The Friday Face Off meme was created by Books by Proxy and hosted by Lynn. For each week’s theme, we select a matching book and compare its different book covers across editions. Perfect for a visual fix!
Theme for is:
Books with ‘Moon’ in the Title
I’ve decided to take a lighter note on this, and go with P.G. Wodehouse’s Full Moon. A very funny book involving an artist, a pig and a castle. Mayhem ensues!
When the moon is full at Blandings, strange things happen: among them the commissioning of a portrait of The Empress, twice in succession winner in the Fat Pigs Class at the Shropshire Agricultural Show. What better choice of artist, in Lord Emsworth’s opinion, than Landseer? The renowned painter of The Stag at Bay may have been dead for decades, but that doesn’t prevent Galahad Threepwood from introducing him to the castle – or rather introducing Bill Lister, Gally’s godson, so desperately in love with Prudence that he’s determined to enter Blandings in yet another imposture. Add a gaggle of fearsome aunts, uncles and millionaires, mix in Freddie Threepwood, Beach the Butler and the gardener McAllister, and the moon is full indeed.
Although I find the centre cover to be the funniest, the first one looks the most eye-catching. And the third one matches the story the best! Hmm, tough choice. I think I’ll go with the first one for this Friday Face Off #2, which manages to catch the comedy of manners without looking too absurd!
{Edited: January 10, 2021, to fix the image glitch.}
9 replies on “Friday Face Off #2: Book with “Moon” in the Title”
P.G. Wodehouse Is another author that I haven‘t gotten round to yet. I like the third cover the best.
If you haven’t read Wodehouse before, I’d recommend starting with Quick Silver. Lots of people trying to get hold of the same painting, mayhem ensues. It can be read as a standalone, which is another strength!
For some reason I can’t see the images, but I went to the Goodreads link to see some of the editions. I can’t believe how many great covers this book has!
Hmm.. Seems like my blogpost is facing some tech issues there. Thanks for letting me know, and sorry you couldn’t see the images! (And yes, the book has some great editions, I had trouble shortlisting three!)
A lovely choice for this week:)). I read one of the books a lifetime ago – but dear old Radio 4 regularly dramatises these books and does a lovely job of it, so I’m very familiar with the stories. My choice is the third cover, which is both amusing and fits the story best.
Cover 3 does fit the story and is amusing, but I keep thinking of how people would react if they saw me on the bus with it. Haha! (And agree that Radio 4 is awesome!)
Nice meme, I may join. I was curious at which book I read with the word Moon in the title. My favorite is this one, translated from the French: https://wordsandpeace.com/2014/08/07/book-review-moon-in-a-dead-eye-i-love-france-105/
Would be lovely to have you join in! I just fiddle with the images that seem to fit the story best, but I know other bloggers do some research into the cover history as well. Off to check out your post!
Great choice. I haven’t read this but I like the third one the best -and it fits the story apparently.
I love all three covers to be fair -difficult to choose.
Lynn 😀