This week's book:
1922
By Stephen King
Sorry this is so late but Wednesday post day was my BDay! It was a fun filled day with quilting, reading, Hotbox pizza, flowers and candy from the hubs and even popping tags at the local GW where I found a Michael Kors purse! Holla at your girl. But back to your weekly book post.
Dangit Netflix! So I was already started reading two other books, kinda couldn't choose what to read for another scary Halloween type of book. Plus I was enjoying finishing some quilts around my birthday and was thinking about taking a week off. Anyway I turn on Netflix and they have another Stephen King adaptation, 1922. Well heck, it's based on one of his short stories (still 131 pages but still short for King), perfect for a quick read and make my weekly deadline (or so I thought).
In my husband's words after watching the trailer, "It looks like his take on A Tell Tale Heart." Which the story is, kind of. But, sadly, this story is like that season of American Horror story where they are all in a hotel and everything is depressing as heck and nothing is scary. The original idea is good enough but I don't know if there was enough for a whole story. I haven't seen the Netflix film yet but I'm hoping it's more thrilling instead of so flipping depressing.
I bought the collection of short stories that 1922 was in and I'm sure I will read the rest of those stories at some point but not right now.
P.S. sorry, this post is even later than I thought it would be. I actually had this written a few days ago, but a sick kindergartner delayed this posting. Hope he gets better soon.
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Week 10: Gerald's Game
This week's book:
Gerald's Game
By Stephen King
Okay, remember when I wrote about how you should just read Stephen King's IT and avoid a lot of his other books? Well umm forget what I said. This week's book is one of King's books and it was fun.
One day, I'm folding laundry and I turn on Netflix to watch whatever mind candy I don't really have to focus on while I'm doing said laundry. I can't be the only mom who does this while their little one takes a nap. Anyway, I see a trailer for a new Netflix movie... Gerald's Game. It seems like I might want to watch it for a good Halloween thrill. The trailer ends by saying it's based on a Stephen King book. Well, crap, now I have to read it! Flash forward two weeks and I can't find the flipping book anywhere. It's about to be, and then actually is, on Netflix and still I can't get my hands on it. Finally I break down and get it on the amazing Nook the kids (amazing husband) got me for Mother's Day. I'm about two thirds through the book when what do you know I find a copy for a song at a local library used book sale, AMAZING! Ok, it may or may not have been missing the first forty pages but what do I care. I was on page two hundred something at the time.
Alright, the plot of the book is that a woman is handcuffed to her bed at her lake house, which is super private, when her husband has a heart attack or something and dies, leaving her trapped on the bed with no flipping way to be free. There is a series of obstacles she has to face in this book, but just think of it like a combination of Misery and Cujo, both King stories.
Now I would never be handcuffed to my bed because I am strong willed, independent, don't need to be controlled by no man kind of woman. Plus, we have a sleigh bed so there isn't anything to be cuffed to... but mostly the first one. Also I will never own a lake house so this plot isn't really that realistic for me.
I finished the book and immediately made my hubs turn on the movie. And I gotta say, the movie did it justice. I liked both of them very much. This story has the typical King twist which normally is like 'damn Stevie your endings suck' but not this time. I would recommend this book (it is a little yucky but not too bad) if you want a little Halloween thrill, but if you don't have time to read it, at least watch the movie. Fourteen more days until Halloween, y'all!
"Watched/read Gerald's Game? Get a sleigh bed!" hahaha
-- my sweet husband after watching the tv movie.
Gerald's Game
By Stephen King
Okay, remember when I wrote about how you should just read Stephen King's IT and avoid a lot of his other books? Well umm forget what I said. This week's book is one of King's books and it was fun.
One day, I'm folding laundry and I turn on Netflix to watch whatever mind candy I don't really have to focus on while I'm doing said laundry. I can't be the only mom who does this while their little one takes a nap. Anyway, I see a trailer for a new Netflix movie... Gerald's Game. It seems like I might want to watch it for a good Halloween thrill. The trailer ends by saying it's based on a Stephen King book. Well, crap, now I have to read it! Flash forward two weeks and I can't find the flipping book anywhere. It's about to be, and then actually is, on Netflix and still I can't get my hands on it. Finally I break down and get it on the amazing Nook the kids (amazing husband) got me for Mother's Day. I'm about two thirds through the book when what do you know I find a copy for a song at a local library used book sale, AMAZING! Ok, it may or may not have been missing the first forty pages but what do I care. I was on page two hundred something at the time.
