Came home with these little gems yesterday. The McMurtry book is near fine. The Ross Mathews book is signed. I think he's a funny man.
Your Latest Thrift/used Book Store Finds
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A few weeks ago, I found a double feature DVD of Grumpy Old Men/Grumpier Old Men at the thrift store. My mom only had these on VHS, so she was excited and has watched them several times already.
Today I found a used DVD of The Witches of Eastwick. Yay! Been wanting to re-watch this movie for many years.
Today I found a used DVD of The Witches of Eastwick. Yay! Been wanting to re-watch this movie for many years.
I love the outtakes from Grumpy Old Men- they're worth the price of the movie alone! Too funny!A few weeks ago, I found a double feature DVD of Grumpy Old Men/Grumpier Old Men at the thrift store. My mom only had these on VHS, so she was excited and has watched them several times already.
Today I found a used DVD of The Witches of Eastwick. Yay! Been wanting to re-watch this movie for many years.
Which McMurtry books have you read? I enjoy his dialogue and interesting plot twists. He can be long winded but never stale. The Desert Rose is one I never read. I like the Duane books.
I actually have never even read a McMurtry novel before. I glanced through this one and it looks like his writing style may work for me.
I think you'd like him. Anne Rice loves to meander and so does McMurtry. It's not a flaw but some people don't have patience with that type of plot. McMurtry strikes the funny bone in ways that King does, too.
Oh Dan, you must read Lonesome Dove! So very good!
I bought a hardback of it a couple of years ago but it's too heavy for me to hold to read. Maybe I should but a paperback edition and read that?
See what you guys don't understand is that if I read him and like him then I will have to acquire all of his books in 1st printings! That's going to cost me some $$$.
Dana, you and I are two peas in a pod!!!See what you guys don't understand is that if I read him and like him then I will have to acquire all of his books in 1st printings! That's going to cost me some $$$.
It’s funny you say this. I’ve been thinking of reading both Lonesome Dove and The Witching Hour.
That's it. I'm getting my tinfoil hat.
I liked both books. Lonesome Dove is a work of art, though. You'll laugh, shed a tear, and think about those characters long after you've finished. It won the Pulitzer.
Rebecca has me in the mood for the sort of fanciful gothic style Rice does so well—I think I’ll read The Witching Hour next. I’ll tackle Lonesome Dove early next year.
Muskrat, a few others and I have spoken about the tedious ending and how the train seems to run out of steam about the last third but it's an impressive book. Definitely read it and share your own thoughts. It is my opinion that some better editing could have improved it but it's by no means a terrible book. Yeah, it fits the bill if you want more of the Gothic style. Rice adores Dickens and those of that ilk.Rebecca has me in the mood for the sort of fanciful gothic style Rice does so well—I think I’ll read The Witching Hour next. I’ll tackle Lonesome Dove early next year.
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I think that The Witching Hour is Anne Rice's version of It. Not that there's a killer clown or anything like that but just that she gives such a thorough background in it. It's her massive tome of a novel and nothing else of hers comes close in size and scope since. I think at that point in her career she felt that she could write something this size and get away with it.
I think that's a great comparison. It is probably my favorite of her novels (that I've read) but depending on a reader's frame of mind, some parts toward the end can be tiresome. Her invention of the Talamasca and all the family history is impressive and engrossing. It's demanding but rewarding, I'll put it that way.
From thiftbooks.com:
a 1st printing hardback of First Blood by David Morrell (it's ex-library but in good shape), a Dark Harvest edition of The Eyes Of Darkness by Dean Koontz ( GNTLGNT Scott- do you have these versions of Koontz's books?) and a book club edition of Dealing or The Berkley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues by 'Michael Douglas' aka Michael and Douglas Crichton. Still waiting on the copy of Best Of The Forties comic book which has an introduction by Stephen King.
a 1st printing hardback of First Blood by David Morrell (it's ex-library but in good shape), a Dark Harvest edition of The Eyes Of Darkness by Dean Koontz ( GNTLGNT Scott- do you have these versions of Koontz's books?) and a book club edition of Dealing or The Berkley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues by 'Michael Douglas' aka Michael and Douglas Crichton. Still waiting on the copy of Best Of The Forties comic book which has an introduction by Stephen King.
...nossir I don’t....mine are the general release...never invested in other publishing houses versions of his works like I’ve dabbled in King’s...
You should look them up on thriftbooks. The prices are pretty reasonable. Dark Harvest did limited versions of all of his Leigh Nichols books and they're beautifully illustrated by Phil Parks, who also did the artwork for Oddkins, Twilight Eyes, Santa's Twin, Robot Santa. The Paper Doorway and Every Day's A Holiday. I love Phil's art!!