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Was that a movie tie-in edition?
I'm confused as there aren't any other editions that I am aware of that have A Good Marriage in them. When a movie from a collection comes out, they oftentimes will re-release the book featuring that story on the cover of the same title (in this case FULL DARK, NO STARS) and may have a still photo from the movie on the cover. We often get complaints from people who don't look further to see that it's the same collection just with a different cover.Not that I know of. It was just a book of stories that had been previously published in an older copy of stories from ALL DARK, NO STARS. Everything in A GOOD MARRIAGE was first featured in ALL DARK, NO STARS.
Not that I know of. It was just a book of stories that had been previously published in an older copy of stories from ALL DARK, NO STARS. Everything in A GOOD MARRIAGE was first featured in ALL DARK, NO STARS.
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I'm confused as there aren't any other editions that I am aware of that have A Good Marriage in them. When a movie from a collection comes out, they oftentimes will re-release the book featuring that story on the cover of the same title (in this case FULL DARK, NO STARS) and may have a still photo from the movie on the cover. We often get complaints from people who don't look further to see that it's the same collection just with a different cover.
You don't bite, what fun is that?...lol
I think I see what's going on here after going to Amazon. As I suspected, this is a movie tie-in version for the Kindle and audiobook formats. It also appears to be promoting Audible.com services.taken from amazon.com, a customer's review:
While I love all things Stephen King, I feel totally taken advantage of in this instance. I kept thinking, I think I've read this before, so I checked the publication date. It says 9/2014. Yeah, maybe for this stand alone story but I had already read it in an earlier collection of short stories. King is worth re-reading in a lot of instances (I couldn't tell you how many times I've read The Stand), however, I prefer to make my own choice to do so, not be manipulated into thinking I'm purchasing a new short story, book, etc. Mr. King doesn't need the money, amazon.com doesn't need to do this to sell even more than they already do of anything, and I don't need the aggravation!!!
WARNING: This "book" is actually 2 stories from King's short story collection, Full Dark, No Stars, which I had previously purchased at full price. (And, which I would rate 4 to 5 stars.) Call me stupid for failing to download a sample first.
Paying $4.99 is a ripoff when you can get the larger collection for $8.99. I'm mad at myself, but I'm angrier at Stephen King, Scribner Publishing, and Amazon, as I feel that this is just a way for all of them to trick unwitting fans into buying books they've already purchased and/or read by presenting those works, or at least portions of them, in deceptive repackaging. I would have rated this Zero Stars, if possible.
Not right, not fair, and shame on you, Stephen King, Scribner Publishing, and Amazon!!
The story A GOOD MARRIAGE is featured in FULL DARK, NO STARS.
Not quite. Ross Macdonalds real name was Kenneth Millar and he wrote his first four books under that name but changed so not to be confused with his wife, Margaret Millar then a good selling author (this is ca 1948), to pseudonym John Macdonald, sometimes John Ross MacDonald, but when John D. Macdonald made his big breakthrough in the early 50-ties he changed again to avoid confusion to Ross Macdonald. John D. Macdonald wrote under his real name all the time.I read somewhere that Ross MacDonald's name was John. He changed it to Ross for his books so that he would not be confused with John D. MacDonald. Seems like the right thing to do. Both of them wrote detective novels. (And good ones)
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Not quite. Ross Macdonalds real name was Kenneth Millar and he wrote his first four books under that name but changed so not to be confused with his wife, Margaret Millar then a good selling author (this is ca 1948), to pseudonym John Macdonald, sometimes John Ross MacDonald, but when John D. Macdonald made his big breakthrough in the early 50-ties he changed again to avoid confusion to Ross Macdonald. John D. Macdonald wrote under his real name all the time.
Yes, his authorname at least. In all official papers he was Kenneth Millar.Interesting - he changed his name twice.
Oh, yes, I feel her pain!
Welcome to the board. I stupidly bought Crossroads, too. Fortunately only one. I knew very quickly it wasn't THAT Stephen King. While I understand a name is a name ( do you know how many John Lennons there are in the phonebook?), Amazon has to realize that they specifically put it to me as a fan of his work. I felt like a real doofus. Live and learn. If it's not on the SKMB, it's not the real deal.
This reminds me of a John Cleese sketch: