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So, hubby and I watched the remake of Total Recall yesterday. For those wondering, we enjoyed it. It's different enough from the Arnie movie that you don't feel like your watching the same movie. Anyway, as some of you may know, it's based upon the short story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick. I went to Amazon to see if they had it for the Kindle, and a couple of things I found:
1) No, they don't have WCRIfYW in the Kindle version, at least not as titled. They have it listed as Total Recall. I had to look at Philip K. Dick's author page because the Kindle version didn't even come up in a search of the original title. I thought that was a poor decision on the part of the publisher - even the movie credits say it's based on the short story, WCRIfYW. If it were me, I'd have done a subtitle or something - Total Recall: We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, maybe? Then I'd be makin' the big bucks LOL
2) The purpose of my thread, here - I chuckled when I saw this wonderful 1-star review:
I would have thought that the bolded bits (bolded by me) would make it clear that
a) The movie is based on the book, not vice versa
and
b) It's a short story
So, yeah - it's not just indies that are on the receiving end of that
Merry Christmas
1) No, they don't have WCRIfYW in the Kindle version, at least not as titled. They have it listed as Total Recall. I had to look at Philip K. Dick's author page because the Kindle version didn't even come up in a search of the original title. I thought that was a poor decision on the part of the publisher - even the movie credits say it's based on the short story, WCRIfYW. If it were me, I'd have done a subtitle or something - Total Recall: We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, maybe? Then I'd be makin' the big bucks LOL
2) The purpose of my thread, here - I chuckled when I saw this wonderful 1-star review:
Never mind that the description says:I found this book very disappointing after seeing the motion picture. I thought I would enjoy an adventure but was given a short story with 90% of the action missing.
/facepalmThe inspiration for the upcoming film Total Recall, starring Colin Farrell and Kate Beckinsale, and directed by Len Wiseman. This ebook-only edition of Philip K. Dick's classic short story tells the story of Douglas Quail, an unfulfilled bureaucrat who dreams of visiting Mars, but can't afford the trip. Luckily, there is Rekal Incorporated, a company that lets everyday stiffs believe they've been on incredible adventures. The only problem is that when technicians attempt a memory implant of a spy mission to Mars, they find that real memories of just such a trip are already in Quail's brain. Suddenly, Quail is running for his life from government agents, but his memories might make him more of a liability than he is worth. Originally published as "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale."
I would have thought that the bolded bits (bolded by me) would make it clear that
a) The movie is based on the book, not vice versa
and
b) It's a short story
So, yeah - it's not just indies that are on the receiving end of that
Merry Christmas