See 28 Popular Book Covers Get a Gendered Makeover

The question of whether we judge books by their covers has now been given a gendered spin. YA author Maureen Johnson invited people to reimagine popular book covers as if the author were of the opposite gender. Hundreds of people responded to her proposal, sharing "flipped" book covers on Tumblr to highlight the stereotypical differences between covers for male and female writers. Take a look at some of the most fascinating book-cover makeovers!

Original: Male

Original: Male

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is narrated by a teenage girl struggling to fight cancer as she falls in love with an older boy.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Little Infinitee switched things up with a picture of a young girl.

Original: Male

Original: Male

Jack Kerouac's On the Road is a classic book about the author's cross-country travels with his friends.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Hannah gave the road-trip theme a more girlie spin.

Original: Male

Original: Male

Me Talk Pretty One Day features the hilarious essays of humorist David Sedaris.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Cursive handwriting, heart accents, and a pink-lipped mouth bring a feminine touch to the cover created by Autumn.

Original: Male

Original: Male

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is considered a fictional masterpiece, telling the story of forbidden love, wealth, and extravagance in the 1920s.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Tumblr's Other Notebooks Are Available featured a woman on the reimagined cover.

Original: Male

Original: Male

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chobsky dives into the mind of a quirky teen boy who struggles to fit in.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Nessa Zee went with a feminine floral background.

Original: Male

Original: Male

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams is a famous sci-fi series.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Tumblr's Silly Side Blog gave the cover a brighter look.

Original: Male

Original: Male

Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a high school English classic about a group of boys trying to survive on an island.

Original: Male

Original: Male

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut is a satirical read that examines science, technology, and religion.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Jacob A. Dunn used cursive script and a graphic version of the Cat's Cradle game for his version of the cover.

Original: Male

Original: Male

Jeffrey Eugenides's The Marriage Plot follows the story of three college graduates as they navigate the real world.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

For a feminine makeover, Emily Rosenfield featured a bridal bouquet.

Original: Male

Original: Male

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen follows complicated relationships among family and friends over several years.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Book Revels on Tumblr used a girl's picture and a heart detail to give the cover a feminine spin.

Original: Male

Original: Male

Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — considered a "Great American Novel" — follows one of the most well-known figures in fiction, Huck Finn.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Melissa made a modern, chick-lit-inspired version of the classic cover.

Original: Male

Original: Male

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess captures good versus evil in a dystopian world.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Brandy's cover features a woman's face with black-and-orange lip color.

Original: Male

Original: Male

J.D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey tells the story a brother and sister in two parts: a short story and a novella.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Swirling script and a young girl wearing green nail polish give Hilde Kuyper's cover a feminine spin.

Original: Male

Original: Male

Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer weaves together multiple story lines about a man's journey into his family's past.

Original: Male

Original: Male

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie tells the story of a Native American teenage boy.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Switching it up for "Sharmaine" Alexie, Gillian Berry picked a hot-pink background, a handwriting-inspired font, and hearts to dot the I's.

Original: Female

Original: Female

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is a dark, semiautobiographical book that touches on mental illness.

Reimagined: Male

Reimagined: Male

Tumblr's Not the Very Button gave the cover a masculine makeover by using bold block letters and a simple red, black, and white color scheme.

Original: Female

Original: Female

Dear Life: Stories by Alice Munro is a short-story collection that features a range of characters, including a soldier, a poet, and a wealthy young woman.

Reimagined: Male

Reimagined: Male

Sarah used dark colors and a simple, minimalistic font for the masculine interpretation.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Electric Sheep Comix used a fancy script and a female character for the flipped cover.

Original: Male

Original: Male

Stephen King's Carrie is a horror novel about a high school girl.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Mellie Ryan chose a light, bright picture of a young girl for a feminine interpretation of the cover.

Original: Male

Original: Male

Dennis Lehane's Shutter Island is a dark, gothic novel about murder, insanity, and multiple realities.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Kuelthador picked a turquoise background, bright shutters, and a sunny beach setting for the feminine version of the cover.

Original: Female

Original: Female

Heist Society by Ally Carter follows a family of thieves and a young girl carrying on the tradition.

Original: Male

Original: Male

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini tells the story of a suicidal teen in a psychiatric hospital.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Miller's feminine interpretation features bubbly cursive and two hands making a heart shape.

Original: Female

Original: Female

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith follows an Irish-American family in the early 1900s.

Reimagined: Male

Reimagined: Male

Dana picked neutral shades and a simple design for the masculine interpretation.

Original: Female

Original: Female

13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson — the woman behind the "coverflip" idea — tells the story of a young girl who receives a series of envelopes and instructions from her deceased aunt.

Reimagined: Male

Reimagined: Male

Stephen Denes gave the book cover a more artsy, abstract interpretation to reimagine it for a male author.

Original: Male

Original: Male

Every Day by David Levithan tells the story of a teenager who wakes up in a different body every morning.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Miller added a romantic spin to the cover by featuring a couple.

Original: Male

Original: Male

Stardust by Neil Gaiman follows a young boy who goes on a quest to bring a fallen star to the girl he loves.

Reimagined: Female

Reimagined: Female

Monica featured a close-up image of a couple and an ornate font for the feminine interpretation.

Original: Female

Original: Female

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver tells the story of a teenage girl who knows it's the last day of her life.

Reimagined: Male

Reimagined: Male

For the masculine interpretation, Mellie Ryan used a black-and white image with an ominous look.

Original: Female

Original: Female

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas tells the story of a heroic girl battling darkness in a strange kingdom.