Alright, the plot of the book is that a woman is handcuffed to her bed at her lake house, which is super private, when her husband has a heart attack or something and dies, leaving her trapped on the bed with no flipping way to be free. There is a series of obstacles she has to face in this book, but just think of it like a combination of Misery and Cujo, both King stories.
Now I would never be handcuffed to my bed because I am strong willed, independent, don't need to be controlled by no man kind of woman. Plus, we have a sleigh bed so there isn't anything to be cuffed to... but mostly the first one. Also I will never own a lake house so this plot isn't really that realistic for me.
I finished the book and immediately made my hubs turn on the movie. And I gotta say, the movie did it justice. I liked both of them very much. This story has the typical King twist which normally is like 'damn Stevie your endings suck' but not this time. I would recommend this book (it is a little yucky but not too bad) if you want a little Halloween thrill, but if you don't have time to read it, at least watch the movie. Fourteen more days until Halloween, y'all!
"Watched/read Gerald's Game? Get a sleigh bed!" hahaha
-- my sweet husband after watching the tv movie.
Friday, October 13, 2017
Week 9: Brother
This week's book:
Brother
By Ania Ahlborn
What in the holy hell did I just read? This book was so flipping bad/horrid there aren't even words. I have always said that gore isn't scary, it just makes me want to vomit.
In the beginning of the year I saw a pin on Pinterest about fifteen creepy scary stories and I thought "heck yeah. I have sooo many gift cards for Barnes and Noble I am going to order some of these." This week's book was one of those books. I will admit I have been reading some of the other books through the year but I really wanted to save this book for closer to Halloween. The book sounded so late 00's horror movie like.
So here's a fun fact: I loved Rob Zombie's first two movies "House of 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects" when I was in college. We would watch them all the time. Here's another fact: both times I have been pregnant I have had super duper gore-infused dreams, or should I say nightmares, which made my already horrible morning sickness even worse. Because of those dreams I really can't do gore and guts and blood filled movies or shows or what have you. The poor hubs hasn't seem The Walking Dead in like five years.
Brother is a story about a guy about twenty who lives in a family who kills and eats people. Yeah, cuz that's super normal. Think of every family dysfunction and you have it in this story. Literally the only reason I finished the book was to make sure everyone had paid for their crimes, which I can neither confirm nor deny happens by the end of the story.
If you like truly yucky books this is the book for you, if not go read really anything else.
Brother
By Ania Ahlborn
What in the holy hell did I just read? This book was so flipping bad/horrid there aren't even words. I have always said that gore isn't scary, it just makes me want to vomit.
In the beginning of the year I saw a pin on Pinterest about fifteen creepy scary stories and I thought "heck yeah. I have sooo many gift cards for Barnes and Noble I am going to order some of these." This week's book was one of those books. I will admit I have been reading some of the other books through the year but I really wanted to save this book for closer to Halloween. The book sounded so late 00's horror movie like.
So here's a fun fact: I loved Rob Zombie's first two movies "House of 1000 Corpses" and "The Devil's Rejects" when I was in college. We would watch them all the time. Here's another fact: both times I have been pregnant I have had super duper gore-infused dreams, or should I say nightmares, which made my already horrible morning sickness even worse. Because of those dreams I really can't do gore and guts and blood filled movies or shows or what have you. The poor hubs hasn't seem The Walking Dead in like five years.
Brother is a story about a guy about twenty who lives in a family who kills and eats people. Yeah, cuz that's super normal. Think of every family dysfunction and you have it in this story. Literally the only reason I finished the book was to make sure everyone had paid for their crimes, which I can neither confirm nor deny happens by the end of the story.
If you like truly yucky books this is the book for you, if not go read really anything else.
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Week 8: The Witches of Eastwick
This week's book:
The Witches of Eastwick
By John Updike
It's October, which, if you ask any sane person, is the best month of the year. There is a chill in the air without being too cold. You can wear hoodies and those amazing Boris Karloff Frankenstein legging that you just bought. The leaves change to beatiful colors that make you want to take family photos and pretend your children will play nicely while throwing leaves in the air. Everything is pumpkin flavored and so yummy. You can watch football and cuddle up under a warm quilt and enjoy a good book all at the same time! But most importantly, there is Halloween and my birthday within six days of each other.
When I was young I always thought I loved Halloween so much because it was so stinking close to my birthday, it's not true. Halloween is just the best holiday EVER. The stores could have Halloween decorations out all year and I would be completely ok with it. It's a holiday all about dressing up and getting candy, how is there any question of it being the best holiday of the year? No one should have to work or go to school that day.
