Book Hauls!

[soulsinging]

I went nuts on vacation... found a lot of really cool book shops in Minneapolis and Wisconsin, surprisingly. Ended up bringing home a stack:

Mistborn- Brandon Sanderson
Blood of Elves- Andrzej Sapkowski
Slapstick, Sirens of Titan, Cat's Cradle- Kurt Vonnegut
Already Dead- Charlie Huston
The Continental Op- Dashiell Hammett
No Country for Old Men- Cormac McCarthy

[j. d. worthington]

While out buying a few groceries, I did something I seldom indulge in these days: a strictly impulse buy for a book. In this case, Stephen King Goes to the Movies. It's been quite a long time since I picked up a book by King (either to buy or to read), but once in a while, it seems like a good idea and, as I no longer have the stories in this one (though I used to have a few of them), I thought I'd just pick up something a bit lighter-weight (so to speak) than my usual diet these days....

[HoopyFrood]

What's this? A King book? That I haven't heard of?

Oh, my.



Oh, pish, it's just a collection of stories I already have in various other places. Although new introductions are always good. I like King's introductions.

Tell me how you get on with it, J.d. 1408 and the Shawshank Redemption are probably two of my favourite short King stories.

[Lady of Winterfell]

Picked up new copies of the following Tolkien books, with cover art by Ted Nasmith and Alan Lee...

The Silmarillion
The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King

[dask]

Originally Posted by j. d. worthington

While out buying a few groceries, I did something I seldom indulge in these days: a strictly impulse buy for a book. In this case, Stephen King Goes to the Movies. It's been quite a long time since I picked up a book by King (either to buy or to read), but once in a while, it seems like a good idea and, as I no longer have the stories in this one (though I used to have a few of them), I thought I'd just pick up something a bit lighter-weight (so to speak) than my usual diet these days....

Almost got it myself when grocery shopping a few weeks ago just because of the great cover, then backed off when I realized I had all the stories in it. But if I ever see it at a garage sale or thrift store, it's mine!

[soulsinging]

Originally Posted by Lady of Winterfell

Picked up new copies of the following Tolkien books, with cover art by Ted Nasmith and Alan Lee...

The Silmarillion
The Hobbit
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Two Towers
The Return of the King

That's the box set I've got... well, Silmarillion isn't in the box, but it's the same style.

[Connavar]

In a Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu
The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson
The Ten Thousand by Paul Kearney
The Cutie byDonald.E Westlake

Wordworth editions might not be the best quality paperback books/collections but getting In Glass Darkly and The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost Finder at the total cost of what a cheap new paperback cost is too good.

[HoopyFrood]

I like those Wordsworth editions (I assume they're the same ones). Very cheap, classic horror books. I think I also bought In a Glass Darkly and The Devil Rides Out, some Ambrose Bierce collection, and various others. Too tempting and inexpensive to resist.

[Connavar]

Originally Posted by HoopyFrood

I like those Wordsworth editions (I assume they're the same ones). Very cheap, classic horror books. I think I also bought In a Glass Darkly and The Devil Rides Out, some Ambrose Bierce collection, and various others. Too tempting and inexpensive to resist.

You must share what you think of those books,authors you got from. I always look for more classic horror. Specially when its so cheap and you can afford to take a chance on authors.

I have read only Poe from them so far. Le Fanu,Hodgson i have already read with library books.

[Lady of Winterfell]

Originally Posted by soulsinging

That's the box set I've got... well, Silmarillion isn't in the box, but it's the same style.

I found all of mine at the used bookshop. Apparently someone had come and traded in a bunch of Tolkien books. Saved me quite a bit of money from buying them new!

I just love the artwork on them.

[soulsinging]

Originally Posted by Lady of Winterfell

I found all of mine at the used bookshop. Apparently someone had come and traded in a bunch of Tolkien books. Saved me quite a bit of money from buying them new!

I just love the artwork on them.

Good to know I'm not the only one that thinks about that kind of thing... there are books I've bought 3-4 times because I stumble upon a different edition with cover art I like better, hehe.

[j. d. worthington]

Originally Posted by Connavar

In a Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu
The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson
The Ten Thousand by Paul Kearney
The Cutie byDonald.E Westlake

Wordworth editions might not be the best quality paperback books/collections but getting In Glass Darkly and The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost Finder at the total cost of what a cheap new paperback cost is too good.

The problem with Wordsworth editions, as I understand it, at least with this line, was some of the less-than-savory practices of their erstwhile editor; as far as the texts of the books, from my understanding, the majority are quite as good as most mass market books are likely to be; and certainly they are often quite attractive books. I understand those practices have ceased with his leaving; so I don't know if there are any such objections to raise against them at this point. If not... then it's certainly an inexpensive way to garner a rather good selection of classic as well as often-forgotten supernatural fiction.

As for the specific titles you mention... I look forward to hearing your view on In a Glass Darkly (which is a rather sneaky little collection, in some ways), as well as Carnacki....

You had asked, a few pages back, about humorous stories by Irving. That's rather difficult to answer, as the bulk of his work has at least a gently satirical edge to it; and nearly all (with a few rare exceptions) all of his fiction is of a humorous cast. When not that, it's of a retrospective, somewhat nostalgic cast; the few exceptions are just that: exceptions. His nonfiction,* such as his books on Washington, Columbus, Bonneville, Astoria, etc., are a different matter.....

*I qualify the use of the word here, because it has been shown that Irving -- like many a biographer or reporter of his time -- was not above including a good tale about the subject, even if it had scant (or no) basis in fact....

[GOLLUM]

I have all of the wordsworth "horror" series to date excepting those I've got covered by other means, so it will be interesting to read your thoughts on these Conn as there's many of those I've not yet read.

Yes, I was aware of those controversies JD points out (I think he pointed them out to me) but not so much at the time of purchase and even then to be honest the cost and convenience of purchasing them off the shelf in Melbourne may have been too strong a temptation! Call me Faustus then...

Happy reading.

@Lady Of winterfell: Those are really nice covers, well done!...

[Lady of Winterfell]

Originally Posted by soulsinging

Good to know I'm not the only one that thinks about that kind of thing... there are books I've bought 3-4 times because I stumble upon a different edition with cover art I like better, hehe.

Yep, and now I'm going to take my old editions to the used bookshop. (they had the movie covers on them, and I'm glad to have replaced them).

Originally Posted by GOLLUM

@Lady Of winterfell: Those are really nice covers, well done!...

Thanks Gollum!

[Lioness]

I found an awesome little bookshop while in Melbourne, and ended up getting:

Assassin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb
Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb
A Tertiary Student's Guide to Writing - Some random guy
Fool's Gold - Jude Fisher
NEXT - Michael Crichton