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The Lies That Bind

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MisterBob Comments: Could you guess its from 1989? Dull doesn’t quite cover it.
Published 1989

Actually, that cover IS a classical work of art!I would touch it without protective gloves.I've seen worse. Far, far, worse.Interesting, but I would still read it in public.Middlng: Neither awful nor awfully goodWould not like to be seen reading that!Awful... just awful...That belongs in a gold-lame picture frame!Gah... my eyes are burning! Feels so good!Good Show Sir! (Average: 5.76 out of 10)
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14 Responses to “The Lies That Bind”

  1. THX 1138 Says:
    May 23rd, 2012 at 10:44 am

    Just what the 1980s needed: another synthpop duo.

  2. Smith Says:
    May 23rd, 2012 at 10:55 am

    This looks like one of those pictures you get in small barber’s shops offering slightly out of date hairstyles.

  3. Dead Stuff With Big Teeth Says:
    May 23rd, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    Fun time! How many nudes can you spot in his hair? Three is normal, seven is splendid, 12 is a sign of deeper issues.

  4. A.R.Yngve Says:
    May 23rd, 2012 at 1:15 pm

    The Early Chris Morris, in a duet with Mory Kante!

  5. Green Says:
    May 23rd, 2012 at 3:53 pm

    Nothing about this cover says SF/Fantasy to me at all. I would have thought it was any generic book of the 80s.

    Ok, maybe her eyebrows – they look a bit Vulcan?

  6. Herm Says:
    May 23rd, 2012 at 6:25 pm

    If I really tried, I could project some kind of racist overtones onto this. But mostly it’s just deathly boring.

  7. Herm Says:
    May 23rd, 2012 at 6:26 pm

    Oh, and question. What constitutes qualification for the “damsel” tag? She doesn’t look in immediate need of rescuing, unless her transparency is clinical and not merely artistic.

  8. fred Says:
    May 23rd, 2012 at 6:47 pm

    If it was 2012 I would say it was brooding tween vampire vs voodoo priestess, soon to be a major tentpole summer blockbuster wanna be.

  9. Phil Says:
    May 24th, 2012 at 10:17 am

    The lies that that bind Ian Williams. Interesting. Reminds me of that classic: the sheep look up John Brunner.

    I like the background figure’s hair adornment, which appears like a Post-It note with a price written on it.

  10. Ian Says:
    May 27th, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    I am pretty sure the title is “The Lies Lies That Bind”

  11. Tom Noir Says:
    June 8th, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    The poor author didn’t even rate proper capitalization of his name.

  12. Anti-Sceptic Says:
    June 13th, 2012 at 8:35 pm

    @Ian actually I think the title is “The Lies Lies That Bind Front Lines”

  13. anon Says:
    March 28th, 2015 at 11:44 am

    Isn’t it a bit racist to put the price sticker on the black woman?

  14. A.R.Yngve Says:
    February 9th, 2017 at 1:15 pm

    Anon’s comment is undoubtedly a funny joke in 2015, but in 2017 it will be taken dead seriously…

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