Because of the way I feel about this amazing month I will be reading "scary" books all month. I will be honest when I say I can't do gore or truly scary stuff anymore, nor could I really ever. I have always been a cheesy, campy Halloween kind of gal. Hocus Pocus, Sleepy Hollow, and a whole lot more campy movies are watched every year by the hubby and I. Yes, I was very lucky enough to marry an amazing man that not only loves me despite my desire to still dress up, he encourages it. Family themed costumes all the way. (Last year was star wars). Our babies love Halloween too and I promise they came by it naturally. Little man has been asking when he can go trick or treating again since November 2nd of last year. Our two year old princess yells everytime we go to the store "mommy look, look mommy! Halloween" to all the decorations.
Do you think I have driven in the point enough of how much I flipping love Halloween yet? Which brings us to the book this week...which was Witches of Eastwick by the two time pulitzer prize winning John Updike. I have loved the movie version for what, like, forever? It stars Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Umm, there are a about a million Oscars between those actors and the movie is one of those 1980's classics that can't ever be topped because it's actually really dreadful.
Well I should have taken it as a bad sign that my copy of the book has been sitting on the bottom shelf of my bookshelf for I have no idea how long. I mean, I know I have moved twice since I bought it, and we have been living in our house for over four years. The author is very good at drawing a picture of everything other than a plot. The three witches are these catty divorcees that hate their children and their lives. There is no plot and the three ladies are sleeping with EVERYONE in the town for no reason because they don't even like the men. I can't even explain the plot because I wouldn't even begin to know how to start. Apparently, there is a sequel, which I have no idea how it could have come about because the ending is pretty cut and dry. The author had 75% of the plot in the last ten pages.
I'm sure you can already tell that there is no chance that I can recommend this book to read. Nope nope nope!
The Witches of Eastwick
By John Updike
It's October, which, if you ask any sane person, is the best month of the year. There is a chill in the air without being too cold. You can wear hoodies and those amazing Boris Karloff Frankenstein legging that you just bought. The leaves change to beatiful colors that make you want to take family photos and pretend your children will play nicely while throwing leaves in the air. Everything is pumpkin flavored and so yummy. You can watch football and cuddle up under a warm quilt and enjoy a good book all at the same time! But most importantly, there is Halloween and my birthday within six days of each other.
When I was young I always thought I loved Halloween so much because it was so stinking close to my birthday, it's not true. Halloween is just the best holiday EVER. The stores could have Halloween decorations out all year and I would be completely ok with it. It's a holiday all about dressing up and getting candy, how is there any question of it being the best holiday of the year? No one should have to work or go to school that day.
Because of the way I feel about this amazing month I will be reading "scary" books all month. I will be honest when I say I can't do gore or truly scary stuff anymore, nor could I really ever. I have always been a cheesy, campy Halloween kind of gal. Hocus Pocus, Sleepy Hollow, and a whole lot more campy movies are watched every year by the hubby and I. Yes, I was very lucky enough to marry an amazing man that not only loves me despite my desire to still dress up, he encourages it. Family themed costumes all the way. (Last year was star wars). Our babies love Halloween too and I promise they came by it naturally. Little man has been asking when he can go trick or treating again since November 2nd of last year. Our two year old princess yells everytime we go to the store "mommy look, look mommy! Halloween" to all the decorations.
Do you think I have driven in the point enough of how much I flipping love Halloween yet? Which brings us to the book this week...which was Witches of Eastwick by the two time pulitzer prize winning John Updike. I have loved the movie version for what, like, forever? It stars Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer. Umm, there are a about a million Oscars between those actors and the movie is one of those 1980's classics that can't ever be topped because it's actually really dreadful.
Well I should have taken it as a bad sign that my copy of the book has been sitting on the bottom shelf of my bookshelf for I have no idea how long. I mean, I know I have moved twice since I bought it, and we have been living in our house for over four years. The author is very good at drawing a picture of everything other than a plot. The three witches are these catty divorcees that hate their children and their lives. There is no plot and the three ladies are sleeping with EVERYONE in the town for no reason because they don't even like the men. I can't even explain the plot because I wouldn't even begin to know how to start. Apparently, there is a sequel, which I have no idea how it could have come about because the ending is pretty cut and dry. The author had 75% of the plot in the last ten pages.
I'm sure you can already tell that there is no chance that I can recommend this book to read. Nope nope nope!
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