As an advocate for film and TV being, paradoxically, very capable proponents for literacy, I hereby submit to you...Product Placement!!
Have you ever read a book after seeing the movie tie-in? Have you ever read a book because the heroine in the movie read it? Because it was on a character's nightstand in your favorite TV show? If so, this is the post for you.
Today's Case File: How I Met Your Mother's 100th episode, "Girls vs. Suits"
Book-loving Character: Ted Mosby, architect
Book: T. C. Boyle's 1987 novel, "World's End"
Episode Details: Ted sees this book in the room of the girl he wants to date and cites it as an example of things he and the girl have in common. After he praises the book, the girl reveals that it was a gift from her roommate (the mother!) and that she hasn't read it yet.
Book Details: dark satire, tells the story of several generations of families in the Hudson River Valley, was the winner of the 1988 PEN/Faulkner Award for American Fiction
Why you should read this book if you like HIMYM: according to wikipedia "The reference to this book may, in fact be a humorous allusion to the fact that both the book and the series are satirical re-tellings of history." Reason #2: you secretly wish your were Ted Mosby's one true love.
Where to Buy This Book: Mysteriously enough, I can't find any retailers with this exact, hardback copy of the book. The original 1987 hardback cover looked like this:
The only current copy available is the Penguin paperback which has the following cover and retails for $16.00
Could they be looking to rerelease it? Or is this just another way to string us along, HIMYM??
Other Recommends: If you like T. C. Boyle you can check out his most recent paperback, The Women, which looks at the various women in the life of another beloved architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. Hardcover is $27.95, paperback is $16.00
Friday, January 15, 2010
Product Placement: World's End by T.C. Boyle
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2 comments:
Sweet post! I was totally interested in what the book was about, but forgot to pursue it. So you've done all the work and I'm very interested!
I really want to read this book now. Basically because of reason no. 2. I want to be Ted's true love. lol. I'm still waiting for the casting directors to call me back!
thank you! Oh Amy you are my literary counterpart. I'm glad you like it. Nobody else seemed as excited. I thought I was crazy for being so excited about this! lol Now I'm going to have to look for books everywhere. :)
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