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message 101: by Lindsay (new)

Lindsay Smith (LindsaySmith) | 11 comments Are these similar enough?

The Awakening (Darkest Powers, #2) by Kelley Armstrong A Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson


message 102: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia (pandoraphoebesmom) | 1332 comments Bohemienne wrote: "Are these similar enough?

The Awakening (Darkest Powers, #2) by Kelley ArmstrongA Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson"


yes


message 104: by Katie ATX (new)

Katie ATX (katieatx) Frankenstein (Penguin Classics) by Mary Shelley The Kreutzer Sonata (Modern Library Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
are these close enough?


message 105: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia (pandoraphoebesmom) | 1332 comments Katie wrote: "Frankenstein (Penguin Classics) by Mary ShelleyThe Kreutzer Sonata (Modern Library Classics) by Leo Tolstoy
are these close enough?"


Since one is a woman and the other a man - no.


message 106: by Kate (new)

Kate (klc23) | 161 comments would these two work?

Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos and Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl by Susan McCorkindale


Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner) (perpetualpageturner) | 306 comments Here's another site for the similar covers:

http://aleapopculture.blogspot.com/se...


message 108: by Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner) (last edited May 26, 2010 08:54PM) (new)

Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner) (perpetualpageturner) | 306 comments Would these work? (I mean, they are the same exact picture just cropped differently and they tweaked the colors a little bit)

Doing It by Melvin Burgess & Love, Ghosts, & Facial Hair by Steven Herrick

OR these? Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger & Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater &

OR

The Diplomat's Wife by Pam Jenoff & Suite Française  by Irène Némirovsky


message 109: by Liz M (new)

Liz M Carry Me Down by M.J. Hyland The Gathering by Anne Enright

how about these?


Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner) (perpetualpageturner) | 306 comments Here's one for the same title:

Forever --Judy Blume
Forever -- Pete Hamill


message 111: by Cait (new)

Cait (caitertot) | 648 comments Liz wrote: "Carry Me Down by M.J. Hyland The Gathering by Anne Enright

how about these?"


Oooh, nice find Liz. Both on my tbr and both on the 1001 list. I almost have too many choices now. :o) Assuming they are accepted, of course.


message 112: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia (pandoraphoebesmom) | 1332 comments Liz wrote: "Carry Me Down by M.J. Hyland The Gathering by Anne Enright

how about these?"

yes

Jamie wrote: "Would these work? (I mean, they are the same exact picture just cropped differently and they tweaked the colors a little bit)

Doing It by Melvin Burgess & Harry Potter Box Set (Books 1-6) by J.K. Rowling and Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl by Susan McCorkindale"


no


message 113: by Angie (new)

Angie  (tikkledpink) | 37 comments Bohemienne wrote: "Are these similar enough?

The Awakening (Darkest Powers, #2) by Kelley ArmstrongA Countess Below Stairs by Eva Ibbotson"


Bohemienne, do you mind if I read these too? :o) I hate stealing someone else's ideas but I'm having such a hard time picking books out for this task... ?


Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner) (perpetualpageturner) | 306 comments Cynthia--No to all of them or which one?


message 115: by Felina (new)

Felina | 0 comments Angie - Ha ha I stole someone elses ideas to when Cynthia boo'ed my Zombie books.


message 116: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia (pandoraphoebesmom) | 1332 comments Jamie wrote: "Cynthia--No to all of them or which one?"

You can use the first set but not the second two


message 117: by Deedee (new)

Deedee | 2344 comments I have the perfect pair!

The Reluctant Widow by Georgette Heyer The Good Soldier (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (B&N Classics Trade Paper) by Ford Madox Ford


message 118: by Kate (new)

Kate (klc23) | 161 comments Cynthia wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Cynthia--No to all of them or which one?"

You can use the first set but not the second two"


Did that no include mine with the boots?


message 119: by Jennifer N. (new)

Jennifer N. | 421 comments Would either of these work?

The Shining by Stephen King The Gathering by Anne Enright
or
The Shining by Stephen King Carry Me Down by M.J. Hyland


message 120: by Jennifer N. (new)

Jennifer N. | 421 comments How about these?

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand The Shining by Stephen King


message 121: by Petra (new)

Petra Some more possible choices:

At Risk
At Risk
At Risk

Risk
Risk: A Novel
Risk


message 122: by Asho (new)

Asho | 181 comments Another suggestion: I recently got a GoodReads Advanced Readers' Edition copy of a book called Half Life and when I went to review it I noticed there were a lot of other books with the same name.

Half Life
Half Life: A Novel
Half Life


message 123: by Usako (new)


message 124: by Usako (new)

Usako (bbmeltdown) | 1256 comments The Make-Up Girl by Andrea Semple and


message 125: by Liz (last edited May 28, 2010 11:24AM) (new)

Liz Do these work? It's the same girl/same pose (just reversed) on both covers.
Meridian Dunkle Umarmung by Amber Kizer & Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson

or these?

Evermore (The Immortals, #1) by Alyson Noel & North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley


message 126: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia (pandoraphoebesmom) | 1332 comments Liz wrote: "Do these work? It's the same girl/same pose (just reversed) on both covers.
Meridian Dunkle Umarmung by Amber Kizer & Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson

or these?

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling and "

yes

Jennifer N. wrote: "How about these?

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn RandThe Shining by Stephen King"

Not really

Jennifer N. wrote: "Would either of these work?

The Shining by Stephen King The Gathering by Anne Enright
or
The Shining by Stephen King Carry Me Down by M.J. Hyland"

No but The Gathering and Carry Me Down work

Kate wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "Jamie wrote: "Cynthia--No to all of them or which one?"

You can use the first set but not the second two"

Did that no include mine with the boots?"


