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Post by Christmas Chief on Jun 3, 2012 13:17:59 GMT -5
Sherry Ann, that is brilliant. (I really wish I had TBFIOS!) Years ago, I had the paperback with the Snicket notes, and it was one of my favorite collections. Sadly, I left it somewhere, and when I ordered another it came without the notes. TBFIOS is still a great book in itself, though. Not just TSS; the whole series. It was a growing suspicion I had when I figured at least the spelling must be changed, but then I got the idea Egmont hid extra information with a note to British readers not to reveal this to anyone outside the country. This theory was reinforced when, upon inquiry, I was rapidly assured there were no differences in text. Plus, the British 667ers always seemed sharper about ASOUE than the non-British population. When the opportunity arose to purchase a copy as a sample, I chose TSS for its cover art, so if the text was in fact the same (and again, it definitely is) at least I'd have a nice illustration. I'm far less paranoid now, in any case.
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Post by Hermes on Jun 3, 2012 13:36:31 GMT -5
I almost wish this theory were true: it is so in the spirit of Snicket. But no. I don't think it's normal to change spellings when a book crosses the ocean: it was done for Harry Potter because on that occasion the American publishers had a a singularly low view of the intelligence of the American public. And the sharpness of British readers is just an accident: there are many distinguished American Snicketologists - yourself included, but before you Antenora, for instance.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Jun 3, 2012 15:59:33 GMT -5
Speaking of Antenora, below is the snow globe. It's hard to get a good picture of this one because of the flash, but basically it's TSS's cover and Dear Reader letter in a plastic globe so that when shaken bits of Styrofoam are suspended in a liquid solution for prolonged periods of time. Come to think of it, TCC's cover wouldn't be so out of place here, either.
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Post by Groge on Jun 3, 2012 17:44:26 GMT -5
Awesome, did you make that!?
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Post by Christmas Chief on Jun 3, 2012 20:09:02 GMT -5
To an extent. I found the globe at a yard sale. It's one of those items from which you can remove the bottom and insert a picture of your family or friends, only I printed off a mini TSS cover and the globe magnified it to the proportions depicted.
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Post by csc on Jun 3, 2012 21:33:31 GMT -5
Very cool, Sherry Ann!
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Post by Groge on Jun 4, 2012 4:28:05 GMT -5
Sort of. I found the globe at a yard sale. It's one of those items from which you can remove the bottom and insert a picture of your family or friends, only I printed off a mini TSS cover and the globe magnified it to the proportions depicted. ah right nice one! I love it
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Post by Kensicle on Jun 4, 2012 5:47:30 GMT -5
That looks interesting, but since when did eyeballs feature in ASOUE? Eyes are a motif in ASOUE. They're so common, in fact, it's easy to overlook their presence: Recall Olaf's house, decorated in paintings of eyes, the tattoos on the volunteers' ankles, the shiny eyes of Count Olaf, and Orwell's eye-shaped building. Certainly the list goes on, but you understand the pattern. Yes, eyes are a common motif, but I don't understand the choice of the word eye balls. It doesn't really seem accurate, as eyeballs indicate one part of the eye, and VFD eyes depict the eyelid and the eyebrow, not just the eyeball. It would be appropriate if ASOUE was something like this book, but ASOUE isn't. And that's a nice snow globe, Sherry Ann. By coincidence, I have a snow globe right in front of me on my desk right now, but it's a rather garish thing which I got from my cousin for Christmas or something years ago.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Jun 4, 2012 14:24:17 GMT -5
Because the book focuses on science, as I mentioned previously, there's not much to say about eyes as a symbolic icon for V.F.D. and the omniscient nature of things. On the other hand, the pupil, the retina, and the iris are items the scientist can research and discuss, as well as analyze their place in the fictional world. Again, I don't own it, but that would be my presumption.
And thank you for the comments on my globe/collection, all, in case I forgot to acknowledge it before.
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Post by Dante on Jun 9, 2012 12:42:43 GMT -5
I'll get pictures of my shelves sometime soon - maybe tomorrow - but there are some books I don't keep on my Snicket shelf, which are books Snicket has contributed to or which are about him but which he didn't write all of. This includes the Snicket edition of The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily, the Noisy Outlaws collection, stuff like that. I also owned the Eyeballs, Leeches, Hypnotism book, but I think that is no longer part of my collection, for the reasons outlined. Edit: Okay, here we go. The odd book (particularly my signed copy of Orphans!) isn't present for various reasons, and the image quality isn't great as my camera is in the process of slowly dying, but I think you get a good impression of the whole.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Jun 10, 2012 15:05:23 GMT -5
I didn't catch the edit earlier. That's an impressive collection, apparently including two TBLs! I suppose one would be Egmont's and the other HC's? The arrangement is interesting, too, though there are a few items I don't recognize. Is everything here related to ASOUE, such as the pencils and letters?
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Post by B. on Jun 10, 2012 15:12:18 GMT -5
Yes, what are the pens pencils and merchandise in the corner?
I don't own anything remotely interesting, and the only book of Handler's I have is TB8. There was once a time when I tried to convince my seven associates to call ourselves The Basic Eight, but they wouldn't hear of it unfortunately.
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Post by Dante on Jun 10, 2012 15:15:26 GMT -5
Sherry Ann, you're right that one TBL is HC's and the other Egmont's - there's no difference, but it does mean I can have both sides of the poster hanging on my wall at once. The pens, pencils, and other items are indeed true merchandise - the pencils are for The End... that's not a pen, it's a flashlight - for TGG, I think. You can also just see a packet of TGG tissues down there (yes, really). I've also got some TPP binoculars - a whole bunch of random stuff, also including a couple of letters from 667ers and publishing officials. And I think I'm up to about eight copies of TBB now.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Jun 10, 2012 15:24:33 GMT -5
Was it the publishing officials who sent you the tissues? It's an inspired idea, anyway, and binoculars are perfect for TPP. What might the green novel be, behind The Tragic Treasury? I think I can make out a photograph of Lemony.
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Post by Dante on Jun 10, 2012 15:32:28 GMT -5
I think I got a lot of these promo items as a prize for winning a quiz on The Quiet World years ago, but I think the admin of that site got them from the publishers. The green novel you refer to is the Egmont edition of Horseradish, which is styled to look much more like a regular book in the series.
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