Falling off the Rails: Friday Face Off
11 November 2016 
Here we are again with the Friday Face Off meme created by Books by Proxy . This is a great opportunity to feature some of your favourite book covers. The rules are fairly simple each week, following a predetermined theme (list below) choose a book, compare a couple of the different covers available for that particular book and choose your favourite. Future week’s themes are listed below. This week’s theme:
11th November -Falling off the rails – a cover with train tracks
For the theme this week I’ve chosen: Mr. Shivers by Robert Jackson Bennett
This is a creepy book, very dark and a little scary.
And the winner:
I don’t know why, I also like the train tracks with the red theme but this one just gives me the chills.
Which is your favourite??
If you fancy joining in with the FFO the themes for the next few weeks are below.
18th November – The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day – a cover with stormy weather
25th November – As old as the hills?? – A cover with mountains
2nd December – Oranges and lemons say the bells of St Clements – A cover with fruit
9th December – Soul Meets Soul on Lovers’ Lips – a cover with lips
16 December – Give a Girl the Right Shoes and she can conquor the world – a cover with shoes
23rd December – The first noel… – a cover with angels
30th December – Ho ho ho! To the bottle I go… – a cover with drink
Books and travelling with Lynn 
The first one, with the train tracks on red, looks to me like quite a powerful one: there is a sense of desolation and impending danger that I can’t seem to ignore…
Well, if that’s the feeling it gave you then that’s spot on and completely reflects the story – so good choice.
Lynn 😀
Yes… I have to agree with Maddelena – the first cover with the red-tinted cover is the really creepy one for me. They are all disturbing, though – a really good choice for this week:)
Thanks – I also like the red cover. It’s a great gothic read.
This week’s theme is a toughie, I was wondering what everyone would come up with. I have not read this one, but I have to say it is a great choice and I agree with your winner!
The only book that would come clearly to mind was Railsea by Mieville but I haven’t read that one and I always use books I’ve read. I suppose I would have more choice if I branched out.
Lynn 😀
I still haven’t read a single book by Robert Jackson Bennett…the shame! *hides* This one looks very eery and creepy, a perfect fall read.
It is a creepy read. I love the setting and era for this one – set during the depression its a dark American Gothic novel.
Lynn 😀
Yep, the body across the tracks wins! I really want to read this one sometime
It’s quite a creepy read.
Lynn 😀
I like your pick! I had no idea that RJB wrote anything before City of Stairs 😮
Oh yes, some good books – The Troupe is one that I definitely recommend. Mr Shivers is dark American gothic set during the depression. The Troupe is a creepy band of entertainers who travel around – let’s just say there are puppets, changing backdrops, wolf like characters – it’s really very good.
Lynn 😀
Wow, I’ve never seen this meme before! It sounds really fun! I haven’t heard of the books that you mentioned, but I will definitely check them out! Wonderful post, Lynn! 🙂
-Jess @jbelkbooks
Jess, you should join in with us – it’s a fun meme, especially if you like to check out covers!
At the bottom of the post is a list of themes for the next few weeks. Also, there are no real rules, just pick a book and compare the published covers, you don’t have to have read the book (I usually try to choose a book I’ve read and so far I’ve managed but with some of these topics I might just have to branch out otherwise it could get repetitious!).
Hope you get a chance to join in.
Lynn 😀
Well I actually already post a similar meme! It’s called Which Cover Wednesday but I don’t necessarily have themes for each week xD But I love the idea of having a theme (:
-Jess @jbelkbooks
We only have a theme so that we can compare what books we found – I’ll have to check out your Wednesday post. Thanks
Lynn 😀
I like the green cover. It has a mysterious look to it!
It does indeed 😀
I have not heard of this book before, but I do like your cover choice and while it doesn’t have the trains train tracks, I also like the second cover.
I think they’re all good covers. The one with the guy on the tracks though gives me the chills! (I think it’s just the thought of lying on train tracks – even if they do look abandoned!)
Lynn 😀