The Friday Face-Off: Current Read #26

                   

 Welcome to The Friday Face-Off, a weekly meme at Books by Proxy. Join us every Friday as we pit cover against cover, and publisher against publisher, to find the best artwork in our literary universe.  You can find a list of upcoming topics at Lynn's Books.

This week's topic is:

Current Read #26

I've been wanting to read The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi for many, many years now and I've actually started it a couple times over the years, but never finished it because I knew it was one I wanted to really have time to focus on and was never in the mood for it... but I'm finally jumping in and committing to it. 

2009 US Hardcover | 2014 Italian | 2012 Russian

2013 French | 2011 Czech | 2013 Polish

2013 Romanian | 2018 Indonesian | 2012 Chinese

I also couldn't find this one in a larger file size so I apologize for how small this is, but how could I not include this 2010 Serbian edition??

My choice(s):

These are so varied! My favorite is definitely the first US edition cover, which is the one I'm also reading. I think it sets the tone for the novel perfectly and is exactly how I picture the book and feel about it. I also think the Indonesian edition is beautiful, and the French and Czech covers also really grab my eye. The Serbian edition looks absurdly 90s to me, which is funny since it's not from the 90s. Which cover(s) do you like best!?

The Friday Face-Off: Current Read #18

           

 Welcome to The Friday Face-Off, a weekly meme at Books by Proxy. Join us every Friday as we pit cover against cover, and publisher against publisher, to find the best artwork in our literary universe.  You can find a list of upcoming topics at Lynn's Books.

This week's topic is:

Current Read #18

I'm finally reading a book that's been on my TBR pretty much since it came out that I have suspected I'll love (and somehow because of that it's made me procrastinate on actually, you know, reading it) and that book is: Bunny by Mona Awad! So far it is just as weird as I've been told and I'm really enjoying it. It also has a nice array of cover editions to peruse, so let's have a look!

2019 US Hardcover | 2020 UK Paperback | 2019 UK Hardcover

2021 Russian | 2021 French | 2020 US Paperback

My choice(s):

I love rabbits (I actually had quite a few growing up! As an adult, however, I've unfortunately become extremely allergic to them so I'm not sure there will be any bunnies in my future 😔 )so I'm pretty much a fan of all of these. I love how absolutely shocked the 2021 Russian bunny looks (that's probably how we all look reading this book, to be honest), and I also love how the 2019 UK hardcover covers the bunny's tail.  I'm currently reading the US paperback and that bright pink cover is really striking, so I'd expect the UK paperback is equally bright and stands out. I'm not sure I can pick a favorite! Which cover(s) do you like best?

The Friday Face-Off: Current Read(s) #12

     

 Welcome to The Friday Face-Off, a weekly meme at Books by Proxy. Join us every Friday as we pit cover against cover, and publisher against publisher, to find the best artwork in our literary universe.  You can find a list of upcoming topics at Lynn's Books.

This week's topic is:

Current Read #12

This week, none of the books I'm reading have more than one edition to compare since they are all recent or not-yet-released books. However, I did notice that all of the books I'm reading have a bit of a red theme going on, so I figured why not just compare all of those and have a bit of 'battle of the red book covers'? Let's take a look at them!

          

2023 US Hardcover | 2023 US Paperback

          

2023 US Paperback | 2023 US Hardcover

My choice(s):

If we're judging based on redness, then Silver Nitrate has to take the win this week. But as far as which cover I like the most, I have to say that I'm partial to the cover for Red Rabbit, which feels rather unique and just really grabs me. I also really like that cover for The Handyman Method as well. Which cover(s) do you like best?