There are stories where the girl gets her prince, and they live happily ever after. And I wasn’t really surprised to find that the subject matter made me even more uncomfortable. When Kelly sent this cover art my way, I needed to know what Bick’s novel was about. (Cover love, remember?) Drowning Instinct’s face does come off a bit like a poster for a David Fincher thriller, but it doesn’t make it any less intriguing. Bick’s Drowning Instinct, I was immediately uncomfortable.īut immediate discomfort doesn’t automatically label this as a bad cover. It’s that feeling that hits you before you start to ask questions about meaning and motive. Whether it’s an overwhelming feeling of sadness, joy, or anxiety, it’s still overwhelming. I’m just standing there, slack-jawed, leaning ever-so-slightly in to the point where I stumble just a little. There are times when I’ve been to a gallery or art museum and I’ll stare at a piece of artwork that clears my head of all assumption.
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