I'm cleaning the house.
And I've found a few books that, due to inattentiveness and confusion, I've bought more than once. This doesn't include books that are in both hard and soft cover (that's a prestige thing). All softcover, often the same edition.
Four Past Midnight (Johnny Depp Face edition)
For those of you who aren't among Sai King's Constant Readers, this book will only be a quarter to a half known to you. It contains Secret Window, Secret Garden, which was turned into the Johnny Depp movie Secret Window (not too inaccurate as King movies go, but not the best). It also has The Langoliers, a great novella and well-acted (mostly) but terribly filmed TV movie.
One of the other two novellas are The Sun Dog, a prequel to Needful Things. Short version: boy buys cursed camera and a monster stalks him. Not bad, but unless you're a big King fan it might fall a little flat by itself. As a ramp-up to Needful Things, it works wonderfully.
The other novella is The Library Policeman. This is one of the most brutal things King has ever written, and not because of the supernatural monster. If you have triggers, you may want to skip it. That being said, it's one of my favorite King pieces.
The Hobbit
I have two separate editions of this: one pictured above that came with a boxed set of Lord of the Rings. The other was a random one picked up for cheap at a Salvation Army because the cover was pretty.
I don't buy shoes or jewelry, but nice book covers will get me every time.
Carrie
Simple explanation: I forgot I owned this one. And now I super own it. It's not my favorite King book, but it's better than most first-time novels.
The Talisman AND Black House
This set of novels from King and Straub are special; I own at least 3 copies of Black house, and have owned 3 copies of The Talisman in the past. I read one to tatters. The extras are more insurance policy than forgetfulness. Some books are just too good to lose.
Oh shut up.
And I've found a few books that, due to inattentiveness and confusion, I've bought more than once. This doesn't include books that are in both hard and soft cover (that's a prestige thing). All softcover, often the same edition.
Four Past Midnight (Johnny Depp Face edition)
For those of you who aren't among Sai King's Constant Readers, this book will only be a quarter to a half known to you. It contains Secret Window, Secret Garden, which was turned into the Johnny Depp movie Secret Window (not too inaccurate as King movies go, but not the best). It also has The Langoliers, a great novella and well-acted (mostly) but terribly filmed TV movie.
For a more in depth, negative analysis, I refer you to the Nostalgia Critic.
One of the other two novellas are The Sun Dog, a prequel to Needful Things. Short version: boy buys cursed camera and a monster stalks him. Not bad, but unless you're a big King fan it might fall a little flat by itself. As a ramp-up to Needful Things, it works wonderfully.
The other novella is The Library Policeman. This is one of the most brutal things King has ever written, and not because of the supernatural monster. If you have triggers, you may want to skip it. That being said, it's one of my favorite King pieces.
The Hobbit
I have two separate editions of this: one pictured above that came with a boxed set of Lord of the Rings. The other was a random one picked up for cheap at a Salvation Army because the cover was pretty.
I don't buy shoes or jewelry, but nice book covers will get me every time.
Carrie
Simple explanation: I forgot I owned this one. And now I super own it. It's not my favorite King book, but it's better than most first-time novels.
The Talisman AND Black House
This set of novels from King and Straub are special; I own at least 3 copies of Black house, and have owned 3 copies of The Talisman in the past. I read one to tatters. The extras are more insurance policy than forgetfulness. Some books are just too good to lose.
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