In Battle of the Book Covers, I pick one book, compile a
bunch of different international covers, and choose my favorite - and I'd love for
you to weigh in, too! (Thank you to Heather at Random Redheaded Ramblings, who put together a list of 25 book blog post ideas, for the inspiration!)
For this edition, I've chosen The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, first published in 2015, another of my favorite books!
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2015 US // 2015 Romanian // 2016 German
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2015 Dutch // 2016 Lithuanian // 2016 Bulgarian
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2016 French // 2016 Swedish // 2016 Croatian
This one is hard because there are so many I like for different reasons, but I think I'll go with...
The 2016 French edition! There's just something about the way the photograph evokes the time period and puts a real face to the characters.
Which one is your favorite?
Ooh I love looking at covers! My fave based on looks alone is the 2016 German one, but I have no idea if it suits the book. I can definitely see why you picked the one you picked, especially if it evokes the book well! It's just a nice photo too.
ReplyDeleteI really like the German one, too!
DeleteI've never seen most of the covers for The Nightingale! Some of them are sooo different. Even so, I think the original US cover is still my favorite.
ReplyDeleteIt's very distinctive!
DeleteI love the French one you picked and then I also love the U.S., the Lithuanian and the Bulgarian (that last one just because I think it's so pretty, lol).
ReplyDeleteI really like all of those, too!
DeleteGreat choice! My favorite out of these is probably the German one. I love the gold and white colors.
ReplyDeleteIt's very striking!
DeleteI have to say that I think the US cover is the best, which I usually don't gravitate towards the US covers. So, I am surprised by this! I like the Bulgarian cover second best.
ReplyDeleteI'm hit or miss on US covers - this is a good one, though!
DeleteThese are nice. I think I like the Croatian one for some reason, and there's something about the German one too. Bit I agree about the French one- it does have a sense of place!
ReplyDeleteThe Croatian one is interesting to me because it feels very "Kristin Hannah" - it's similar to a lot of her other covers.
DeleteI sort of like them all. The Dutch one really speaks to me though
ReplyDeleteI think I would like that one more if it were a bit brighter, but I do like the two girls, because the sisters are the heart of the story.
DeleteI love comparing covers! The French one is really lovely, and I really like the US and German covers! The Lithuanian edition also has a really nice simplicity about it that I like quite a bit.
ReplyDeleteI thought the Lithuanian one was really pretty - it has a similar feel to the original US cover.
DeleteOh, this is a difficult one as I kind of like all of these covers. But I think the US one, the French one and the German one are my favorites!
ReplyDeleteI love all of those, too!
DeleteI haven't read this book, so I don't know which cover fits the story, but the German one is my favorite. I love the gold.
ReplyDeleteIt's so pretty!
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