Comments on: And Disregards the Rest

By: Sorcha

Sorcha — Sat, 15 May 2010 08:48:25 +0000

“The rest” is a phrase which here means “all the leftover art that was rejected from other books, pasted together into something that makes no sense whatsoever.”

By: andyl

andyl — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:59:44 +0000

Actually it is a pretty decent book. One of its themes is insanity – which obviously must have infected the cover artist.

By: Zeke

Zeke — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:59:38 +0000

You know, this doesn’t look like a great book, but I think I would have to buy it if I saw it. The author chose a title that would intrigue Simon and Garfunkel fans and confuse the hell out of everyone else. Such gall deserves to be rewarded.

By: Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:58:45 +0000

With apologies to Paul Simon:

Avocados? Jest! Still a man draws what he wants to draw
And disregards the rest…

La La La! La La La La La-la-la…

By: Ron OBvious

Ron OBvious — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:36:34 +0000

The title sounds like a drinking game. Say the first part of the sentence, then add “And disregards the rest.” Seems to apply when logic, layout, and font are considered, since the layout artist disregarded the rest.

By: Nix

Nix — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:54:18 +0000

CSA: yes indeed. The artwork is actually quite well drawn, but the artist was plainly on LSD or something like that. (I mean, the sky is acceptable: I’ve seen twilight skies that look like that. But the pink wings on the flying legless headless pigs and the calmly staring spectral elf, well, this is plainly LSD or something even more controlled.)

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:26:56 +0000

The man in the cover has seen the cover. It burns.

By: Adam Roberts

Adam Roberts — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:57:25 +0000

I assume the lightning struck him on the head, and that’s why he’s wailing.

By: CSA

CSA — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:53:46 +0000

Never has the double facepalm of disgust been so appropriate.

Its clearly meant to be a surreal story, but when you put it on a cover like that it just looks bad.

By: e.lee

e.lee — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:46:18 +0000

guacamole with flying avocados! Yummy!