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I felt that it was time to join in another Friday Face-Off, so here we go!
This week's topic is:
‘Eyes wide shut' – a cover featuring eyes
So while looking through some book covers in an attempt to find one for this week, I found many covers that had close ups of faces or a half of a face that showed eyes, but hardly any with just one eye. I wanted to try to find something that was more focused on the eyes specifically, and there are a lot of books out there with eyes on the cover, but it seems I haven't read them. I settled on The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami because I love the eyes that are on the cover--they have a really fun cartoon style, but there's also more to them which fits the mysterious and unpredictable atmosphere of the short book. I was disappointed to see that only one other edition also had the eyes, but I loved all the other covers so much that I just wanted to share all of them and use it for this week's topic, so here we are!
The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami
I'm choosing U.S. cover as my favorite probably because it's the one I read and I just love those eyes, but I also love the French and Arabic editions! They all have something to do with the story and I think they are all so well done, particularly the Arabic one.
Which covers do you like best?
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The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami
US Knopf 2014 PB || US Harvill Secker 2014 HC || Persian Edition
French Edition || Arabic Edition || Turkish Edition
My choice:
Which covers do you like best?
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I like US Harvill Secker 2014 HC the best, but it doesn't fit in with the rest of the covers so I am guessing it doesn't fit the book very well?
ReplyDeleteIt is surprisingly different, though I'd say it still fits the book since it does take place in a library. I wonder why other editions didn't go with a similar theme!
DeleteI've never heard of this before!I think the US and the French are my favorites.
ReplyDeleteIt's a short little book, but such a delight! I love their designs. :)
DeleteI love the one with the crow. It’s a bit creepy when books have eyes. Then they stare at me from the nightstand while I’m sleeping.
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
It is definitely unnerving, I couldn't agree more.
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