tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post2986482212788032914..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: A new cover for Querencia- the- Book?Steve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-38675578788719476972014-03-26T16:23:31.259-07:002014-03-26T16:23:31.259-07:00The publisher has not communicated yet, but the vo...The publisher has not communicated yet, but the vote here and elsewhere (including mine) is with you, perhaps flipped or modified.<br /><br />Didn't get your note-- would love to hear...Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-9075340750260605512014-03-26T15:57:07.309-07:002014-03-26T15:57:07.309-07:00I am now catching up on your blog, having spent th...I am now catching up on your blog, having spent the prior week off the Internet in Mexico. Perhaps you have already decided, but since I finally read the copy you have me about a year ago, you know (presuming you received my text from a week ago) I now feel qualified to venture an opinion. Most definitely Number 1. I think the back would be good with Jack's winter shot, altho the shot of the building is striking. I think the sunset is great too, but perhaps a bit of a cliché? Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-30507833256575063472014-03-17T20:52:21.810-07:002014-03-17T20:52:21.810-07:00#1 as most suggest, although I like #2 and #4 a lo...#1 as most suggest, although I like #2 and #4 a lot. #4 wouldn't mean much to people not familiar with the country, so one of those low grey cloudy days where the elk are out at all hours wouldn't be as significant. <br />#1, darkened a bit, with contrail, would nicely recall the original and give a good sense of the book, in addition to being striking.mdmnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-72227206786505096812014-03-16T16:49:34.545-07:002014-03-16T16:49:34.545-07:00I'd like to blaze a new trail here and be diff...I'd like to blaze a new trail here and be different, but gotta go with the prevailing winds: #1...Chad Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219295562957353591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-68538042596449849572014-03-16T11:21:43.423-07:002014-03-16T11:21:43.423-07:00Katherine says No. 2 front cover and No. 1 back co...Katherine says No. 2 front cover and No. 1 back cover.<br /><br />DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-25451863338930114782014-03-16T07:51:38.704-07:002014-03-16T07:51:38.704-07:00Re the contrail
I like the way the picture hints ...Re the contrail<br /><br />I like the way the picture hints at you're being alone in a vast space. A hole in the world left by a woman so multifaceted that she filled even the vast steppes of new mexico. The contrail is an important part of that, its says 'flyover country', it speaks of a vast emptiness that is actually full to the brim.<br /><br />SBW<br /><br />The Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-27579396424664546642014-03-16T05:57:50.967-07:002014-03-16T05:57:50.967-07:00Ray in S. C. took the words right off'n my rig...Ray in S. C. took the words right off'n my right index finger! After reading all the preferences and the understandable aesthetic desire to remove the jet stream, I also thought I kinda liked it--not that I think it is attractive in any way, but it well represents the contrast of "modern" and "primitive" we all must deal with these days. Those of us that are still somewhat primitive in our activities and nature, that is. And what a nice turn out of the "fans"! I should think, Mister Bodio, you are quite touched! In a sentimental way, not just a mental way.....L.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-25667784201918372382014-03-15T09:22:52.548-07:002014-03-15T09:22:52.548-07:00Another vote for # 1. Please include the jet trail...Another vote for # 1. Please include the jet trail in the sky. <br />It presents a grand counterpoint to you and hound on foot on the land as enhancing to POV in the book. <br />Ray in SC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-71478685971411212432014-03-15T09:13:19.620-07:002014-03-15T09:13:19.620-07:00The crowd source has indicated my preference also ...The crowd source has indicated my preference also :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-55287029308951603162014-03-15T07:20:35.799-07:002014-03-15T07:20:35.799-07:00I like the image and the feeling in number one, an...I like the image and the feeling in number one, and the light in number two. Sunset, perhaps, rather than sunrise, for all that time of day evokes. If you don't mind it looking a bit stylized, and more like a painting or watercolor than a photograph, you can play around with the image you have in photo editing software and see if the mood changes for better or worse with different lighting. Either way it will have to do honor to the soulful words and descriptions inside the jacket, which make it one of my all time special books.