The Friday Face-Off was created by Books by Proxy, where each week bloggers can showcase books with covers centered around a weekly theme. You can visit Lynn’s Books for a list of upcoming themes. Join in the fun each Friday by finding a book whose cover is based on the theme!
This week’s theme: “Ho ho ho!” – A seasonal cover.
I don’t usually read holiday themed books, so I had to do a little digging around for something this week. Add in the fact that a great choice would have been Joe Hill’s NOS4A2, which has a Christmas setting, but unfortunately I haven’t read it. So I went way back to a book I read years ago, Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin. I don’t remember much about the story, to be honest, but I do know it’s very polarizing and you either love it or hate it. But it does have some very wintery covers, so take a look:
Mariner Books paperback (U.S.) 2005 | U.S. hardcover 1983
French edition 2015 | Russian edition 2012
UK edition 1983 | Romanian edition (year?)
Czech edition 2014 | Polish edition 2014
If only I could remember why there is a flying horse in the story, lol. I love that these are all shades of blue and gray, and it’s a tough choice this week, but ultimately the French version is my favorite:
I like your choice, with the Polish edition coming in second.
I like the US hardcover because it really makes me curious why there is a ghost horse in the sky!
I like the covers for the Polish and Czech versions best! 😀
The 80s child in me is drawn to all the covers with pegasus on them! But the one you picked is absolutely lovely as well. The color and image represent “winter” well. I have a book or two from this author to read and I really need to find the time.
I really like the picture of the Mariner Books paperback (U.S.) 2005 cover but it would never entice me to read the book haha, so I like the cover you chose best
I love your choice, and with the seasonal snow falling down the pages of your blog the effect is indeed enhanced! 🙂
That French cover really stands out, I really like it! I also love the US Hardcover cover as well. This is a book I’ve been wanting to check out for a while, maybe someday!
How funny would it be if there actually is no flying horse lol. I also love the color scheme for these, very wintery!
I love your choice too! Sparkly and blue (and I can definitely see the similarities between our winning covers) 😀
I think the French edition is my fave too, although I kinda like the US hardcover (notwithstanding the flying horse lol).
What a fabulous choice for this week’s theme, Tammy! So many of the covers are really, really pretty. I do love your choice – but WHY is it disfigured by that horrible bright red blob?? It ruins the whole thing by immediately drawing the eye away from that wonderful artwork! I think my favourite is the Czech edition:)
Your fave is my fave too 🙂
Lovely cover and fits the season really well!
Nos4a2 would have been a great choice for this too.
Aaaah, I love this book SO MUCH. The weird thing is that it’s the kind of literary thing that I’d normally hate but it’s just so very weird that it drew me in. I thought the horse kind of represented God or something…but all of that is probably up for interpretation, haha.
Never heard of this but I like the Russian edition!
I’m not necessarily a fan of any of these covers :/ I like the black and white style one, but not a fan of whatever location/scene they chose to place as the cover. And loving the city top view with the snow falling down, that front choice… NO lol
These are beautiful. I love the shades of blue and the wintry feeling that several of them have. Your favorite is my favorite as well, with the US Hardcover 1983 being my second choice.
I can’t believe I haven’t read NOS4A2 yet, either! I had not heard of Winter Tale! I’ll have to check it our. You had me at “ove or hate” LOL l Love that kinda books! My fav is the first cover 🙂
Yes, that was my favourite too. Love it – don’t like that UK version though.
Lynn 😀