As a swede, the US version of Moomin is an ABOMINATION.

Why after the 3rd cover both have 4 points, shouldn't it be 3...

Although I still think the US cover of the Overstory is best I don't think that that UK cover is the most common one. It's normally a more angled picture of a tree with a spine patterned like tree rings

US UK UK - Just because I like the girl's face better UK - I don't like yellow covers US - The UK looks like a hiking guide UK Neither, but the US looks like the story. The UK looks like a James Bond story Both, but the UK colors are better. Neither - The UK is hard to read and the US is too orange Neither, but the UK is less horrible. The nose on the wolf/dog is drawn weirdly. US - the colors are better UK - I like the Nightingale and the flower. US - The Moomins are cute, but I agree with everything you said about the UK US - It looks sad and the title is sad. UK wins by a nose

19:33 the way Leon was so relieved that you picked the UK version too 🤣🤣 his life flashed before his eyes.

I love the photo on the wall. Thanks for the video.

wow so glad i clicked on this video. i didn't know raeleen has a podcast channel on youtube with ariel. they were two of the og booktubers that i used to watch many many years back together with xtinemay and katytastic. 😭

awww .. you guys are so lovely!! dont get disappeared 😁

It's interesting, so do all books have only one cover in each of the countries? Or did you have to choose the most popular for this video? Here where I'm from there are often SO MANY different covers of the same book, and I don't even mean special editions, just lots of publishing houses having different cover designs Makes book shopping much more difficult 🤣

I often prefer the UK covers, but i loved both covers of "The Kamogawa Detectives". Love you, guys! Keep making videos together! ♥️♥️☺️😉

To me, the UK has won this battle for a long time. I so miss being able to buy from Book Depository and, in part, for this reason.

I love how USA brings out larger format paperbacks, in the UK we have to pay for hardbacks and they're so bulky. We have to wait up to a year for a paperback version.

This was fun!! Good points and reasoning by you both but USA won my tally in the end. Please do more of these comparisons.

I really enjoy these videos! I often prefer UK covers, so this direct comparison was vey interesting to watch. Small things like these by Claire Keegan - USA The City and its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami - UK Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors - UK Intermezzo by Sally Rooney - USA (I really love this cover! Might be biased though because my favourite colour is yellow..) The Overstory by Richard Powers - USA Babel by R.F. Kuang - USA (I own the US edition, though I do love the foiling on the UK one!) In Memoriam by Alice Winn - USA The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai - UK (even though the cat on the USA one is adorable!) There There by Tommy Orange -UK The Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov - UK (The US cover is a little unsettling..) The Flat Share by Beth O’Leary - USA (Love the colours) The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden - USA (Have read it and think the US cover represents the story better. Also I looove the font) Moominland Midwinter by Tove Jansson - UK By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart - UK (I hate the circle around the title but like having the picture, however I can’t get over the circle, so UK) 7 UK <-> 7 USA I’m surprised. I thought I’d like the UK covers more.

aaaaaaaaaah I love your videos so much!!!❤❤❤❤❤

I just stumbled across your channel when your previous long classics video showed up in my KZbin's video recommendations. I've recently been endeavoring to embrace and explore more classics. Thank you for all the suggestions. Most of the classics I've read in he past have been things like Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, The Time Machine, various works of Poe, Lovecraft, etc. At the moment, I'm in the midst of reading Uncle Silas. Surprisingly, as old as I am, in The Lord of the Ring series, I've I'm ashamed to admit that I've only read The Hobbit. I haven't read the other books, which is a situation I need to rectify. Since delving further into classics, I've been thinking about it, and have been looking for editions I would like to add to my collection. Have you heard of/read The Gormenghast series? I haven't read it yet, but want to start soon. The first paragraph of J.G. Keely's review of Titus Groan on GoodReads was enough to make me splurge on The Illustrated Gormenghast Trilogy hardcover edition.

Love this series!!! I may have missed this somewhere, but I’m so curious to know how you both met!

Loved this video and agreed with Carolyn on all but 1

- Small things like these: UK (because it gives me more the feeling of warmth I experienced reading it), but I like both - The city and its uncertain walls: UK - Blue sisters: USA, I prefer the four sisters in the cover - Intermezzo: both absolutely beautiful, but the blue one represents better the feelings the book gives - The Overstory: USA, absolutely - Babel: UK - In Memoriam: USA (it's gorgeousss and already tragic) - The Kamogawa Food Detectives: USA - There There: UK, because it reminds me of blood and it suits better the story and the voice of the narrator - The Heart of a Dog: UK, absolutely - The Flat share: USA, more original - The Bear and the Nightingale, UK - Mooninland Midwinter: UK, absolutely - By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept: USA

Hello! I'm a US-based book cover designer so this is such a fun video! I'm going to add my thoughts, too! 1. Small Things Like These-US (I just love the woodblock printmaking style. It's bleak and beautiful just like the story). 2. The City and Its Uncertain Walls-US (I guess I'm alone here but I love the US cover!! It's whimsical and mysterious) 3. Blue Sisters-no preference here. Maybe slightly the US just because it shows four beautiful paintings instead of just one. 4. Intermezzo-this one is sooo hard!! Grace Han (US designer) did a BEAUTIFUL job and so did Kishan Rajani for the UK cover! I'm going with US because I slightly prefer the type choices 5. The Overstory-US (This is an iconic cover) 6. Babel-UK (the type treatment with the illuminated manuscript style letters *chef's kiss*) 7. In Memoriam-no preference, both beautiful! 8. The Komogawa Food Detectives-US 9. There There-UK 10. The Heart of a Dog-UK 11. The Flat Share-US (I prefer the illustration and the way the cover is divided. Good composition) 12. The Bear and the Nightingale-UK (the illustrations remind me of Russian/folklore style art. So lovely!) 13. Moominland Midwinter-UK 14. Grand Central Station-US

UK 5 US 9 for me!

