Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Birds of a feather...

Here’s another set of lookalike covers I came across recently: I own a copy of The Romantic by Barbara Gowdy with this cover (published by Vintage Canada in 2003), so I was surprised to see the almost identical cover on Saving the World by Julia Alvarez (published by Algonquin Books in 2007). However, I think I like the Alvarez cover better. Interestingly, I find that the bird on the cover of The Romantic looks like it’s about to land on the woman’s cupped hands, whereas on the cover of Saving the World, it looks to me like she’s just released it. What do you think?


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  1. Missy B.May 6, 2009 at 6:52 PM

    I agree with you. I also like the other cover because of the woman's red sleeves.....it makes the bird more noticeable. Good eye!

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  2. Nicole (Linus's Blanket)May 6, 2009 at 7:10 PM

    I think the one on the right looks like it's coming in faster. I forgot already which cover is which.

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  3. DonnaMay 6, 2009 at 9:20 PM

    I like both covers, but yes, the one on the right seems more 'active'.

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  4. bermudaonionMay 6, 2009 at 10:41 PM

    It's funny how the same picture can look so different with different treatment.

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  5. UnknownMay 7, 2009 at 1:42 PM

    Both covers remind me of The Invention of Everything Else which I'm reading at the moment:

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Invention-Everything-Else-Samantha-Hunt/dp/0099524007/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241718023&sr=8-1

    I'm not sure I'm a fan of birds in books though!

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  6. AnonymousMay 7, 2009 at 7:52 PM

    I like the Alvarez cover more, too. It's just brighter.

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  7. avisannschildMay 8, 2009 at 2:11 PM

    Missy and Carol, I agree, I really like the red-red of that cover better!

    Nicole and Myckyee, I agree, the bird looks less stationary in the right-hand cover (the Alvarez one).

    Kathy, I know, and in this case they are so similar, yet the effect is quite different.

    Farmlanebooks, thanks for bringing that cover to my attention! The bird on it is very similar to the one on these two covers.

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  8. LuanneMay 10, 2009 at 9:28 PM

    How interesting that it is virtually the same image and yet I agree with you - the second one looks like a release. I just love that you catch these!

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  9. VanessaMay 11, 2009 at 8:18 PM

    I like the Alvarez cover as well.

    I must admit your posts were among the ones that inspired me to do my own cover look-alikes. Hope you don't mind!

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  10. avisannschildMay 11, 2009 at 8:28 PM

    Thanks, Luanne!

    I don't mind at all, NotNessie! The more the merrier!

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