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Massachusetts | Marketing guy | Constant reader | Former bookseller | Adult Spelling Bee Winner
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🍉July Stack🍉
@khanbookreviews tagged me to join the July stack challenge, so I decided to start in July. Interestingly, I didn’t have any physical books that begin with the letter “U,” but luckily, my Kindle came to the rescue. 😂Here’s my book stack for July:
J - JOURNEY to the CENTRE of the EARTH
U - Unfinished Tales
L - Lost in Babylon
Y - Yumi and the Nightmare Painter

I’ve tagged as many people as Instagram allows. No pressure to join if you’re not interested, but if you are, tag me so I can see your stack.

#monthlybookstack #bookstacks #bookpics #bookpicture #thelastwar #mikeshackle #liesoflockelamora #scottlynch #yumiandthenightmarepainter #brandonsandersonbooks #judasblossom #stephenaryan #monthstack

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Good evening folks,

So I wanted to share with you some books that I want to read or reread specifically because:

1. I watched the adaptation & loved it—but haven’t read the book yet.

Or because

2. I already read the book—but initially because I was interested in its movie or tv-show adaptation.

Let me know your answers for both options—going to tag some people, but please feel free to share your answers even if I didn’t tag you.

#Book #Books# #Reader #Bibliophile #BookWorm #MovieAdaptation #TVShowAdaptation #Bookstagram #Bookstagrammer #BookishTag

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Hey Constant Readers,

So Stephen King is my favorite writer of all-time, and having loved the majority of the 57 books that I read by him, and with so many adaptations based on his works out in the world, I am of the opinion that he has more bad adaptations than good ones—or maybe as many as

Having said that, there are still books out there by him that are yet to be adapted & others whose adaptations were announced years ago and so far we have not a single update on like FROM A BUICK 8

Question: Which Stephen King books do you think need:

1) To be adapted.

2) To have a remake.

Tagging a few peeps, but feel free to let me know your answers even if I didn’t tag you

And if you’re not a fan of King—then let me know which books written by other authors that deserve an adaptation and a remake.

For me, the ones that deserve an adaptation are:

DUMA KEY:

I DNFed this book 3 years ago or so, but from what I’ve read & spoiled about the rest of the book, Mike Flanagan would have done a phenomenal job.

THE BREATHING METHOD:

This is the only novella in King’s collection Different Seasons that hasn’t been adapted, and from what I remember (12 years ago, I think) it was a heartwrenching tale that deserves to be read in Winter next to a chimney and a warm blanket around your body. Not something for the big screen, I would say—but if done by the right production team, it can be done

The books that need REMAKES:

UNDER THE DOME:

I loved the first few episodes of the show, but then it went downhill & so many changes had been made, characters and plot-twists, and even small plot-lines

THE DARK TOWER:

By now, it’s the wish of every King’s Constant Reader to have a faithful adaptation this series—for me, I wish they can make it into a franchise of movies like Harry Potter.

CHRISTINE:

Yeah I watched John Carpenter’s 1983 adaptation, and it’s a good one—but come on, that movie is 40 years old. Imagine what could be done with today’s technology in filming & how much scarier they can make Christine the car.

BAG OF BONES:

I did not watch the TV-mini series—but from the trailer alone, I can see what a shitshow it was: Bad acting & low-budget production.

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It is so late here. Finished True Grit. Very good but not quite The Masters of Atlantis in terms of outlandishness. Starting The Long Ships, which is an Endeavor. Anyone?

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I sorta tagged myself after seeing @chazreadshorror ‘s post. I also had a bit of a problem with this tag. Not that I am too tall (I wish!), but that I have books all over my house. These aren’t even all of them. There are books in closets and books stacked on dressers and books on the nightstand. Lol. So this is how I compromised. I have a very sweet and kind son named Brandon who helped me take these pics. He’s not on any socials, at least not on Instagram, but he will see this. Thanks, little buddy! Love, Mom! 🥰
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#shelfiesunday #booksbooksbooks #bookseverywhere #bookstagram #booksarelife #readingisfun #bookcollector #tsundoku #bookstagram #booktok

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I pretty much stole this idea from Marcus Hawke (sorry, not sorry).

