21st Century Ghosts - Joe Hill discussion

YAY!!! Thomas (my boyfriend, for those of you not aware) just emailed me at work telling me that I'd gotten a "suspicious package" in the mail from Scotland, and that it seemed to have some sort of flammable powder in it, and should he throw it away or call the authorities?

Funny, funny man! It's been 6 weeks that I've been waiting for Gunpowder!! I am SOOOOOOO excited that it is finally here! :D

Yay! I keep meaning to order it, maybe for a birthday present for myself in the next couple weeks.

Becky, you lucky, lucky (obscenity deleted)!!

It sounds as if your boyfriend has a sense of humour very similar to your own!

Ooh yes... I know. I'm all but drooling over it!! And it's a first edition in pristine condition.

I'll just go now and put on my bib so as to avoid drool-damage. *wipes chin*

Ab-so-lute-ly NOTHING like a brand new book by a writer you love (and time to read it!!)

It's a great little book, Becky! Joe Hill told me that there would be 2 more Gunpowder stories coming. Yay! I can't wait! Enjoy! :)

Hopefully they won't be as expensive!

I know...tell me about it! lol

Why is this book so difficult to find? It seems to be out of print or something. Costs $125 on Amazon and I can't even find it on bn.com.

I think that it was limited release... :(
I snagged a copy on Ebay (there were a few) and paid around $40. Someone else just mentioned that they got a copy from Abes Books for $45.

Yeah, mine was also $40 through an Amazon seller. He's lucky I love his books!

Is there any plans for a wide release? I hate when authors do that. I can't justify $40 for a book. I'll just burglerize Becky or Kathy.

*hides*

Eeeeeek!

*goes to buy a safe before Felina realizes i'm the "someone else" Becky mentioned who just bought this book*

I actually have Becky's address. MUAHAHAHAHAHA. Although it would be cheaper to just pay the $40 instead of buy a plane ticket to whatever east state Becky lives in. I think Kathy's in California which is closer to Utah....

*Felina goes to google Rachels location*

No, Kathy is in NY, Kandice is in CA.

Oh sure, thanks, Becky! Send the crazy girl my way;)

*tickles Felina*

Well, you're only in danger if you own Gunpowder... and I don't think you do, yet... do you?

I sure wouldn't cop to it now.

I really don't, but wish I did

*wonders if I should claim to own Gunpowder so Felina will stalk me and then I can kidnap her*

O_O

Chris, you are the definition of incorrigible!!! ♥

You think? Cool....

I've always wanted to go the New York *sigh* I'll just go to california and visit Kandice. She's nice and offers tickles instead of kidnappings. Thats right Chris...I can read your thoughts.

{{{{{Felina}}}}}

:D

Oh, never fear. I wouldn't deprive any tickles.....

Tee he he!

I got my copy of Gunpowder today! I'm glad I waited a lil longer to have it signed by the cover artist because the cover is really cool! Now if I could just find some time today to sit and read more than the first 4 pages.

Lucky girl, you! I should read it soon. It's short so I should be able to squeeze it in fairly easily. I'll probably read it after Black House. :)

You are BOTH lucky girls. I want a play by play as soon as you read it. I don't even care about spoilers.:)

I DO!

I'll work something else out with you...

Enjoy! It's a great little story. Ok, maybe not so little. :)

It's little! Less than 100 pages is little! LOL

Yeah, but there's alot of story packed into that little book. I can't wait to see what you think. Looking forward to your review.

Ahh, I gotcha... I'll be sneaking it in before The San Dragon, I think. :P

I'm tempted to read it now but I really need to finish Let The Right One In first.

Are you liking LTROI? I really liked it... I loved the feeling of it. :)

I love that book!!!

Becky wrote: "Are you liking LTROI? I really liked it... I loved the feeling of it. :)"

I'm liking it but i'm not loving it. I'm a little over halfway through but I'm feeling the same about the book as I did about the movie. It's interesting but vampires aren't really my thing and vampire books usually go slow for me. I think because thematically they tend to be more mellow and moody which is kinda cool when done right. Did u guys know there's gonna be an American remake of the LTROI movie called Let Me In (the title the book was originally published under in America)?

Hmm... I'm not sure how I'd feel about that. I really liked the original movie.

Most of what I liked so much about LTROI was the atmosphere... I read it while listening to this really eerie and melodic Icelandic cello music (which is out of character for me because I usually can't listen to ANYTHING while I read)... There were some creepy parts - toward the end, if I remember correctly, but most of what I loved was just the feeling of it. Dark and broody and cold and blue/grey. It's funny how I think of books in terms of colors - the cover of the one I read fit it perfectly to how I felt about it.

The cover does fit perfectly with the tone of the book. I usually hate movie covers too. I'm wary of an American remake because of some things I bet they soften for easily offended American audiences.

I've never seen the movie or read the book, but I've heard a lot about both and they sound good.

Rachel wrote: "The cover does fit perfectly with the tone of the book. I usually hate movie covers too. I'm wary of an American remake because of some things I bet they soften for easily offended American audiences."

Yep. And the things that they enhance or change for drama loving American audiences.

Kandice wrote: "I've never seen the movie or read the book, but I've heard a lot about both and they sound good."

They're both good Kandice. I think I'm also frustrated currently by a lack of concentration. Got a lot going on right now, transferring jobs in a week and a half, working current job, usual life stuff. I wanna finish LTROI by June so I can also read Blindness for the B&B Challenge but it may not happen.

I'm not so keep on an American remake of LTROI. The original movie was just so perfect! Even The Ring and The Grudge....their original Japanese movies were so much better!

I've never seen the original move of The Ring, and I've never seen either version of The Grudge. *shrug*

I'd much rather read my horror than watch it. :)

The American version of The Ring scared me to much to see the japanese version or either version of The Grudge, and the original LTROI doesn't need to be remade, it's great the way it is.

Oh gosh yes, especially when my DVD player froze RIGHT AFTER the video was watched for the first time (with Samara still climbing out of the well) and then my phone ringing immediately after (at 2am) and there being nothing but static on the line.

I was traumatized! LOL

(It was just my boyfriend calling from a bad cell - but still!)