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16125123428611738347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-50717446487449802462014-03-14T16:02:11.773-07:002014-03-14T16:02:11.773-07:00I like 1&2, but vote for 1 for reasons MFC art...I like 1&2, but vote for 1 for reasons MFC articulated.Guy Boydnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-83570433965496964292014-03-14T10:44:15.464-07:002014-03-14T10:44:15.464-07:00Another vote for #1. I think a Querencia cover nee...Another vote for #1. I think a Querencia cover needs to have a person in it.Matt Millerhttp://blog.nature.org/science/author/mmiller/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-57415265492081642932014-03-13T22:20:37.873-07:002014-03-13T22:20:37.873-07:00I agree with others that the first photo is best. ...I agree with others that the first photo is best. I don't like the contrail, but at least you're not looking at a smart phone! :-) Being a big fan of this book, I am pleased that it will be released to a new audience of readers, and that you are still residing in the fascinating place where the adventure began. I cherish my copy of Querencia, purchased many years ago, but I will definitely be buying new copies. I wish you would someday come to the Tucson Festival of Books! <br /><br />Best,<br />An Old Pueblo Querencia/Bodio fanLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291440307115600823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-56703929291627106412014-03-13T20:52:24.045-07:002014-03-13T20:52:24.045-07:00Without question, #1. It's the only one that c...Without question, #1. It's the only one that captures what the book's about. Laura N. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-58388387436761000002014-03-13T14:23:48.904-07:002014-03-13T14:23:48.904-07:00But wouldn't it look great? That's the tro...But wouldn't it look great? That's the trouble with publishing today, no vision!<br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-63356210233475693842014-03-13T13:54:14.735-07:002014-03-13T13:54:14.735-07:00The one to Jim was directed to "Old Gunkie&qu...The one to Jim was directed to "Old Gunkie". <br /><br />And for Suburban Bushwhacker: I like it too, but few editors will risk "THAT HORSE NEVER FUCKED NOBODY!" on the cover, even the back cover...Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-87200203904963244222014-03-13T13:41:13.264-07:002014-03-13T13:41:13.264-07:00I think that is the idea, Jim (;-))I think that is the idea, Jim (;-))Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-31813742233210537252014-03-13T13:17:48.075-07:002014-03-13T13:17:48.075-07:00This is difficult, 'cause I like the original ...This is difficult, 'cause I like the original cover. Of the new ones, I like best the first, although I too would cut the con trail. I'd also darken your image so that you become a silhouette.<br /><br />Best,<br />GerryGerard H. Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893768189194224022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-84868511530168966162014-03-13T12:25:13.182-07:002014-03-13T12:25:13.182-07:00I vote for number one. You standing and looking ou...I vote for number one. You standing and looking out over the landscape invites the reader to experience it through your narrative.Jesshttp://desertwindhounds.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-81500626651502189562014-03-13T06:22:46.514-07:002014-03-13T06:22:46.514-07:00I like all of the photographs and I know you have ...I like all of the photographs and I know you have others from which you might choose (including, perhaps, the photograph from which the Chatham painting was done). But of these I agree with the previous comment: No. 1 without the jet trail, for the reasons stated. My second choice would be No. 3, though I think it's a bit wintry for this book.<br /><br />DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-67781825877056134142014-03-13T06:14:36.842-07:002014-03-13T06:14:36.842-07:00Yeah, #1 for me, too. I like them all, in that the...Yeah, #1 for me, too. I like them all, in that they show the real landscapes of the book, but you with the sighthound is superior. And it seems you are looking back over the land, just as you are in memory in the book, and just as we all will be rereading it! And it will give the newer readers some historical perspective as well, I think......L.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-43522061127138292232014-03-13T05:35:29.789-07:002014-03-13T05:35:29.789-07:00Yes, very happy with the aesthetics of my copy. Bu...Yes, very happy with the aesthetics of my copy. But if you're looking to update, I'd go with number 1 (for the reason already mentioned: you're in it, and it evokes a person in need of solace) or number 2. <br /><br />Two is an image that catches the eye, which arguably is a book cover's job; I also like the balance it captures between culture as represented by the building and nature in the form of the sunlit hill behind.Mark Farrell-Churchillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09867907324318184817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-90076727879059192912014-03-12T23:58:42.721-07:002014-03-12T23:58:42.721-07:00I'm voting for number one too, great picture o...I'm voting for number one too, great picture of you.<br />I'd also recommend having a quote on the back cover, particularly the line about the horse that was shouted during the street brawl. No one could ever have made that up.The Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-45578080532852485222014-03-12T21:31:44.390-07:002014-03-12T21:31:44.390-07:00Choice #1 obviously evokes the first edition's...Choice #1 obviously evokes the first edition's cover, and I do think a human figure gives scale to the landscape.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-48074313122264428602014-03-12T19:59:09.483-07:002014-03-12T19:59:09.483-07:00Like number one the best it has a "point"...Like number one the best it has a "point", you and the dog, the human touch, and the open vastness of the land behind. The other pitures seem to lack "interest"! Sorry, have not read your book to make futher comments, but, got any pictures like that with a "hawk" in it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com