across the universe

working in the library definitely has its perks: use of the copy machine, access to the secret library door, and most of all, looking at all the awesome and crazy books that come through the circulation desk.
here are a few of my favorites:
homosexual behavior in animals: an evolutionary perspective (can you believe it's $150 on amazon?!)
the chick is in the mail (the ugliest cover for a trashy fantasy novel)
the fragrance of her name (just scroll down and read the "product description." HAH)

during the past 19 hours i have come across a plethora of heinous novel covers. two of these include the trashiest fantasy novel covers known to man (more so, possibly, than the chick is in the mail).

trashy cover #1: sword-dancer by jennifer roberson

can you say, "innuendo?" the last time i checked, glowing swords that are inches away from a girl's crotch can only mean one thing.

trashy cover #2: damia by anne mccaffrey

so this image on the left was the best picture i could find to show the detail. let's list the delightful, awful qualities of this novel.
>umm... pet raccoon?
>damia is lucky enough to sit on the surface of a planet in outer space on a stone throne. (hey, that rhymes!)
>creepy man shadow in the background. it's a bit awkward that his eye perfectly fits in the "D."
>damia's pseudo-spiderwoman tights.

but the BEST part of this cover is actually missing. the cover we have in the library is a different edition, and it looks like this one below to the right: (sorry it's small)

props to the cover artists for changing the lettering style of "damia." it looks a lot better in this red, aladdin-type lettering.

anyway, the BEST part that i was referring to is the text in the lower left hand corner. it reads:
"kids, cats, and telepathic... heartwarming."

if that isn't the greatest book review you've ever heard, then slap me twice.