As an extra for the movie version of this book, I was in a scene in a post office where Strayed had been expecting a package and it wasn’t there. My off camera position to wait for the next take happened to be exactly where Witherspoon walked to when she made her exit. She seemed so angry, it was frightening to have her coming right towards me. She knows what she’s doing, that’s for sure.
Feminism ruins everything, but not in the way you might think.
You know how when you’re young and you don’t realize how problematic some things are, but then you learn better and cringe when you reread a comic you once thought was super awesome? It’s like that.
“Because ‘You’re perfect just the way you are,’ is what your guidance counselor says. And she’s an alcoholic.”
Last year, my book club read The Diviners by Libba Bray. I really enjoyed the fun, 1920′s vibe and the contrasting darkness of the horror in the story. I made a mental note to look for other books by Bray, and finally got around to picking one up. And Beauty Queens couldn’t be more different from The Diviners if it tried. This book made me laugh. A lot. Beauty Queens is the satiric story of a plane filled with teen beauty pageant contestants that crashes on a […]
Only love pads the film.
Or more accurately, only children’s books pad the race (but if you get my reference, you get a metaphorical cookie). I really want to make it to 52 reviews, but being only around halfway with less than 2 months left, I’ve had to resort to drastic measures. Not to fear, however, I did include a review of a great up-and-coming artist’s book that isn’t available on Amazon (this time, I don’t have any more obscure friend’s books waiting in the hopper for any future kids’ […]