That title makes this post sound way more meaningful than it is, though I do sincerely hope that is true. Let’s all take a minute to be thankful that “you are what you eat” cannot be translated – in regards to one’s literary tendencies – to “you are what you read*”. Because that would beContinue reading “Because What You Read Is Not Who You Are…? I Hope.”
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The Stephen King Movie Guide for the Adventurous Movie Watcher Who Adds Anything Described as Laughably Bad to the Must See List and Isn’t Scared of Anything (Even Really Scary Things).
Because bad is good. There are plenty of best and worst Stephen King adaptation lists out there. And while I think the tendency is to remember how many truly terrible movies he’s put out there, there are a lot of great ones that don’t quite seem “Stephen King” – like The Shawshank Redemption, Stand byContinue reading “The Stephen King Movie Guide for the Adventurous Movie Watcher Who Adds Anything Described as Laughably Bad to the Must See List and Isn’t Scared of Anything (Even Really Scary Things).”
Literary Mixtape | Flowers in the Attic
What Twilight did for the younger generation, Flowers in the Attics by V.C. Andrews did for the previous generation – as in it generated such conversation gems as “at least kids are reading”. I don’t know if that’s true, but I’ve heard it a time or two. Actually, what I’ve heard is it being compared with HarryContinue reading “Literary Mixtape | Flowers in the Attic”
King’s March 2015: Link Up #3
It was a long week around these parts, but I was happy to be able to fit in a little bit of Stephen King. In this case, I revisited a few older, less favored titles. It’s tough to review books that you wouldn’t necessarily recommend, because why would I want to spend a couple of hoursContinue reading “King’s March 2015: Link Up #3”
Stephen King Mini-Reviews
Twitter style. Twitterary? Twitteresque? Important things to note: I am not quite adhering to the 140 character limit. I’m a rule breaker that way and I like punctuation. I am, however, sticking with the sentiment behind the idea – short and to the point. The Tommyknockers: Two words: Alien vagina. But… The Tommyknockers is not THAT bad.Continue reading “Stephen King Mini-Reviews”
From Wild to All the Bird, Singing: Six Degrees of Separation
I like the idea of everyone or everything being separated by six degrees or less (although Kevin Bacon is what I think of when I hear the phrase…), and though it’s been a while since I joined in this meme created by Annabel Smith and Emma Chapman, I’m happy to be back with Wild byContinue reading “From Wild to All the Bird, Singing: Six Degrees of Separation”
A Death by Stephen King
I’ll keep it simple. In a word: ick. Great dialogue though. I liked it. You can find the story of Jim Trusdale, Sheriff Barclay, and the silver dollar in the New Yorker. It’s free. Pair with whiskey. I can’t explain how much I want to try this Root Canal (root beer float with whiskey –Continue reading “A Death by Stephen King”
{Like This, Read That} The Walking Dead
(Please note: If you have never watched The Walking Dead, but plan to, don’t read this post. Spoilers abound.) While The Walking Dead isn’t my favorite show of all time, that honor remains with Twin Peaks or The X-Files, it’s up there on the list of television I enjoy. Sure they took way, way, WAYContinue reading “{Like This, Read That} The Walking Dead”
Stephen King: A Literary Gift Guide
So you’re trying to figure out what to get the Stephen King fan in your life. Sure, you could go the traditional route and get a book, but what happens if they own all of them? Even Rage (in which case, they could probably afford the pricey concert t-shirt I’m pining over)? Here’s a list featuringContinue reading “Stephen King: A Literary Gift Guide”
Mosquitoland by David Arnold
This is a novel of substance and despair. It is a collection of oddities, and strange ones at that. It is the story of a displaced epiglottis and partial blindness and willful dissidence (read: teenage angst). It is the story of being miles from okay and learning to actually be okay with that. Mary IrisContinue reading “Mosquitoland by David Arnold”
flannel and folklore 