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Nina over at Jadore happy endings has these cool posts where she shows Dutch vs US covers, and today I had a look at Larissa's post about covers and yes I wanted to show covers too :)
Ok, first to make something clear, I am a Swedish speaking Finn, so I never read Finnish books, I grew up reading Swedish books. And now 99% English cos translations sucks. Confused...just think Canada.
So here I will just show both Fin and Swe covers since those are the ones I see around.
And last, I just love looking at covers :D So hope you do too, and I am gonna be snarky, yay.
Swe vs US
First up are Swedish covers of Sherrilyn Kenyon's Night Pleasures and Night Embrace
What the heck is going on? The first one, I would never pick that up, a big colorful mess. What is up with the flowers? The second, ok, there in the background something good is going on, and then they destroy it with a mess. Nah, these are just bad. Also the translation of the series means the Black Hunters...no.
In the end, there are so many US covers, I got lost, but didn't really like those either. But sure more than these.
EDIT: First, these books can be found at the YA section in bookstores, (have seen them in two) and at the end of the books they show other books the kids might like, like The Vampire Academy books, and Richelle Meads's books O_O Not really suited for YA are they the Kenyon books *double sigh*
Fin vs US
Now on to the Finnish translations of The Black Dagger Brotherhood:
1. Eh, why is Beth upside down, and in that shirt. I mean the cover looks good, but not getting it. Why is it so goth?
2. Ok guy being tortured, perhaps drained of blood. Now what is up with these upside down covers?
3. Yes they made it into a theme. Guess that is Bella then. Nothing wrong with the cover, but it makes me kind of seasick.
Still "kind" of like them, but still yeah so bad......Lol, I am weird, but hanging man has totally grown on me. I think it is the blue color.
As for who won..I guess the US covers, though not a fan of those either.
That was all from me :D PS. The translations of all these 5 titles are good, nothing wrong with them, except for that series translation of the Kenyon ones.
Wow, the Finnish and Swedish covers are even worse than many German covers.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are creepy and the Black Daggerhood covers just weird.
I love checking out the different covers for books. Living in Canada, we're fortunate to get a good mix of American and UK covers in stores (the UK covers are usually the better of the two). Also, whenever friends or family travel, I have a standing request that they bring me back one 'foreign' version of a book, especially if the cover is a little weird or unusual.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing covers from around the world. I agree with your assessments of those. Oh, and I've not liked the US mass paperback covers of BDB. In fact, that is why it took me so long to read them.
ReplyDeleteSabrina
ReplyDeleteHaha, I know! I mean to sell a book at least try to get a decent cover. The flowers...my mind boggles.
Sally
Me too, it is so much fun. Some are great, some just bad, and some do not change. So always fun to see them.
Lol, I like that, you must have a bunch of weird ones by now
Melissa
I have not liked those either, they are rather bleh. But at least they were better than this
I think the US covers win this time haha I love this feature though! It's so fun to see different covers :D
ReplyDeleteI love looking at other (non-US) cover. The BDB books are weird. Why are the people upside-down?
ReplyDeleteMelissa
ReplyDeleteI know :) That is why I wanted to show these today. Oh and cos the Swe ones are so freaking bad!
Melissa 2
Omg, I got it! They are bats! Vamps upside down...*rolls eyes* if that is really why they are upside down then that is so silly. But who knows.
LOL what the heck are those flowers? LOL thats crazy!
ReplyDeleteand those upside down covers for the BDB series are so weird LOL
Thanks for sharing!! I also love seeing cover! =D
The Black Dagger US covers are way hotter!!
ReplyDeleteOooo...I love seeing covers from around the world. The Finnish BDB covers would be fine if the people weren't upside down! Guess in that case I like the US covers more.
ReplyDeleteDark Hunters in YA?! O.O
ReplyDeleteLarissa
ReplyDeleteYou got me so inspired yesterday :) And I had to show the ugly Swe covers, I mean those flowers are pure madness. I could make a better cover than that.
Staci
They are hot, oh yes
Diana
I know! Why upside down? Makes no sense at all.
Chris
Oh yeah *shakes head* What on earth are they thinking
All these covers look strange as if straight from a psychedelic dream. I wouldn't want to pick either of these books just because of the cover.
ReplyDeleteAna
ReplyDeleteOh yes, that is so what they look like. Honestly those flowers are such an eyesore, I hope they will not put them on the third book
i wonder why those last covers are upside down, how strange. and you're right they're really goth.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I like book cover comparisons. I feel like you should be able to make some deep resonant comparison between cultures through them :-)
ReplyDeleteCarrie
ReplyDeleteIt is one big mystery, but I think I am on something with my bat idea ;)
Aarti
Ohhh, yes Finns do tend to be Goth and dark, and Swedes...likes tacky flowers?
Yeah, none of those covers are really any good. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteCarol
ReplyDeleteI know :) I must make a post one day with covers that actually look good ;)
I enjoy browsing book covers too.
ReplyDeleteI dont like those flowers either...lol.
http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/
Naida
ReplyDeleteThose were truly a mistake