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February 26th, 2010

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I don't know if anyone has ever seen this...it's one of the covers for looking for alaska that didn't get used. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to share it...but it can't hurt now right? Just found it deep in my inbox.

Crinoline_Gremlin
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i... love it.
a lot.
I think it really captures the essence of the book.

February 26th, 2010
MeganElizabethO
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That's awesome :D I love it.

February 26th, 2010
crimsong19
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Awesome!

February 26th, 2010
MichaelMidnight
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@HankGreen oh Alaska...

February 26th, 2010
arkapain
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wow. it's nice

February 26th, 2010
itfeelslikegold
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That's almost exactly how I imagine the lake in my head.

February 26th, 2010
BarryAldridge
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That is an awesome cover.

February 26th, 2010
LexVader
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I found Alaska! Woohoo!

February 26th, 2010
bouncyangel
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OMG this is AWESOME! <3333

February 26th, 2010
luftkastel
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That's beautiful. I wish they sold the book at Danish bookstores so I could read it ):

February 26th, 2010
hues_of_life
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Ohh very pretty <3

February 26th, 2010
xchristina
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I'm honestly not a fan. Photographically I like the composition, texture and overall image, but I don't like the gradient, but I'm bias there. But, in general, I like simple book covers. As far as essence goes, I think they're both good imagery in different ways. The candle is more symbolic, which I like, but again I'm slightly bias because I have a thing for candles and smoke. Oops, this was more writing than necessary, but whatever.

February 26th, 2010
thewalruswasdave
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that's pretty hot haha

February 26th, 2010
Wlyrra
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I almost like it better than the original...

February 26th, 2010
CoraRora
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I like it :) I do prefer the actual cover though

February 26th, 2010
TotalMusicBinge
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Bleck. It looks like something a kid who just discovered Photoshop would do. [huggles onto book with pretty cover]

February 26th, 2010
valerie2776
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interesting...

i like the candle better though, it is more unique

February 26th, 2010
CrayolaaWonderr
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This is perfect...I think I like it better than the candle.

February 26th, 2010
joannejpeg
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It's very literal, but I looove the colours. :)

February 26th, 2010
hannahkid
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I love this so much. Its nicer than the one that a lot of the UK got with the picture of a flower on it.

This really should have gotten used.

February 26th, 2010
jesserkuh
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I like it. Specifically how the colors are lightly scaled. And that's how I pictured the lake, too.
But, I think I prefer the candle (:

February 26th, 2010
FreakishLemon
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How wistful.

February 26th, 2010
ghostwritten
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I actually prefer this to the one that was used. It's a beautiful picture, and I think it would have encouraged more boys to read the novel. But I like the US candle cover, and the UK flower one, too.

February 26th, 2010
HelloLeah
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It's cool, but I don't love the colors.

February 26th, 2010
melodykat0
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thats really sota lovely...
Oh my fave john green book actually my second fave book eva :D

February 26th, 2010
YeahTisAmanda
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it's cool, but I love the cover of Looking For Alaska now.

February 26th, 2010
Jessielou1848
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I like it. :D

February 26th, 2010
ObsidianVormund
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Beautiful.... :)

February 26th, 2010
mtobinod
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It's very nice, but I like the simplicity of the cover with the candle. Grabs your attention more.

February 26th, 2010
ZottePark
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I honestly think the candle cover was nice and subtle.

February 26th, 2010
eli_weli
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I really like it! I think it's very pretty!

February 26th, 2010
funkwurm
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It's awesome, it's a lot like what I imagined the scene when I read the book.

February 26th, 2010
kinksgem
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Oh wow... I like this one a lot.

February 26th, 2010
jessicalestrange
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totally loving the colours. i love how alaska is all rainbow-y, and miles is just chillinnn' in sepia.

February 26th, 2010
carawwwrlyn
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really like it, but I agree that the simplicity of the other cover really captured the book perfectly.

February 26th, 2010
Niphai
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I like this cover, although I think the actual cover is better!

February 26th, 2010
meryl
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Whoa! I love the colors!