I also realized I hadn’t done a good job at excavating all of my reviews. In fact, I have an irrational fear of reading reviews, maybe even especially the good ones; negative reviews may disproportionately deflate my ego, and positive reviews may inflate it to egomaniacal levels.

That being said, I am sometimes bad at writing reviews for novels I’ve read. So I absolutely get it. We all have lives and finding the time to sit down and write a review might seem like a hassle. Sometimes, it actually is.

But I’d just like to put a little bug in your ear. IF you’ve read it, no matter the score, I’d be incredibly grateful for an Amazon and Goodreads review. Also, on Amazon you can score a book without actually writing a review (I have no idea how to do it though, haha).

PS. It would also be great to get this novel on the radar of some bestselling authors. Blurbs help not only Native Fear, but my next novel, too, and potentially finding an agent.

#Nativefear #folkhorror #cosmichorror #screammagazine #kirkusreviews #stevestred #kylejdurrant #horrornovel #debutnovel #lovecraftianhorror #psychedelichorror #hplovecraft #thething #residentevil #nickcutter #cfpage #horrorwriter #horrorauthor #supportindiehorror #horrorbook #bookstagram #novel #weirdhorror #thomasligotti #truedetective #carcosa

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There was a time I’d buy one book only, and only when I was nearly finished with my current read. It went like that for years and years. Buy it and read it immediately. And I was perfectly happy for years and years.

Why did I do this? Who am I, a Rockefeller? I’m a low-level collector. A decorator.

This is ridiculous. I blame you 🫵😁😁😁

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What a welcoming bunch you have all been. This #booksta group has already shown me many new publishers, writers, and resources.

I mean, the result is that I’ve gone wild buying a ton of books, but that’s the game, right?😁

I do feel like my images have been almost insultingly lazy. This Chabon post may make up for it?🤷‍♂️😅

👀Check out that composition!

These books are great by the way. I read the Yiddish Policemen in a coffee shop in Lyon. The book and the place are forever linked.

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It’s me, Seaman Rolly, with my Penguin 🐧150th anniversary edition of Moby Dick 🐋 … and my favorite white whale bowl I got in Iceland 🇮🇸 several years ago. It’s one of my most treasured and useful souvenirs ever! And it’s made of melamine so has the most silky-smooth feel to it 🤍

Next is a closeup of the book; the pages; and the middle schoolers’ edition of Moby Dick I read a couple of years ago 🤫

Now for the big question:
❓How much do you think I paid for this 150th anniversary edition of Moby Dick I got at the thrift store❓

❓Have you read Moby Dick❓🐋

#RollysReviews #rescuedog #dogswithjobs #RollyReads #mobydick #hermanmelville #whale #whitewhale

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It’s me, Coast Guard Officer Rolly ⚓️ on the high seas 🌊 looking for my lost Naval comrade, British Lieut. Christopher Martin aka “Pincher Martin” who just so happens to have a book named after him (written by William Golding, of “Lord of the Flies” fame.)

Here’s my buddy’s story:
After Martin’s destroyer is torpedoed in the middle of the Atlantic (WWII), he finds himself floundering around desperately in the inky black sea, calling out for help until he washes up on a desolate rock-type 🪨 island.

Once he gets his bearings, he begins applying survival strategies regarding how to catch rainwater, how to construct an 🆘 sign from seaweed, and how to build a distress figure from rocks. He even uses a bit of an aluminum foil candy wrapper he finds in his pocket to try to reflect the sun and hopefully attract a passing ship.

