Front Pages

Rating:
Summary: a balanced view
Review: I just have to try to balance the negative review the other reader left.

That a hardcover book is published without a dust jacket is 1) not out of the ordinary, and 2) not a reflection of quality. Many high-quality books from some of the most skilled publishers are published sans jacket -- it is simply a stylistic choice. This book is printed on high-quality, acid free paper, and is bound inside typical boards with 4-color printing on front and back.

The color reproduction is not 'off' throughout the book. I have no idea why someone would think that, or what basis that person would base such a claim on.

As for the art within the book - it is quite clever and interesting. It isn't exactly my cup of tea, but I can appreciate it for what it is. Which is more than I can say for the other review.

Rating:
Summary: Yuck
Review: This book is ugly beyond belief! The produciton is poor (the cover alone, a hardcover art book without a dustjacket and printed on the board itself--how cheap can you get!), the colors are off, the drawings--or what passes for such--are boring, the artist's imagination is nowhere evident, and the whole book is one huge and endless monotony. Boy, am I glad that I didn't have to live my year as it's depicted in this worthless book!