HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION ("The Hamiltome")- Page 2
HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION ("The Hamiltome")
#25The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/11/16 at 9:42pm
I pre-ordered from Amazon. Tracking says it will be here tomorrow. So excited!!!
#26The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/11/16 at 11:18pm
I just got an alert saying the book was ready to download on iBooks. Reading it now!
Notadiva2
Swing Joined: 3/8/16
#27The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 8:20am
Looks like the book signing at Drama Book Shop is only for people who bought the book from them.
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#29The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 10:20am
Mine is in my hot little hands....and it is gorgeous. Can't speak to the content beyond the listing, but I'm so mad I can't look at it as grades are due!!!!
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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Eliza2
Broadway Star Joined: 1/7/16
#30The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 10:30am
Mine just arrived!
Good news = I had it shipped to my work address so I wouldn't have to wait until I got home
Bad news = now it's sitting on my desk like a giant distraction.
I haven't even opened it yet, I'm just staring at the cover. Might be fun to let the anticipation build all day and not actually open it until I get home.
#31The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 10:40am
I did the Kindle preview on my phone and it looks amazing, the pictures are unreal.
#32The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 11:05am
My take on Hamilton The Revolution
https://newyorktheater.me/2016/04/12/hamiltome-published-today/
“Hamilton The Revolution" has a long subtitle on the frontispiece in the style of 18th century literature: “Being the complete libretto of the Broadway Musical, with a true account of its Creation. And Concise remarks on Hip-Hop, The Power of Stories, and The New America.” It is a souvenir book for fans. But it is a handsome souvenir book, and — like the show and its creators — one with impressive ambition. Indeed, it is ambitious enough so that calling it a souvenir book is as reductive and misleading as calling “Hamilton” a hip-hop musical. Neither description is inaccurate; they just don’t give the full flavor.
Full review
JM226
Broadway Star Joined: 11/10/15
#33The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 11:08am
you people really are obsessed. very concerning! but i guess better to be obsessed with a musical than something more dangerous or destructive.. :)
BroadwayConcierge
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/24/15
#34The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 11:17am
The book is currently Amazon's #2 bestseller in all books, just behind "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child." Amazing.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#35The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 11:27am
Obsessed? Ok, you got me there. Maybe a little!
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
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#36The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 12:02pm
Just ran to Barnes and Noble to purchase it. Started flipping through it and holy s***, this book is gorgeous. Can't wait to dive into it more in depth tonight after work!
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#37The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 12:54pm
Hmmmm....one of my pages (from 55-58, so four book pages but one physical piece of paper) is not sewn into the book. It didn't rip, it just never got attached. Very odd.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#38The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 2:06pm
dramamama611 said: "Hmmmm....one of my pages (from 55-58, so four book pages but one physical piece of paper) is not sewn into the book. It didn't rip, it just never got attached. Very odd."
Is the binding of the book glue-bound or sewn? If it's sewn, it sounds like that page missed the stitcher somehow.
If it's glue-bound (most books these days are), then the page broke free of the glue or didn't get glued.
Glue binding is much cheaper, but the downside is that if the glue isn't very good quality the pages will separate from it and then you'll have whole parts of the book coming loose and falling out. So if it's glue-bound, be very careful with the spine and don't try to flatten the pages down if the book is lying open.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#39The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 2:40pm
It's sewn, and it's obvious it didn't get attached. Amazon is sending me a new one, even before I have to send this one back. So very sweet.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#40The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 3:19pm
dramamama611 said: "It's sewn, and it's obvious it didn't get attached. Amazon is sending me a new one, even before I have to send this one back. So very sweet."
Awesome!! And I'm glad to hear it's sewn binding. I hate glue-bound books. I've got a bunch at home and it's inevitable that some of the pages get unstuck and come out. Sewn binding is a mark of quality. 
#41The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 4:00pm
It's the most beautifully designed and produced book I have seen in 20 or 30 years.
#42The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 4:02pm
I love the frayed edges on the pages...this book has so many nice little touches.
Origamigal2
Swing Joined: 4/10/16
#43The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 4:59pm
Yep- preordered it at the Drama Book Shop. Didn't arrive today...the wait is killing me- but I know it will be worth it!
I love knowing there are so many Hamilfans out there! :)
#44The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 5:12pm
Jealous of you all! Mine was supposedly delivered, but not here. I had another package not arrive today. Think they both went to another apartment building. Now I have to wait two weeks to Hamiltome comes. Kudos to Amazon who replaced my order immediately though!
#45The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 6:03pm
OK, I stopped by the local Barnes & Noble on my way home from work to check out the book. They had three of them sitting up front on the "new releases" table.
Very nicely put together, but I have a question: All three of the books had an issue with the block of pages inside the book "bowing" so they didn't sit flat between the two hardboard covers - the book basically looked like this:
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cover - pages - cover
Is that usual, or did B&N get some books that were not bound properly? The book is very cool, but if I set any of them on the table the hard covers didn't sit flush against the inside pages - every one of them had the same thing going on. Anybody else have a book that's doing that? I didn't buy one because TBH it looked like a defect.
#46The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 6:20pm
Are there any pictures of Cephas Jones as Maria Reynolds? Haven't received my copy yet, dying to know!
They/them.
"Get up the nerve to be all you deserve to be."
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#47The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 6:48pm
Well the book is now the #1 best selling book on Amazon, having overtaken the new Harry Potter. Another unbelievable achievement for Lin and this show.
LittleCheno
Understudy Joined: 9/14/10
#48The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 6:59pm
Yes there is! A gorgeous shot with lyrics from Say No to This on the page...
#49The HAMILTOME
Posted: 4/12/16 at 7:03pm
cinders, there is a photo of Cephas Jones as Maria!
I finally have the book and it is stunning! photos on almost every page. can't wait to begin reading.
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
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