Very cute video. Below are my picks. 1-usa, 2-uk, 3-usa 4-uk, 5-uk, 6-usa, 7-uk,8-usa, 9-usa, 10-usa 11-usa, 12-usa, 13-uk, 14-usa, Enjoy your day and happy reading 📚 😊

My sister brought the us babel edition

I was sure you meant the usa cover when talking about heart of a dog, i hate the uk edition-- No hate to you two ofc just very different taste lol

Call me silly, but the US cover of Intermezzo reminds me more of Murakami than the US cover of his new book 😅😅

playing along with yall but i have like 0 art/design background so im just talking out of my ass 😮‍💨 1. small things like these - us (has a more coherent visual message + not a fan of the larger author name design of the uk one) 2. the city and all its uncertain walls - uk (i just don't like the font of the us one like im sorry thats all it takes for me) 3. blue sisters - uk.. or is it (i dnf'ed this at 30% but i think the uk one has the more fitting vibe. However! i preferred the us cover while reading as it helped me visualize all the sisters better) 4. intermezzo - uk (was vehemently against the yellow for the longest time but i think i'm warming up to it now. uk one is still more striking to me though) 5. the overstory - us (im sorry the uk one isnt giving anything) 6. babel - uk (basing this on how connected it is to the story) 7. in memoriam - us (echoing all ur comments) 8. the kanagawa food detectives - us (i prefer the composition of the uk one too but... the cat is cuter in the us one) 9. there there - uk (i actually dig how visually busy it is. the us one looks very academic nonfiction to me) 10. the heart of a dog - us (chose this solely through the process of imagining which cover i'd rather pick up on my shelf if i had either) 11. the flat share - us (i dig the layout + the colors are so much cuter in the us cover) 12. the bear and the nightingale - uk (i hate how compressed all the text feels in the us one, though i agree it's much more immersive) 13. moominland midwinter - ? (i actually cant choose, both of them look equally cute to me.. though maybe i'm just a purple lover) 14. by grand central station i sat down and wept - us (probably my least favorite batch. cant stand the title design choice of us cover but i'm willing to forget it exists and just stare at the image)

Love this series sooooo much. Love all the different covers.

Am I the only one who LOVES the UK cover for Small Things Like These much more? 😭

Hi! If you like Russian classics, then I strongly advise you to read "12 chairs" by Ilf and Petrov. It's not exactly a classic, because the book was written in the 20th century, but it's still wonderful. It would be interesting to hear your opinion about this story

Love this video!!

My favorites out of these are definitely Small Things Like These, Babel and Moominland Midwinter. I have a hard time choosing between the UK and USA cover for both Small Thing Like These and Babel but the UK cover for Moominland Midwinter was an easy choice since it's so beautiful.

love this seriessss

I think with the first book. I love the image on the uk one but absolutely hate the font and the way the title is so tiny but the author name is massive. So, I’d vote for the us one as well 😊

In the abstract the UK's Murakami has the great color coordination but doesn't offer any story while the USA edition stands out immediately as a couple walking hand-in-hand thru time, which I like a lot.

I think when Carolyn read the blue sisters she will change her mind . The one sister on the cover makes sense...

curling up with my orange cat to watch this video 💕 love you carolyn!!

I'm so excited to see your new video!! It came out just in time for dinner, perfect timing 🥹🫶🏻

The Knight in the Panther's Skin❤a Georgian (the country) medieval epic poem, written in the 12th or 13th century by Georgia's national poet Shota Rustaveli

Lessons in Chemistry is amazing! One of my favourite recent(ish) releases. I’m sure you’ll love it 😊

Thank you thank you! We're entering the Australian summer here and I couldnt find a good list anywhere that focused on poetic descriptions of the season. I'll be giving these a go for sure !!

Well, no author is more adept at probing the Human soul as Kafka. "The Trial" is a must read. Incredible book. I also like "A Country Doctor."

The xmas tree with the baubels and lights looks cute, but is that a mushroom decoration lower down?????

Loved the long format of this vlog, would love to see more of painting stuff cause you’re just so talented, i loved how the fox turned out! The book you received looks so interesting too! So exciting that it’s the first one a publishing house sent you, i hope more send you stuff, especially if it’s penguin books hehe. Sending you lots of love 💕

hearing "I will not be able to get this in hte US" is sad...and scares me. Hope you people wil stil lbe able to order from Amazon or other online resellers

Carolyn, Letters To A Young Poet has been republished with the young poet’s letters to Rilke. Emma has that copy, you should check it out!❤

I was literally in Bath (from Tennessee) on Oct. 8th…. Went to Jane A. Centre and Toppings! We could have run into each other! I loved it. Got Biography about Jane and then Jane Eyre at bookstore.

اوه یادم رفت بگم سال نو میلادی هم پیشاپیش مبارک🎉

چه موهای زیبایی❤ کتاب های شما طراحی جلد و رنگ های زیبایی دارند .انگار دارن باهات حرف میزنن😊

I really enjoy your videos and recall that you are reading Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. If you have access to Prime to it is on there, l am watching it for the second time and thoroughly enjoying it. ❤

I can't believe you mentioned Books Unbound!! I love that podcast so much, it is the best book podcast ever. Ariel and Raeleen are truly such nice people and I love listening to them talking about books and their friendship is so beautiful ❤️