Living in Germany gives me the perfect opportunity to compare original covers with the ones German publishers choose. Sometimes they're gorgeous, sometimes they make me cringe, but it's always interesting to see different covers for the same novel.
Cover Comparisons is a weekly feature here at Fictional Distraction.
The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg
(US / GER)
You can click on each cover to enlarge it.
You can click on each cover to enlarge it.
To be honest, the only thing I truly adore about the German cover is the title, which can be translated into Do you even know that you broke my heart? and just makes it sound like a very interesting story immediately. But despite the colors, I don't really like the rest of the cover. The balloon heart just looks pitiful and even though I'm sure that it was intended, I just wouldn't find it appealing to pick it up. In contrast to that, I absolutely adore the US cover... the girl "flying in heaven", the beautiful typography and the overall dreamy feeling made me want to read it immediately - I even bought a copy as soon as it was released but have yet to get around to read it.
Which version did you vote for? Why?
Carina
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