He optimistically declares every day that he’ll be rescued 🛟 and does his best to sidestep the slippery slope to insanity that one might imagine is likely in a situation like this (think Tom Hanks in “Cast Away”). Unlike Tom Hanks’ character who may have had to pull out his own tooth, however, Martin had to give himself an enema using his rubber life preserver and sea water so there’s that 😳

As you can probably imagine, Martin eventually starts hallucinating, suffers from exposure, and is dreadfully malnourished. He begins recalling scenes from his past life, some in particular involving his mate Nathaniel and a woman he desired (Sybil, Nat’s fiancée) that reveal a bad side to Martin, and made me start wondering if he deserved to be rescued in the first place.

Then, phew 😮‍💨 the story continues in a very existential manner, in a realm between sanity and insanity, redemption and damnation. I really enjoyed this unusual novel 👍

No wonder Golding was a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature🏅- something I just learned 🤷‍♀️

❓Have you read anything by William Golding❓

#bookreviews #RollysReviews #rescuedog #dogswithjobs #RollyReads #pinchermartin #williamgolding #britishliterature #coastguard #navy 🐾🐾🐾🐾

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It’s me, worldly Rolly, with my entries for the #SixBooksSixCountries 🌎🌏🌍 challenge:

🇺🇸 USA. Summer Crossing 🚢 by #TrumanCapote. You know there’s no way I’m doing a challenge without including a Capote if I can help it 😂 I just love the backstory of this manuscript, once thought lost, that showed up years after Capote’s death. DM me if you wanna hear the whole story 🗣

🇮🇪 Ireland. Dubliners 🍀 by #JamesJoyce. The first Joyce I read black in HS. Two of my favorite stories ever are in this amazing collection: “Araby” and “The Dead” 🪦

🇧🇷 Brazil. The Witch of Portobello 🧙by #PauloCoelho. This has been on my TBR shelf for over a year. The sticky note I put inside the cover says that I got it in June 2021 at the thrift store for a whopping 25¢ 👍 I’ve read one Coelho so far. This will be my second.

🇩🇰 Denmark. A Change of Time ⏳ by #IdaJessen. Such a tender and glorious story. I’m so glad my buddy @favntag introduced me to this author and gifted me this lovely little book.

🇩🇪 Germany. The Pigeon 🐦 by #PatrickSüskind. From the opening sentence, I knew I was going to love this book: “At the time the pigeon affair overtook him, unhinging his life from one day to the next, Jonathan Noel, already passed 50, could look back over a good 20 year period of total uneventfulness and would never have expected anything of importance could ever overtake him again – other than death someday.” 🖤

🇬🇧 UK. Animal Farm 🐷 by #GeorgeOrwell. Brilliant and scary satire. A must-read.

Thanks so much to my buddy @booksafterten for the 🏷 Play along if you’d like. This was fun‼️

#RollysReviews #rescuedog #dogswithjobs #RollyReads #capotedevotee #summercrossing #Dubliners #animalfarm #thepigeon #classicliterature

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It’s me, Rolly, with my I ❤️ NY tie on, having another go at #TotebagTuesday 🛍

Today it was easy to find pairings for my New York🗽tote bag. First up is Capote’s “Brooklyn: a Personal Memoir” which originally came out in 1959 and was republished along with photos by David Attie in 2015.

And next … swipe ⬅️
Our #CapoteDevotee reading group is reading Capote’s “The Dogs Bark” in September — well look what’s here: a different essay on Brooklyn, this one from 1946 along with one entitled “New York”🍎 Capote just loved New York❣️

❓Do you have any books set in or about New York❓

Also, if you’d like to join our Capote group, we’d love to have you❣️DM Rolly 🐶

And thanks again to @sillyslicker_books for this wonderful book and to @susieqpasq for my snazzy tie 😘😘

#RollysReviews #bookstagram #dogs #dogsofinstagram #rescuedog #rescuedogsofinstagram #dogswhoread #RollyReads #newyork #trumancapote #thedogsbark #brooklyn

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