44. A book with a symbol of death on the cover

[Pamela, Arciform Mod]

This is all about visuals this week- a book with a symbol of death on the cover. The book doesn't need to have anything to do with death past the symbol. And there are so many symbols of death out there, here's a couple lists:

https://www.mycaringplan.com/blog/28-...
https://www.legit.ng/ask-legit/top/15...

ATY Listopia https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

What are you going to read? Does the symbol on the cover make you think about death or is just a coincidence?

[NancyJ]

I bought Scythe years ago, and this will push me to actually give it a try. (I liked the TV show Dead Like Me, so maybe.) If I hate it, I’ll pick one with a black bird. Please let me know if these don’t really fit.

Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans
Three Bags Full
The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human

[Dixie]

I think I'm going to go with A Tomb With a View. I'm reading Dreadful for another prompt.

[Pamela, Arciform Mod]

Dixie wrote: "[bookc..."

I can't decide if I want to do Tomb with a View or another cemetery history book for this or go 100% not death related which means I need a space for deathy books elsewhere

[Dixie]

Pamela wrote: "Dixie wrote: "[bookcover:The Crow Roa..."

This is the "book shuffling" portion of the process...

[Pamela, Arciform Mod]

Dixie wrote: "This is the "book shuffling" portion of the process..."

I'm in that right now for 2025... 5 more books and I can start playing with 2026!

[Deborah]

Current possibilities:

The King of Bones and Ashes

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

The Invisible Parade
Millie Fleur Saves the Night

[LeahS]

and

[Jennifer W]

I was browsing for some symbols and found that dogs (especially black or hairless), owls, bats, and crows are associated with death. Also chrysanthemums are associated with death and mourning in several cultures and countries (including Dia de los Muertos, Japan, China, Korea, Italy, and France).

[Marie]

Nice easy one for me, This Charming Man by C.K. McDonnell has a coffin on the cover:

[Charlsa]

A Good Hanging by Ian Rankin