friday face off – aquapages

Yellow Cover | Friday Face Off

August 30, 2019August 6, 2019aquapages // eline1 Comment

This is a weekly thing created by Books by Proxy, but currently run by Lynn’s Book Blog.

This week’s theme: “I wandered lonely as a cloud” – a cover that is predominantly yellow

My pick: The Master and Margarita (a classic I have yet to read) by Mikhail Bulgakov

Kindle 50th anniversary edition (2016) Penguin Books | Paperback (2004) by Vintage Classics

Paperback (1995) by Grove Press | Paperback (2007) by Penguin Books | Portuguese Paperback (2010) by Alfaguara

Paperback (2012) by Alma Books | Paperback (2011) by Wordsworth Editions

Turkish paperback (2018) by Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları | Italian paperback (2014) by Feltrinelli

My pick

There’s soooo many editions of this book, I selected the funny and devilish cat covers on purpose. But also, as someone who’s not read the book yet, there’s way too many devil cat options. This Penguin classic option just made me laugh out loud with the surrealness.

Feather Cover | Friday Face Off

August 16, 2019August 7, 2019aquapages // eline2 Comments

This week’s theme: “The haft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagles own plumes” – a cover featuring feathers

My pick: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Kindle (2016) by Orion Children’s Books | French Paperback (2017) by Milan | Portuguese Ebook (2017) by Gutenberg

Serbian paperback (2017) by Urban Reads | Ukrainian Hardcover (2018) by Vivat

Persian Edition | Collector’s Edition Hardcover (2019) by Orion Children’s Books

My pick

This collector’s edition cover is honestly the only cover I like. The HUGE ASS raven along with the golden brownish colors aren’t working for me.

Pirate Cover | Friday Face Off

August 9, 2019June 3, 2019aquapages // eline1 Comment

This is a weekly thing created by Books by Proxy, but currently run by Lynn’s Book Blog.

This week’s theme: “I’m disinclined to acquiesce to your request.” – A cover featuring Pirates

My pick: Demons of the Ocean (Vampirates #1) by Justin Somper

Yeah you heard right – vampirates – vampire pirates!!!

Ebook (2008) Little, Brown Books – Ebook (2010) by Simon & Schuster UK – Italian (2006) by Arnoldo Mondadori

Hardcover (2006) by Litte Brown and Company – Swedish (2010) by B Wahlströms – Slovak (2008) by Slovart

My favourite

The italian one looks extremely italian somehow. The one I read once upon a time was the first one, so it has a place in my heart as the ultimate pirate book cover. But the winner is truly this detailed one –

Historic Cover | Friday Face Off

July 5, 2019June 8, 2019aquapages // eline1 Comment

This is a weekly thing created by Books by Proxy, but currently run by Lynn’s Book Blog.

This week’s theme: “The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe… has been answered” – a cover featuring something/somebody historic

My pick: The Diary of Frida Kahlo

Paperback (1998) by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | Hardcover (1995) by Norma | Hardcover (1998) by Harry N. Abrams

Arabic (2011) by دار نينوى للدراسات والنشر والتوزيع | Hardcover (2001) by La vaca independiente | Czech (2003) by Labyrint

Italian (2014) by Electa | Serbian (2002) by Clio

My favourite

I’ve loved Frida Kahlo’s work for a long time. People know her for her feminism, but the most important thing she’s shown me is how she conveyed the physical pain she felt. I think the 1998 cover is the only one I’ve found that really shows that part of her art.

Striped Cover | Friday Face Off

June 28, 2019June 28, 2019aquapages // eline2 Comments

This is a weekly thing created by Books by Proxy, but currently run by Lynn’s Book Blog.

This week’s theme: “And who decided which people wore the striped pyjamas” – A cover that is striped

My pick: I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

Ok, I read this book once and it wasn’t for me, but the book cover is cool.

Hardcover (2014) by Dial Books, Paperback (2015) by Walker Books, Portuguese (2015) by Editorial Presença

Paperback (2015) by Speak, Swedish (2014) by Gilla Böcker, Icelandic (2018) by Bókabeitan

Vietnamese (2017) by Nhã Nam, NXB Lao Động, Georgian (2017) by პალიტრა, Chinese (2015) by 木馬文化

My favourite

This is a difficult choice this time?? I like the colourful droplets of the Portuguese edition and how it’s similar, but not the same to the original english one. But the font is so horrible. Actually I think the minimalism, but also obvious sun, of the last Chinese edition is the one I prefer.

