The first two covers are exact lookalikes: The Age of Shiva by Manil Suri and La part manquante by Christian Bobin (originally in French, translated as The Missing Part).
The other two pairs are very similar: two different covers for What Girls Learn by Karin Cook, which look like The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams (down to the pink title!) and The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff, both of which happen to be novels about polygamy.
I think my favourite cover is The Chosen One, but that may be because I read the cover story, which explains the significance of this image, over at Melissa Walker’s blog. (I do think its similarity to What Girls Learn is uncanny!)
I recently won a copy of The Chosen One from Natasha at Maw Books Blog (yay!), so I should be reviewing it sometime this summer.
Nice lookalikes! I had noticed "The 19h wife" and "The Chosen One" similarity, but I had never seen the other ones. My favorite is "The Chosen one", like you; I like the colors and the softness of it.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting how many covers are similar when you really compare them.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see your review of The Chosen One.
ReplyDeleteI guess the braided hair down the back is the new soft-focus frontal with low neckline.
ReplyDeleteAvis I just read The Chosen One. My review will be next week.
ReplyDeleteI really love this feature it makes you look at books in a whole new way.
The Chosen One is my fave too.
I love the braid on the 19th Wife. We usually go for different covers. it's fun to match up with you.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder I've been getting some of these books confused!!!! I keep seeing these covers and not remembering if it is the same book I saw reviewed elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised that both "What Girls Learn" editions have the same cover picture (obviously), but it's interesting that two books about polygamy feature similar photos of light braids.
ReplyDeleteThese braids freak me out less. Weird.
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