A conversation on Facebook sent me to Abe Books to buy Elizabeth Enright's Melendy books and the Gone-Away Lake books. Here's hoping the childhood magic won't be ruined. I tried to find affordable editions close to the date I read them, hoping they haven't been "updated".
May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Connie Neil - Jul 30, 2014 12:40:29 pm PDT #22490 of 28344
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flea - Jul 30, 2014 12:52:17 pm PDT #22491 of 28344
information libertarian
I just read The Saturdays to my kids, a modern paperback edition, and I would be very surprised if it had been updated at all. It definitely read "book written in 1940s."
EpicTangent - Jul 30, 2014 12:58:15 pm PDT #22492 of 28344
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Just started Shades of Milk and Honey, based on recs here. So far, so awesome!
Polter-Cow - Jul 30, 2014 1:18:32 pm PDT #22493 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hooray! The books get better and better. The first is the weakest by far, in my opinion, so if you're enjoying it, you'll LOVE the others. I was just recommending the series to JZ.
Connie Neil - Jul 30, 2014 1:19:19 pm PDT #22494 of 28344
brillig
It definitely read "book written in 1940s."
Oh, good. I'm looking forward to understanding all the wartime references much better.
I found two copies of the big omnibus version I repeatedly devoured in grade school, but they wanted at least $80 for it. I actually thought about it for a second, but rationality overrode me. And I got all the books for $20.
sj - Jul 31, 2014 1:53:43 pm PDT #22495 of 28344
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Joe Hill is going to be a local Barnes & Noble next week signing The Wraith graphic novel (companion to NOS4A2. I can't wait!
Atropa - Aug 02, 2014 7:34:30 am PDT #22496 of 28344
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I wonder who I could check with to find out if 1) Prince Lestat is going to have ARCs, and 2) who do I flail at to get my mitts on one.
(This post brought to you by a friend giving me the "I heart Lestat" pin she got at SDCC.)
Strix - Aug 02, 2014 7:54:12 am PDT #22497 of 28344
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Sweetie, I'm afraid not:
Anne Rice -- ""Prince Lestat" to be published on October 28th will not involve any Advance Readers Copies, or early bound galleys for wide distribution. The manuscript of the book has been embargoed by the publisher, which means that it is kept top secret until the time of publication. This is why I will be unable to offer family or friends early copies. The publisher feels this is the best way to handle the book; and I confess I think it's probably good too. Readers can make up their minds on the book when it is published."
erikaj - Aug 02, 2014 12:41:05 pm PDT #22498 of 28344
Always Anti-fascist!
Any good dealer should know that testers sell your product. I'm not a fan of Ms. Rice's, having only read one or two, but that seems to indicate a certain lack of faith in the material, possibly combined with Meyeresque concerns about internet pointing and laughing. But maybe it's what's done now.
Kate P. - Aug 02, 2014 3:46:02 pm PDT #22499 of 28344
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
It's not uncommon for a highly anticipated book to be embargoed. That way its release is more of an event. I mean, I don't (personally) have great expectations for its quality, but I don't think the embargo is necessarily an indicator that the publisher expects bad press.