'Underneath'
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."
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.
Joe Hill is going to be a local Barnes & Noble next week signing The Wraith graphic novel (companion to NOS4A2. I can't wait!
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.)
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."
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.
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.
Unlike with a movie, though.
I just finished Leigh Bardugo's Ruin and Rising.
DAMMIT.
But I'm not surprised that there's an embargo on it. I was just hoping there was some sort of gothy magic I could make work.
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.
I expect it to be cracktastic and nutty. But it's the Vampire Lestat, so I don't really care! Plus, as long as it's a tiny leap in quality from Blood Canticle, I'll consider it good fun.
(I consider Blood Canticle to be delightfully silly, but that's not MY Lestat, dammit. It's a weird AU version of him.)
(Hi, my feels about the Vampire Chronicles, let me show you them.)
Ok, maybe I'm thinking of movies/TV.
I recently went through a bunch of free books I got from BookBub and quickly dumped nearly all of the ones that were 1st person POV female, as well as others. I don't think I have an issue with 1st person female, but that POV tends to default to an attempt at quirky snarkiness that rapidly wears thin. I was surprised at how many of the mystery/urban fantasies I picked up were 1st person female. Of course, free ebooks are not the broadest spectrum of books, but I'm very glad I didn't pay money for those.
1st person can be wonderful, but the story can get lost in the voice.