Me: I really need to be reasonable next year with my book buying and maybe not pay so much attention to upcoming new releases.
Also Me: Oh my God! There are so many books!!!! Is doing four posts on this unreasonable?
The Hot Upcoming Books of 2021
Tag: Stephen King
Rereading with Some Trepidation: The Stand
I’m about halfway through a re-read of The Stand. I read it for the first time when I was probably way too young and remember loving it. But I’m having some bumps on this reread.
Which you know it’s been decades people change you never read the same thing the same way no matter how much you might have loved it. But it does make me wonder- 1. Does knowing the fate of these characters change the reading experience?
2. Did I actually like the mini-series better and simply confuse that with the book?
And news about the upcoming remake makes me wonder about that version as well…
Book Predictions for the 2020’s
It’s a whole new decade and I was thinking about what book world and reading would look like this time in 10 years. How will the 20’s shape and change books for us? Or books change the 20’s?
Below are my predictions.
I Hope it Hurts: Doctor Sleep
Doctor Sleep
Directed By: Mike Flanagan
Having not read the book I went into this movie expecting it to lean heavily on Danny Torrance and his return to the Overlook Hotel- the haunted hell hotel where the events of The Shining took place.
I was pleasantly surprised that the highlight of this movie was the war between Rose the Hat and young justice seeking Abra.
Adaptation News: Good vs. Evil & Blacks vs. Greens
I’ll get to the dragon news but in already filming news have I been sleeping on the fact we’re getting a new adaptation of The Stand? It’s only my favorite King book and I actually really liked then 90’s miniseries.
How in the hell did I miss that?
It Chapter 2: Thoughts & Spoilers
It Chapter 2
Directed By: Andy Muschietti
Stephen King is well-known for not always sticking the landings as they say. It is probably a big part of that. The film makes fun of that as well teasing writer Bill that no one likes his endings.
Overall I have to say I enjoyed the film. Lots of positives. But I don’t think they stuck the landing and I don’t think that can be put on King either.
I Finally Read It
It
By: Stephen King
As a kid I was always a fan of Stephen King’s older stuff. The Stand, Tommyknockers, Carrie, Christine but for some reason I got it in my head that I would never, ever touch It. Yet the most recent adaptation and a rekindled interest in horror made me finally pickup the book tale of Pennywise.
And in the end I found it odd as promised and more sad and melancholy than actually scary.
IT Final Trailer & Reading Dilemma
Me: I’m going to finally read IT next. I’m going to do it. I’m going to be brave…
Final trailer drops.
Me: Maybe I’ll wait a little while longer.
Book Inspired Summer Adventure Ideas!
Below are some ideas for a summer adventure, trip, activities or just a fun day out and if you don’t want to or can’t do any of them you can just check out the books that inspired them!
Things You Learn on a Reread
The Tommyknockers
By: Stephen King
Grade: B+
Trip over a piece of metal in the woods.
Realize it’s larger than you could have imagined. Give into compulsion to dig it up.
Doom everyone.
I read The Tommyknockers for the first time when I was a kid (probably 12 or so) and it’s stayed with me as one of my favorites. Or maybe it just scared me? I’m going with the first. Anyway I reread it for the first time and it’s interesting the things you pick up on the second time around…
And somethings that Google tells you.