Sweet Cover | Friday Face Off

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019aquapages // eline3 Comments

This is a weekly thing created by Books by Proxy, but currently run by Lynn’s Book Blog.

This week’s theme: “Coraline opened the box of chocolates. The dog looked at them longingly.” – A cover featuring something sweet

My pick: Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden

Paperback (1992) by Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Paperback (2007) by Commemorative Edition | Kindle (2017) by Open Road Media Teen & Tween

Hardcover (1982) | Paperback by Farrar Straus Giroux (1998) | Spanish (2019) by Kakao Books

My favourite

First published in 1982, this book got a lot of varied covers through the years! I found several sources where the author talks about how much she hated the first cover arts, presumably the 1982 one because they talk about how masculine the characters were made to seem. It’s a YA with two girls falling in love, and until recently I regularly heard the misconception of two ‘feminine’ or ‘girly’ girls wouldn’t choose to be together, the whole ‘one guy and one girl’ thing. I’ve not yet read this book, but based on what I know of it the retro, but wholesome romantic vibes of the 1992 cover is my fav. The spanish one is like taken out of Frozen animators (aka too much), and the 1998 one is cute, but doesn’t make it explicit that they’re more than friends.

Summer Vibes Cover| Friday Face Off

June 7, 2019June 6, 2019aquapages // eline4 Comments

This is a weekly thing created by Books by Proxy, but currently run by Lynn’s Book Blog.

This week’s theme: “One swallow does not make a summer” – A cover that makes you think of Summer

My pick: Since you’ve been gone by Morgan Matson

Hardcover, Simon & Schuster (2014)

French version, Milan Editions (2018)

Thai version, Jamsai (2018) (ISBN13: 9786160623082)

Hungarian version, Álomgyár Kiadó (2018) (ISBN13: 9786155763397)

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Fantasy Cover | Friday Face Off

May 31, 2019April 20, 2019aquapages // eline5 Comments

This is a weekly thing created by Books by Proxy, but currently run by Lynn’s Book Blog.

This week’s theme: “simples” – A favourite fantasy cover

My pick: Nothern Lights/The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

Hardcover (1996) Alfred A. Knopf | (1998) Scholastic | Paperback (2003) Laurel Leaf (ISBN: 0440238137)

Serbian (2018) (ISBN13: 9788652131075) | Russian (2016) ACT | Italian (2015) Salani

Bulgarian version (2004) ИК “Бард” (ISBN: 9545855304) | Kindle edition (2015) RHCP Digital | (2007) Scholastic UK

Hardcover (2008) Folio Society | (2002) Turtleback books | Italian (2013) TEA

Portuguese (2001) Editorial Presença (ISBN: 9722328263) | Portuguese Brazilian (2017) Suma de Letras| Paperback (2017) Scholastic

Honary mention: The Book of Dust cover is stunning

Hardcover (2017) Alfred A. Knopf

My favourites:

There’s so many different and good covers that match the story inside! I really like the retro feeling of the Hardcover (1996) Alfred A. Knopf and the Russian (2016) ACT cover is unmatched in being the best overall and foreign cover. Look at that majestetic cover with Pan and the compass!

Magical Cover | Friday Face Off

May 24, 2019April 21, 2019aquapages // eline2 Comments

This is a weekly thing created by Books by Proxy, but currently run by Lynn’s Book Blog.

This week’s theme: “bibbity, bobbity, boo” – A cover that features ‘magical things’.

My pick: Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Hardcover (2015) Macmillan | French (2017) Flammarion Québec | Romanian (2017) Nemira (ISBN13: 978606758903)

Hungarian (2016) by Gabo (ISBN13: 9789634062233) | Chinese (2018) by 臉譜出版 (ISBN: 9862356596) | Hardcover (2015) Del Rey

Czech (2019) Host | Hebrew (2016) by נובה | Portuguese (2018) Saida de Emergência

My favourites:

I don’t feel the chinese edition says much about the story, but I really like the magical feeling of the cover. And the simplicity of the hebrew cover is amazing, I really love the original blue cover, but as it’s the first time I’ve seen this I really liked the fresh minimal version.