February 26th, 2010
Umby
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I definetly prefer this version, to both the candle and the flower. Maybe it's the pretty colours or the fact I can finally picture Pudge now, but I love love love this cover.

February 26th, 2010
laurensauer
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I like this cover...but honestly, this cover makes it look like an assigned reading for a middle school english class (which it most certainly is not)
i think the candle looks more intriguing, but i like this cover better than the flower

February 26th, 2010
wheretheducksgo
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this totally captures the book's essence. why was this not used?

February 26th, 2010
KatherineJ
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I like it :D

February 26th, 2010
TheGingerHermione
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Wow no offence but I wish John had ket this one!

February 26th, 2010
TheGingerHermione
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*kept

February 26th, 2010
BuryTheWorries
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Whhyyyy didn't it get used? It's beautiful!

February 26th, 2010
futuredudeman
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I found her! She's behind the tree! :O

February 26th, 2010
QuickLookLightning
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Hmm. I Definitely don't like this. It's like Alaska's supposed to be in the lake. And it looks too much like one of the covers of A Separate Peace. Of course, they are somewhat similar novels.

But the ambiguity of the candle smoke cover fits the novel really well - you're waiting and counting down to find out what the huge event is. Then it finally comes and you're completely depressed, so the blackness works (plus the symbolism of a flame being snuffed out makes an analogy for death). This cover is way too literal. It gives away the story too fast.

The cover of a book completely alters the reading experience. It has such a heavy influence on the way a book feels. This cover is too colorful (but then, was the strawberry color by the water just a coincidence?), so it makes the novel have less weight. And the weight of the story is what makes this novel stand out.

Ugh! and one more thing! Pudge is so not a sepia character! He's way too interesting to be put into sepia! If anything, Pudge should be the one in color, and the background should be in sepia.

I'm sorry Hank, but I really hate this design.

February 26th, 2010
apresby
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It's beautiful though maybe toning down some of the colors would be awesome

February 26th, 2010
Albatross9
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Cool!

February 26th, 2010
brittanybargnani
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i buy books by looking at the covers and i definitely would've purchased this one :)

(this rule of mine doesn't apply for everything haha)

February 26th, 2010
Amerah
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Kinda cool.

February 26th, 2010
av3ry
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haha... wow. I'm so glad they didn't use that one!

February 26th, 2010
starlysh
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I think it's gorgeous. I'm glad they used the smoke, but it's pretty.

February 27th, 2010
Dunklekuh81
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Every time I read that I start tearin' up

February 27th, 2010
katiefab
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February 27th, 2010
staceyftw
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thats prettyyyyy >.<
so much better than the cover i have with random flower on it ¬.¬

February 27th, 2010
saveferris
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oh wow I like that. The only cover that I really like out of all of John's books is the Alaska one with the candle.

February 27th, 2010
unicornjedi
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:D

February 27th, 2010
Silver1226
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Does any one else think it looks like @Jerry H Cooke?

February 27th, 2010
KaraDawlish
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yuck.

i still like the smokey cover best xD

February 27th, 2010
gabelee111
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i loved the book it was amazing im waiting for my local b&n to restock paper towns

February 27th, 2010
sweetietweet
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I saw Pudge (I think it's supposed to be Pudge, is it?) in the thumbnail at first and was reminded immediately of Daniel Radcliffe. Am I the only one?

February 27th, 2010
HaDaisyLOL
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Coolio cover... I surprised it didn't get used!

February 28th, 2010
votebob
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This seems like a nice piece of fan art, but not an especially great book cover. I prefer the candle.

March 1st, 2010
NoniDoll
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I like it better than the Australian cover of Paper Towns.

It's terrible, agreed?

March 1st, 2010
QuickLookLightning
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@nonidoll Oh dear. I agree. That is a really terrible cover. Margo looks goth.

March 15th, 2010
RadioDarkness
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LOL so the above (paper towns) is the cover I'll get when the book ever comes in to my doingus bookshop.

I like like that looking for alaska one though.

March 24th, 2010