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Wednesday 26 January 2011

Cover Crazy: The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson






UK cover

Isn't she a beauty? I absolutely fell in love with this cover when I saw it. It looks so serene and peaceful and I just adore it. It just grabbed me. I was so intrigued to find out what it was about.

I Like:
  • The font. It is so pretty. It reminds me of the trails planes leave behind in the sky. It also gives me a feel that it is going to be personal because it looks like it might be handwriting.
  • The tagline, "I'm supposed to be grieving, not falling in love..." Completely grabbed me. Grief is always difficult to write about and this is an interesting take on it.
  • The background and colour. It is so calming and relaxing.
I dislike:
  • Nothing

US Cover

Meh. Not my cup of tea really. Too abstract. When picking apart all the elements I dislike most of them, but I think as a whole they kind of work.

I Like:
  • the fact that the heart is claiming all the attention. The book is about and love. It seems fitting.
I dislike:
  • The font. Seems very sterilised and unemotional.
  • The placement of the text. I don't like how the heart is overlapping it and has text over it.
Which do you like best?
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11 comments:

  1. Cicely26 January 2011 at 08:06

    I really like both the covers, but I think I like the UK one better. Have yoy seen the new UK paperback cover? It's gorgeous. :D

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  2. Alice 26 January 2011 at 08:10

    I have seen it. It is very pretty. I'll check it out in a bookshop when it is out to see if I want it but I love the format and the little strap on my UK cover now :)

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  3. A Social Pastime26 January 2011 at 22:33

    The new cover is definitely my favourite too :) Nice post!

    Mostly Reading YA

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  4. Alice 26 January 2011 at 22:47

    Thanks :) it really is a great cover!

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  5. Melissa (i swim for oceans)27 January 2011 at 00:03

    I like the UK cover better. The US cover looks like a crappy adult novel haha :)

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  6. Alice 27 January 2011 at 07:39

    haha :) It doesn't look very YA at all, does it?

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  7. Small Review28 January 2011 at 17:16

    Nice breakdown of the two covers! I don't really love either. Neither one makes me want to read the book, though I do like the colors of both. I'm glad you featured your UK copy in one of the IMM videos. I really like how they make it look like a journal with the strap.

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  8. Alice 28 January 2011 at 17:40

    Thank you :) The colours are lovely. Very calming. The layout definitely sells the UK book as well, I find. I love how it is done.

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  9. Laura (All of Everything)31 January 2011 at 17:33

    I've never seen the UK cover but I like it a lot more! It's just so cute and fresh and adorable.

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  10. Alice 31 January 2011 at 17:56

    It is very fresh looking. I really love that about it!

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  11. Belgie4 February 2012 at 07:47

    Great writing. I especially like the way you deconstructed this book. It is very helpful to read your insights so I can decide whether I want to read this book. I look forward to having you analyse more books this way.

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