Nocturnal Book Reviews: Around The World in Book Covers Russian vs British Edition

Around The World in Book Covers Russian vs British Edition

Saturday, December 29, 2012 | Posted by kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews

I don't do this feature often enough but I thought it would be fun to do it today :)

Which one do you like the most? My favorite is still UK cover.

Again, the girl is 16! UK cover is much more appropriate :)

They both look like they are 25, so no winner for me!

I like the typography and image treatment on Russian covers so much more.

I actually really like both and can't choose... What do you think?

I prefer the original but I do like that we can see George on the other cover with her famous glasses ;)

That's some weird ass dystopian red carpet dress on Russian cover, plus that hood... *shakes head*

What do you think?

Tags: around the world in book covers, feature, обложки

11 comments:

Sofija Kapranova said...: I usually don't like Russian covers. No matter what genre it is, they almost always look like cheap romances. I also don’t understand how they translate book titles. Sometimes they are so different I wouldn’t have guessed that it is the same book.; 29 December 2012 09:28
Blodeuedd said...: I like the last Russian one, cool :D

As for cleavage girl, yeah, too much, hello 16; 29 December 2012 09:35
Melliane said...: you know what? I think I prefer the russian each time, they're really beautiful! thank you!; 29 December 2012 09:49
Ellie Warren said...: I just read Name of the Star over the holidays..I think the UK cover is the bets of them all..have the US version of the sequel and it looks awful.

I know what you mean about Feed, I love the original cover but it is kinda cool to see a sensible portrait of the characters now and then.; 29 December 2012 11:31
kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviews said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 29 December 2012 11:34
coffee_addict said...: The Russian covers are beautiful! =); 30 December 2012 10:15
Liss Martz said...: Russian covers are prettier! Though the covers of East are gorgeous, so I can't decide either wich one is my favorite; 30 December 2012 13:28
Petra said...: I so love the Russian cover of East! Very folklore-ish. :) It actually reminds me of a perfume that's inspired by Russian (Slavic) folklore! :) It's Enchanted Forest by The Vagabond Prince. :); 30 December 2012 19:28
My keeper shelf said...: Hehe I think I agree with you ever time Kara.; 30 December 2012 21:05
kimbacaffeinate said...: I love the original cover of Feed. Most of the UK covers work better for me, the typography and images on Russian covers is nicer I totally agree.; 1 January 2013 16:18
Christina said...: What is it about The Name of the Star that it mostly gets terrible cover?

Hearts at Stake: UK.
Personal Demons: EW.
The Poison Throne: The Russian for sure.
East: UK
Feed: UK, though the Russian cover is hilarious.
The Last Princess: *snorts* Russians have a serious sense of humor is what I'm learning. Either that or these are the result of all of that vodka.; 3 January 2013 14:01