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21st May '13 7:56:13 PM JIKTV

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* The "classic" [[RomanceCoverScene romance novel cover]]-a woman with long, flowing hair (that may or may not match the hair color of the actual main female character) and a man with lots of muscles, both half-dressed, holding each other in what looks like a mighty uncomfortable sexual position. Though the highly stereotyped and often (justly) mocked "clinch" contemptible cover was for a long time a staple of romance novels, in the past decade its use has declined drastically. A lot of romance novels now feature stock photos of very muscled male chests and arms, or a neck-up photograph of a kissing couple, photoshopped to look vaguely artsy- not respectable, per se, but not contemptible either. Some try to have the best of both worlds by having a simple, solid cover with just the title and author's name on it, with what would have been the ContemptibleCover on the front flyleaf instead. See some {{egregious}} examples of these (pre-snarked for your convenience) [[http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/blog/category/covers_gone_wild_non_snoop_dogg_edition here]].

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* The "classic" [[RomanceCoverScene romance novel cover]]-a woman with long, flowing hair (that may or may not match the hair color of the actual main female character) and a man with lots of muscles, both half-dressed, holding each other in what looks like a mighty uncomfortable sexual position. Though the highly stereotyped and often (justly) mocked "clinch" contemptible cover was for a long time a staple of romance novels, in the past decade its use has declined drastically. A lot of romance novels now feature stock photos of very muscled male chests and arms, or a neck-up photograph of a kissing couple, photoshopped to look vaguely artsy- not respectable, per se, but not contemptible either. Some try to have the best of both worlds by having a simple, solid cover with just the title and author's name on it, with what would have been the Contemptible Cover on the front flyleaf instead. See some {{egregious}} examples of these (pre-snarked for your convenience) [[http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/blog/category/covers_gone_wild_non_snoop_dogg_edition here]].

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21st May '13 8:37:22 AM nombretomado

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