- You can't judge a book by its cover - which is very true.
But you can like one cover version better than another....
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| US cover |
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| UK cover |
I was so excited to hear that Kate Atkinson was releasing a new Jackson Brodie novel! Big Sky releases in June on both sides of the pond! The US cover is on the left and the UK cover is on the right. Both covers use the gull image. I wonder which came first? The bird only or the the seascape scene? The gull alone is quite striking and and seems to suit and reflect the title. And yet it seems quite stark. The sky is still the focal point in the US cover, with the wharf and waves underneath. The tagline on the UK cover is simple and to the point. The US cover gives us more - but I was unable to read what the top blurb read. I did find a third cover this week that is quite different from these two. The Canadian cover is below.
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| Canadian cover |
The Canadian cover is above. Well, a completely different look here! Gone is the blue sky and bird. The sky is somewhat ominous at the top, but fades out. The pier is there, but more like an arcade that the windswept version on the US cover. This cover doesn't appeal to me at all. I prefer the blue. And out of the two blues, I'm going to go with the US cover this week. What about you? Which cover do you prefer? Any plans to read Big Sky?
You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover is a regular feature at A Bookworm's World.
7 comments:
The Canadian cover appeals to me the most.
I agree that the US cover pops out the most to me. Incidentally, I recently read a vulture article on how book covers have become so similar due to them being featured on social media and phones. I instantly thought of your weekly posts!
Bermudaonion - that one was second for me.
Ethan - ah, that's true....
I like the US cover. None of them appeal strongly to me, though.
It looks like US this week.
Sorry - a bit behind this week. I’m at Left Coast Crime in BC & just checking last week’s emails now.
All 3 covers have something to offer - UK has the big version of the bird, US has the pier & people on the pier, Cda has the crashing waves, dark clouds........a tough choice.....I’m torn between the US & Cdn cover. I like both but if pressed to choose I’ll go with the Cdn cover because I prefer the lettering on this one :)
Icewineanne - lucky you! Hope it was great fun! The Canadian cover garnered more votes than I thought it would this week.
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