the Hibiscus syriacus). I think these flowers also make a good cover since it symbolizes the Korean culture and how it "vanishes" dues to the Japanese occupation.
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I think this is a thorough explanation, if true. Well, I initially thought the author did not tell the book contents to the cover artist.Sou Hi wrote: ↑16 Feb 2021, 20:09 I remember there is a reviewer said that the flower on the cover is pink hibiscus. It's considered the national flower of South Korea, so I think the cover represents the country as a whole, or it could be that it's a symbol of Korea's freedom. As for the roses, it's Lady Sougyon's personal fondness, so it's not really necessary to place them on the cover, since Lady Sougyon is not the main focus of the story.
I'd appreciate it if there is a separate page for a glossary that will help the readers learn more about South Korea's symbolic items. Honestly, I find roses to be overused in many book covers, so this might be a deviation from the typical rose we know. Overall, the actual cover looks clean-cut to me.
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