E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial storybook | 
so-so(1982) This was the bestselling book in the U.S. for 1982, a brief fictionalization of the Spielberg film, aimed at a younger audience and generously illustrated with stills from the movie. It's an unmemorable piece of marketing but does the job it's given. Nothing else to say except (1) wow it was a nice change of pace after the 1,200-page potboiler that was 1981's bestseller, and (2) WTF M&Ms !?!?!?!!
Soubhiville I read the novelization several times as a kid. Loved the movie way back when. 2y
swynn @Soubhiville The movie is brilliant, for sure. It's been forever since I've watched it, though, and I should fix that. 2y
Ruthiella Weren‘t they Reese‘s Pieces in the movie? 2y
swynn @Ruthiella Exactly! And it was a big deal that they were RPs -- it's how I learned the term "product placement." But apparently they were M&Ms in the original script, and I guess this book was written based on that and nobody bothered to change it. 2y
Ruthiella I googled and found out that when the film producers approached M&Ms to use their candies, they said NO and this turned out to be a big win for Reese‘s…https://www.thedrum.com/news/2016/03/31/1982-reese-s-pieces-snags-product-placement-deal-et 2y
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