Enter! Misc Avatar Contest: Books

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  1. Saga

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    the theme for this contest is books. interpret that how you see fit. it could be your favorite book. cover art. film adaptions. books you own...whatever. as along as its book related.

    usual contest rules apply. good luck!
     
  2. JiNX-01

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  3. auntiehill

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  4. Saga

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  5. Kai "the spy"

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  6. auntiehill

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    ^that's a little too big.
     
  7. Shanndee

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    I like the "don't panic" cover auntie
     
  8. scotpens

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  9. RJDiogenes

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    My brain may melt trying to decide on this one....
     
  10. Kai "the spy"

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    Thanks for pointing that out. Never trust Gickr to make the "custom size" the largest one.

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  11. Gov Kodos

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    One of my favorite books, and one I've had the longest. Picked up in a used bookstore back in elementary school.
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    Shakespeare & Company in Paris :)
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  13. Ghost07

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    nice entries...Auntie...I also like the Don't panic cover
     
  14. JiNX-01

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    That's why I chose it. I loved it when Jon asked if her father would mind if he adopted her.
     
  15. Shanndee

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    I guess this is no surprise considering my sig! :)
     
  16. auntiehill

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    OK, I guess I'll go with this one:
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  17. Owain Taggart

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    Here's mine, one of my favourite recent books.

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    Also really like the artwork, so here's a bigger version of the image as the avatar is harder to see the detail with.

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  18. RJDiogenes

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    I'm not sure what the deadline is, but I'll try to get something up when I come home this afternoon.
     
  19. Saga

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    deadline is the 16th.
     
  20. RJDiogenes

    RJDiogenes Idealistic Cynic and Canon Champion Premium Member

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    ^^ Thank you. I guess I didn't need to worry. :rommie: But I think I'm all set. I think this will fall under the parameters of the theme; if not, let me know.

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    The Fogg Library in South Weymouth. A magical place to a nine-year-old who was new in town. From the outside, it looked like a castle. Inside, there were rows of overflowing bookshelves, a study room full of encyclopedias both general and specific, a sitting room with couches and a fireplace, and a wide staircase going up to the mysterious attic. And there was the old copy machine by the door, which chugged like a steam train and gave out warm sheets of white paper accompanied by the sweet smell of black ink. In the Winter, it was an oasis from the cold; in the Summer, the hot air rose to the high ceilings, leaving it cool and pleasant like a cave. And, of course, the endless books, their hard covers wrapped in scuffed plastic, their pulpy pages tinged vaguely yellow and smelling a bit musty, and filled with the infinite wonderment of stories and poems and history and science. In short, the closest thing to heaven yet created.