‘Nasty smelly things, motorcars!’

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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:

Car “Drivin’ along in my automobile”:

Today I’ve gone for J K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.  Suffice to say that there were a plethora of covers for this one so I tried to restrict myself to those simply with cars on the front:

I really like the bottom two although I think my favourite would have to be:

hp6

 

Do not ask me why but it just gives me a Howl’s Moving Castle vibe!   Next week: Aliens!!

Which is your favourite?

Future themes:

24/02/2017 Alien – “Aliens – if they exist-are little green men with big eyes and spindly arms…or giant insects or something like a lumpy little creature”

03/03/2017 – Playing cards “Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well” or – Spring: a cover that is mainly the colour green.

10/03/2017 – School “I never let my schooling interfere with my education”

17/03/2017 – Bird “Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs are too sweet and wild”

24/03/2017 – Street lamp “He stood under the street lamp, sleet settling in his hair, hands fisted at his side”

31/03/2017 – Casino “Whisky, gambling and Ferraris are better than housework “

07/04/2017 – Circus “You can get the monkey off your back, but the circus never leaves town!

14/04/2017 – Easter “The rabbit of Easter. He bring of the chocolate”

21/04/2017 – Bridge “I demolish my bridges behind me…then there is no choice but to push forward”

28/04/2017 – Beach/Seaside”Oh I do like to be beside the seaside!”

05/05/2017 – Lion “If you place your head in a lion’s mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off”

12/05/2017 – Phone “Don’t use the phone. People are never ready to answer it”

19/05/2017 – Plane “When everything seem to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it ….”

26/05/2017 – Mice “Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, ‘it might have been’…”

02/06/2017 – Moon “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars”

09/06/2017 – Mummy “It shuffles through the dry, dusty darkness”

16/06/2017 – Guitar “You couldn’t not like someone who liked the guitar”

23/06/2017 – Cat “In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this”

30/06/2017 – Hat “It is always cruel to laugh at people, of course, although sometimes if they are wearing an ugly hat it is hard to control yourself “

07/07/2017 – Gold “All that is gold does not glitter”

14/07/2017 – Boats “The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea, in a beautiful pea green boat…”

21/07/2017 – Planet “Any planet is ‘Earth’ to those who live on it”

25 Responses to “‘Nasty smelly things, motorcars!’”

  1. S.C. Flynn's avatar S. C. Flynn

    For me, the first one

  2. Tammy's avatar Tammy

    I love the one you picked, too. I just love illustrated covers, and that one is gorgeous:-)

  3. Danya @ Fine Print's avatar Danya @ Fine Print

    I’m gonna agree with S.C., I like the first one the best. Good choice with The Snow Queen by the way, I have no idea what I’d pick because somehow I can’t think of a single cover with diamonds on it!

    • @lynnsbooks's avatar @lynnsbooks

      Exactly – I can’t believe how hard this one was. I felt convinced there must be a diamond encrusted crown somewhere out there but I simply couldn’t find one!
      Lynn 😀

  4. maddalena@spaceandsorcery's avatar maddalena@spaceandsorcery

    Great choice! And it *must* be chilling, after all, given the subject matter… 😉

  5. jessicabookworm's avatar jessicabookworm

    This has some really striking covers – I love your winning choice as I think it is chillingly beautiful!

    • @lynnsbooks's avatar @lynnsbooks

      Thanks Jessica – there are some lovely covers to choose from for this one.
      Lynn 😀

  6. Lisa (@TenaciousReader)'s avatar Lisa (@TenaciousReader)

    The one you picked is definitely the one that drew my eye the most!

    • @lynnsbooks's avatar @lynnsbooks

      It’s really eye catching. The others are good but this one just grabbed me!
      Lynn 😀

  7. Rebecca's avatar Rebecca

    I LOVE your pick! The very first cover is cool just because of the headdress and dress.

    • @lynnsbooks's avatar @lynnsbooks

      There are some lovely covers for this one – which isn’t a surprise as it’s such a classic. The detail in the first is gorgeous.
      Lynn 😀

  8. Zezee's avatar Zezee

    I love the first one because of the details in her clothing and her wide-eyed stare, which makes her seem kinda alien.

    • @lynnsbooks's avatar @lynnsbooks

      It is a lovely cover – and yes, she does look a little alien somehow.
      Lynn 😀

  9. Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum's avatar Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum

    Agreed with your choice, I love the artwork there. Glad I was able to join in the fun this week, I almost couldn’t find a book!

    • @lynnsbooks's avatar @lynnsbooks

      I know – I struggled with this one! I felt there must be a crown with jewels on a book cover somewhere but I couldn’t uncover it.
      Lynn 😀

  10. sjhigbee's avatar sjhigbee

    Oh for sure, they are definitely diamonds – or they would be dribbling and melting, right? A nice choice. My favourite is The Snow Queen 7, which the blue and white cover, it looks beautiful cool and chilly!

  11. Lisa (@TenaciousReader)'s avatar Lisa (@TenaciousReader)

    Yep, I like your choice the best 🙂

  12. Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum's avatar Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum

    I was hoping I would see this one on someone’s page! As I was thinking of covers featuring cars, this was one that came up too. I like your choice as well 🙂

    • @lynnsbooks's avatar @lynnsbooks

      I had a few choices but this was the only one that I’d actually read.
      Lynn 😀

  13. Danya @ Fine Print's avatar Danya @ Fine Print

    I think the one you chose is the nicest, but my favourite is the second one because it’s the edition that I own and first read when I was young! 😀

    • @lynnsbooks's avatar @lynnsbooks

      Yeah, I think you always have a soft spot for the book you own – unless it’s totally hideous that is!
      Lynn 😀

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