From Goodreads: Thad Beaumont is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who has developed a lucrative thriller-writing alter ego named George Stark. When he stops being fun Beaumont wants to kill him. But George Stark does not want to die. Chances are, when talking to most Stephen King fans, The Dark Half doesn’t come up. It’s not considered one of hisContinue reading “Not a very nice guy: The Dark Half by Stephen King”
Category Archives: Miscellanea
Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Winter’s Bone is a novel that manages to be simultaneously gritty, sparse, and poetic. It’s beautiful and certainly one of my favorite books that I have read in 2012. The focus of the novel is sixteen year old Ree Dolly. Ree’s father, Jessup, is the best meth cooker is the Ozarks. Only he’s beenContinue reading “Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell”
Movies into books? Feature Friday
New? Follow on twitter, by email, or Facebook (or add to Google reader, etc.). Let me know if you do! So I’ve written about movies that were better than the books they were based on, but what about books based on a movie? This week’s question from Alison Can Read and Parajunkee ponders just that. WhatContinue reading “Movies into books? Feature Friday”
#IT along: checking in with Stephen King’s IT
Currently, I am 655 pages into It by Stephen King (#ITalong, as hosted by Fizzy Thoughts and Reading Thru the Night). This means I am about to start Part 4 in my copy and am a bit more than halfway. This is my second time reading it, the first time I flew through it, soContinue reading “#IT along: checking in with Stephen King’s IT”
Casting the remake of Stephen King’s The Stand
There have long been murmurings about a remake of “The Stand” miniseries (based on the novel by Stephen King). As of 2011, Ben Affleck’s name has been attached to direct. Do I think this will ever really happen? I don’t know, but I’m hopeful. At any rate, as long as they get a better FrannieContinue reading “Casting the remake of Stephen King’s The Stand”
Can a movie be better than the book? Yes. A top ten list…
In general, books are almost always better than the movies. The amount of detail and nuance that can be infused into a novel is much greater than can be put into a 90 minute movie. However, there are quite a few movies out there that are as good, if not not better, than their originalContinue reading “Can a movie be better than the book? Yes. A top ten list…”
flannel and folklore 