And I will do this sparingly so I don't get into trouble but there are 60 S\L books left. And 154 of Brother.
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And I will do this sparingly so I don't get into trouble but there are 60 S\L books left. And 154 of Brother.
It is a point of view or perhaps a personal taste, but always an introduction is something important for me. I enjoy it a lot, because maybe I can share the emotions and feelings that the introducer writes in those lines. I don't see it as an introduction to the book, I see it as an introduction to how the book influences literature, life or self-existence.
Again, very well said. You should write Danse Macabre II...
All this reminds me of the afterword R.C. Matheson wrote for the Gaunlet Press edition of Richard Matheson's Hell House. It is written like a letter to the publisher, kindly thanking him for the opportunity but ultimately declining because he believes nothing he could write would do the book justice.
The next one doesn't have an intro either now that I think about it. And talk about something completely different... well, you'll see.
Off the top of my head, pretty much every other book planned has an introduction. One by the great-grandson of the author, and another by the son of the author. There's actually some interesting intro authors coming up.
Edit: Oh, and of course there is one by the author himself.
I remember watching The Omega Man as a kid and loving it!!!!
I did too, although Matheson was displeased with all the filmed (3 I think) versions of the novel.
See, and I think intros by the authors themselves or their family/offspring if they're deceased are great to include because they either, respectively: A). give insight to what the author was thinking while creating the novel, the inspiration and process of the writing of the book, or, B). give insight into the familial environment of the author from a family member's perspective, so as to give a sense of the man/woman behind the work. I find that kind of behind-the-curtain stuff fascinating and those kind of introductions very welcome. It's the strangers' critical assessments of legendary books that, as they saying goes, need no introductions, that I can well do without...so since Matheson is unfortunately no longer around to provide insight and R. C. Matheson has demurred, I again was glad to see I AM LEGEND get the hands-off treatment.
...though he did think that the Vincent Price version, The Last Man on Earth, was the best of the bunch. While I do think Price was miscast as the "everyman" of Matheson's novel, I do agree with him that the tone, the feel, of the film captured the tone, the feel, of Matheson's book far better than the other two.
That said, The Omega Man has always been a favorite movie of mine...I caught that thing when I was very young and I've probably seen in more than a dozen times since. No, it's not Matheson's novel on celluloid, but it's a helluva fun flick and Heston's great in the role.
The Will Smith version...well, I thought it was okay and didn't quite get all the criticism that seemed to fall upon it at time. It wasn't great, but I thought it was fairly entertaining.
I always read introductions and forwards last.
I think this edition should be signed by pawprint of the German Shepherd who starred in the Will Smith movie adaptation.
No one cares but me, but I'm glad Horns still holds the record :)
For what, fastest to sell out?
Yeah. And I still find it remarkable considering the chatter at the time was sweating how new the book was and how there was already a limited edition of it.
Lesson is: never sweat the sweaty chatter. Buy what speaks to you.
By far the most amazing book in my collection.
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There's always a bigger fish and room for a fancier edition.
For me, it's a tie between Suntup's Horns and Misery and Amaranthine Books' Dracula (some call it tacky, I love it). I have one on the way that might just take the top spot, though. I'll have to see it in person first, but my expectations are very high.
Thanks Guy's. I just want to keep people up to date in case they are on the fence, or by some chance someone stops in here for the first time. I just want to let anyone new that there are books available.
I think Paul doesn't care about how fast a book sells out. Now, when people come to his site they can put on a happy face because there are two books available. Granted, at different price points but
it's still good a thing.
I can't leave town for 5 minutes and this place gets crazy! :orely: