Every week, Danielle (from Danielle’s Book Blog) and Cátia (from TheGirlWhoReadTooMuch) host a feature called Book Traveling Thursdays on Goodreads. They give you a topic each Thursday and you choose a book that you think fits. Then comes the fun part: a cover showdown! You post the original cover, the cover from your country (which I won’t be doing because the books aren’t published here), and then your favorite and least favorite cover from any edition around the world.
This week’s topic is a book by an author from a country I don’t read that often. I chose Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, as she is from Nigeria (and the book is also set in Nigeria) and I’ve read maybe just a handful of books set there. I’ve really enjoyed learning about the country and its culture, so I definitely want to check some other books from there more often. Now let’s check the covers out!
ORIGINAL COVER
The book was originally published in the US. I think it’s quite perfect for the novel because it represents the Biafran flag (which has half of a yellow sun in its center) and the novel focuses on the Biafran war. It’s really simple, but I love it.
FAVORITE COVERS
On the left, there’s another US edition. I love the whole composition of that cover: the title inside the sun, the font, the yellows and oranges. It’s beautiful. The cover on the right is from the UK, which I also adore, especially by how it represents the Biafran flag and its colors.
LEAST FAVORITE COVERS
The one on the left is from Lithuania. The illustration is strange, at first I thought she had a mask on and then realized it was just a weird light in her face. If the colors would have been better, it could have worked! The one on the right is Swedish, which I find simply too boring because it used just a yellow tone for the whole picture.
Chapter Adventures 
I really want to read all of Chimamanda’s fictional books! I’ve only read We Should All Be Feminists which was amazing. They seem like they’d all be so brilliant and super important. Totally agree with the covers you chose, too.
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I’ve only read this so far, but I was left wanting for more! Like you said, it’s a very important novel. I didn’t know anything about the Biafran war before reading it and it a such an essential part of Nigerian history. I have We Should All Be Feminists and still haven’t gotten around to it🙈
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I only know of her from the Beyonce song!
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She’s a fantastic writer! I didn’t even know Beyoncé had used her words for a song before writing this post haha.
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It’s actually the author’s TEDx speech from We Should All be Feminists, it’s the beginning to Flawless.
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That’s pretty cool! I have to check that song, I can’t believe I haven’t heard it.
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Nigeria is definitely a country I imagine is under-represented on my shelves. The US edition definitely catches my eye as well.
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From what I’ve read, I find it an incredibly interesting country. I’m definitely hoping to catch more books set there or written by people from Nigeria. I’m glad you also liked the US edition!
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Oh, I actually haven’t heard of this book! but it’s nice to see that you also included my country cover (even though is quite bad) Love the origanal cover for the same reason! and UK cover is also pretty nice (love that green tone)
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If you are interested in historical fiction, then I totally recommend it to you! Sorry that your country was on the least favorites this time haha 🙈 I’m glad you liked those covers, I just love how they look 😍 Imagine them on print? They would look even better.
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