Deadwood may be one of the finest television shows ever written. In my opinion – for whatever that’s worth – it certainly had the best dialogue of any show ever aired. It’s early cancellation was criminal (right behind Firefly). Ian McShane’s acting is sublime and Timothy Olyphant is not bad by any stretch of theContinue reading “{Like This, Read That} Deadwood”
Category Archives: Reviews
The Winter Family
Fun fact about me? I hate the smell of vanilla. It makes me gag. The one and only time in my life where I consumed a tad too much to drink involved vanilla flavored vodka. Despite that being over a decade ago, the smell still sends me running*. In this particular novel, the variety of killingContinue reading “The Winter Family”
Where Are They Now?
It sounds like the title of a fun celebrity update (like Full(er) House), right? I wish. Because I’d love to share the weirdness of Macaulay Culkin or the fashion designs of the Olsen Twins. Or the surprising normalcy of Dakota Fanning and Sean Astin and the train wreck of Lindsay Lohan. More importantly, I’d loveContinue reading “Where Are They Now?”
Now Reading…
Good morning, bookworms! Fun fact: I had to check Katie’s (the authority on this, as far as I’m concerned) for whether book + worm is one word or two. It’s one. But on to the matter at hand – it’s Monday, April 6th, what are you reading? I picked up an apocalyptic-meets-The Breakfast Club novelContinue reading “Now Reading…”
Because What You Read Is Not Who You Are…? I Hope.
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.”
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).”
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”
flannel and folklore 