The Friday Face-Off: Ruins/Derelict Building

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: A cover with ruins or a derelict building/scene.

This week I’m choosing a book I read pre-blogging, The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters. The story takes place in a crumbling mansion, and I thought it fit the theme really well. Plus there are TONS of covers! Here are a few:

U.S. hardcover edition 2009 | U.S. paperback edition 2010 | Danish edition 2010

Portuguese edition 2010 | Russian edition 2019 | Thorndike Press edition 2009

French edition 2011 | German edition 2012 | Spanish edition 2011

Riverhead Books edition 2018 | UK (?) edition 2018 | Czech edition 2010

I like a lot of these, so this is a tough choice. But I’m going with the Czech edition. I love the colors and the dark, eerie look of the mansion, I think it sets an ominous tone for the story.

 


Which is your favorite cover?

Posted March 19, 2021 by Tammy in The Friday Face-Off / 12 Comments

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12 responses to “The Friday Face-Off: Ruins/Derelict Building

  1. Margo

    I like your choice, in part because the names don’t interfere with our view of the mansion. I also like the German cover for setting the mood.

  2. What a great choice. I was torn between that rather strange 2018 UK edition and the Czech one but on balance the Czech cover wins the day.
    Lynn 😀

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