Neal Stephenson's new book, Anathem, will come with a CD of music.
"My advanced reader’s copy of Neal Stephenson’s new novel, Anathem, arrived this afternoon... The book came with a CD of music, which I must say was surprising. It says it is IOLET: Music from the World of Anathem.”
Posted 56 days ago
Chuck
Responses to this thread:
amanda:
The man must be paid by the word indeed! This gives Stephenson novels a quality of "I finished... now what am I going to do with my life?!" The accompanying music sounds like an awesome idea. I wonder how libraries handle the book + cd pairs, though.
todd:
Laura Esquivel wrote a truly mediocre book a while ago called La ley del amor that included a CD of opera music. It wasn't just that the book was kind of bad. it was that the music was weirdly disconnected and irrelevant to the story. Also the music was opera, a genre of which I am not fond.
Chuck:
Supposedly the music is supposed to go with the story, and is all voices... Mostly chanting and things like that.
jhota:
one of my favourite authors, John Ringo (admittedly, not to everyone's taste), includes a recommended soundtrack list in the back of most of his novels.
Jim Cowie:
nice concept, not taken far enough. I'd like to see a book that comes with, say, a sampling of beverages to be enjoyed with each chapter. or maybe a collection of unusual hats. you would wear the appropriate hats as you worked your way through the book. readers would recognize each other on the street. "oh look, three more chapter sevens."