Yes it's a no


Elizabeth (Alaska) Cynthia wrote: "Yes it's a no "


LOL (and we understood it!)


message 128: by Caz (new)

Caz | 27 comments Would any of these work?
Damaged The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child by Cathy Glass
I Did Tell, I Did by Cassie Harte Mummy Knew A Terrifying Step-father. A Mother Who Refused to Listen. A Little Girl Desperate to Escape. by Lisa James
Thanks x
(NB just realised first cover didn't work, here's amazon link http://www.amazon.co.uk/Damaged-Heart...)


message 129: by Jason (new)

Jason | 60 comments Would these two work?

Infoquake Book One of the Jump 225 Trilogy by David Louis Edelman Counting Heads (Book #1) by David Marusek


message 130: by Julie (last edited May 31, 2010 12:24AM) (new)

Julie  | 80 comments There are a LOT of good duplicates on this site!!
Be sure to click on "older posts" at the bottom of the page in order to see a lot more duplicates!!!


http://aleapopculture.blogspot.com/se...


message 131: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia (pandoraphoebesmom) | 1332 comments Jason wrote: "Would these two work?

Infoquake Book One of the Jump 225 Trilogy by David Louis Edelman Counting Heads (Book #1) by David Marusek"

No

Caz wrote: "Would any of these work?
Damaged The Heartbreaking True Story of a Forgotten Child by Cathy Glass
I Did Tell, I Did by Cassie Harte [bookcover:Mummy Knew: A Terrifying Step-father. A Mot..."


I'll take those


message 132: by Rach (new)

Rach (rachlovestv) | 261 comments Would Spooky Little Girl by Laurie Notaro and Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen work? They have different colored backgounds, but both feature floating dresses, shoes and hats, as if there is an invisible person inside them.


message 133: by Dee (new)

Dee (austhokie) | 8947 comments The Threadbare Heart by Jennie Nash and Tender Grace by Jackina Stark


message 134: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) | 1528 comments Would you accept these as lookalike covers?

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart and The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue


message 135: by Manday (new)

Manday | 307 comments For twilight fans:
Breaking Dawn
Breaking Dawn

I reread Eclipse for the reread task and decided I needed to fit Breaking dawn in, so here is a way to do it!


message 137: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia (pandoraphoebesmom) | 1332 comments Lisa wrote: "Would you accept these as lookalike covers?

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart and The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue"


No

Rachel wrote: "Would Spooky Little Girl by Laurie Notaro and Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen work? They have different colored backgounds, but both feature floating dresses, shoes and hat..."

No sorry


message 138: by GracieKat (last edited Jun 05, 2010 08:38PM) (new)

GracieKat | 31 comments Would these work?
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro


message 139: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie I was pleasantly surprised by this YA series. I have read the first book and will read the next two for this task:

Wake (Dream Catcher, #1) by Lisa McMann Fade (Dream Catcher, #2) by Lisa McMann Gone (Dream Catcher, #3) by Lisa McMann

These all look similar to me.


message 140: by Kate (new)

Kate (kathrynlouwca) | 1002 comments Stephanie wrote: "I was pleasantly surprised by this YA series. I have read the first book and will read the next two for this task:

Wake (Dream Catcher, #1) by Lisa McMann Fade (Dream Catcher, #2) by Lisa McMann Gone (Dream Catcher, #3) by Lisa McMann

Thes..."


I believe that Cynthia said in an earlier post that they could not be by the same author.


message 141: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Hickman (lbhick) | 1528 comments I own The Diplomat's Wife and found Consequences, a lookalike cover to match.

The Diplomat's Wife by Pam Jenoff Consequences by Penelope Lively

Does this work?


message 142: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 2062 comments After taking a look through other people's requests, I'm not so sure my covers are similar enough, so will these work?
Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1) by Simone Elkeles Crash into Me by Albert Borris


message 143: by Kristal (new)

Kristal | 13 comments A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) by Libba Bray & A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist

Will these work as covers?


message 144: by Cynthia (new)

Cynthia (pandoraphoebesmom) | 1332 comments Kristal wrote: "A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1) by Libba Bray& A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist

Will these work as covers?"

no

Karen GHHS wrote: "After taking a look through other people's requests, I'm not so sure my covers are similar enough, so will these work?
Perfect Chemistry (Perfect Chemistry, #1) by Simone ElkelesCrash into Me by Albert Borris"

no

Lisa wrote: "I own The Diplomat's Wife and found Consequences, a lookalike cover to match.

The Diplomat's Wife by Pam JenoffConsequences by Penelope Lively

Does this w..."

Yes

Grace wrote: "Would these work?
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike and Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro"

No


message 145: by Karen Michele (new)

Karen Michele Burns (klibrary) | 2062 comments Ok, I'm switching to Gone by Lisa McMann and Gone by Michael Grant then. Thanks for answering!


message 146: by GracieKat (last edited Jun 10, 2010 08:30PM) (new)

GracieKat | 31 comments Ok, how about these?

The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike and The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin


message 147: by Kristal (new)

Kristal | 13 comments Okay, how about these two?
In the Woods by Tana French & Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger

(keeping fingers crossed because I really want to read both of these...)


message 148: by Diane (new)

Diane  | 741 comments Do these work?
The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams & The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff


message 149: by Liz M (last edited Jun 11, 2010 07:21AM) (new)

Liz M Kristal wrote: "Okay, how about these two?
In the Woods by Tana French& Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger

(keeping fingers crossed because I really want to read both of these...)"


Jamie asked about these in messgae 110 & Cynthia said "no" (message 114 & 118).


message 150: by Diane (new)

Diane  | 741 comments Here's another pair I was curious about:
Elvis Takes a Back Seat by Leanna Ellis & Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral by Kris Radish


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