April Book Photo Challenge Day 5 Favourite Cover

This might seem a little strange but this really is one of my favourite covers and no it's not suposed to be ripped.  The whole ripped thing comes from the fact that a little bit of me feels like I need to rescue books that no else wants. It was on one of those really cheep book sale tables in the middle a shopping center.

The second thing is that this is the book that sparked my love for Gregory Maguire's re-told fairy tales. This was long before the whole Wicked phenomenon (I'm totally not knocking that cos I have been to see it when it came to Burswood.) Thankfully now people actually listen to me when I say  how awsome this book is. 

As far as the cover thing goes though, all of his books have this peek-a-boo thing going on and I love it.

Literary Photo Challenge Day 10: Best POV

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister was the first Gregory Maguire book i had read. I picked it up really cheap at a "middle of the mall" book sale tables because it was ripped but the title was too interesting to resist, that and the art work of the cover. 

*spoilers*

The POV part comes right at the end when you think you have been hearing the story of one of the ugly stepsisters the whole way through but it is actually the sister that is mute and they think retarded. Great twist and great POV switch up. Really should re-read it.

Once again spoilers.

Snow Crash was my first Neal Stephenson book book second hand (its bee well loved and I wont lend this copy to anyone because its about to fall a part.) There are a couple of scenes in it from the point of view of a dog that has gone through a cyberman type process but that isn't obvious to begin with. Good little tension builder.

So I couldn't decide today so i gave you all two but i don't think anyone will complain.