I guess I've been in a Stephen King state of mind (yikes!), reading It again. I'm a sporadic rather than a dedicated King reader. Sometimes he's too disturbing for me. But that is part of how he grabs the reader, and sometimes, as readers, we need to be grabbed and held. I think of my friend, Merry, who is a major fan of his. I am sure that measured doses of the solid hook and locked-in escape of King's books--and other horror and fantasy books, but first and foremost King's work--sustained her through 18 years of a job she detested. I'm glad she's in better circumstances now--though still reading Stephen King.
August 27 to September 7, 1997 I read:
Report to the Commissioner, James Mills
A Visit to Haldeman and Other States or Mind, Charles L. Mee, Jr.
Psychic Summer, Arnold M. Copper & Coralee Leon
College kids, a summer rental a Ouija board...sounds like a recipe for a slasher film. I'm not sure if I'd get as intense as the folks atthe shadowlands.net
but ya know, maybe I would. Some things I wouldn't have in my house and a Ouija board is one of them.
Evidently now there's psychic summer camp. I am so not going there.
Big Mac of McDonald's, The Unauthorized Story, Max Chain & Steve Boas
Bright Orange for the Shroud, John D. MacDonald
MacDonald was an author I loved enough to buy his newest in hardcover 30 years ago. Alas, I can no longer stand to read him due to the way his male characters treat his female characters. That once whizzed right over my head, now it's irritating to read.
Convention, Richard Reeves
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Important to Me: Personal Record, Pamela Hansford Johnson
The Privilege of His Company: Noel Coward Remembered, William Marchant
Noel Coward
The Camera Never Blinks: Adventures of a TV Journalist, Dan Rather & M. Hershowitz
Dan Rather
The Cracker Factory, Joyce Reba-Burditt
(I hope I spelled the author's name right, I'm worrying about this blog getting vaporized because of certain mysterious error messages--possibly caused by irate Ouija boards--no just kidding). Anyway I don't want to navigate away from this page and risk losing it!)
August 27 to September 7, 2007 I re-read:
It, Stephen King
I remembered that King was a visceral writer, but I’d forgotten the degree to which he seems to simply open his character’s heads and dump out every gross perception--another reason I don’t read him so much anymore. I say “seems” because King is far from the artless writer some seem to think he is. On the contrary, he’s made it clear that he aims to reach the reader on whatever level he can. The gross-out is one of his techniques and it gives the reader the impression of really being inside the character's head.
The TV series Huge and what was added (and subtracted) from the book
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Usually a book contains subtle layers and little touches that are missing
from the more streamlined film version. But *Huge* is that rare video that
adds d...
11 years ago
2 comments:
Lynne, you're brilliant. I just read your essay on the Obesity Epidemic (http://www.maadwomen.com/lynnemurray/essays/careandfeeding.html)
and I can't praise you enough for your talent and insight. Thank you for taking a stand and NOT letting the haters have the last say. Love, Lisa
Thanks, Lisa! I read your blog and I applaud your work on learning what nurtures and what does not. I know well the struggle to listen to what my body actually wants and needs. Oddly, the body is constantly offering feedback once we tune in to it. But it's a constant dialog and learning to trust it is a process that takes time and effort. It's not as easy as simply following "experts" who promise miracles with their "one size fits all" rules. Not easy, but SO worth the effort to get in touch and learn what works for us. Take care! Lynne
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