Dark. Twisted. Vulgar. Peculiar. The Paperboy takes you on a journey I’m not sure I was ready for—-or one that left me feeling I had not been anywhere worthy of a postcard. It is gritty in a way that allows you to feel the humidity of the southern Florida swamps while it glimpses sex and…
Bernie. Fun. Light. Deep. Dark. Texas. East Texas. What an enjoyably odd story. Jack Black is, perhaps, at his best. He brings to Bernie a depth and whimsy that just makes him oddly likeable. And oddly intriguing. And oddly, well, odd. He’s certainly easy to like, no matter what he’s done. The movie mostly just…
Fantastic, gripping tale told by Jack about his confinement to “room” with “Ma.” The characters’ development is intense and moving. Although the story’s backdrop is harsh, seeing the world, even his limited one, through the eyes of a five-year-old is refreshing. I recommended this to all.
I’m exhausted having just finished Alice Sebold’s latest book. She writes with such clarity and truth in the face of such complex and frightening issues…call it what you will: mental illness, insanity, madness. But the complexity of the mother–daughter relationship here, and the way in which it defines and suffocates, those are the true gifts…
Actually, I read only about one-third of this book. Between the subject matter and writing that felt a bit directionless, I just could not keep at it. Life’s too short and there are too many enjoyable reads to keep going. 🙂 But since I did not even finish half, I will withhold any rating other…