Welcome to Part 3 of looking at various adaptations of Wuthering Heights and seeing if they can capture the spirit of the book by Emily Brontë. Today, I’ll be analyzing the 1958 teleplay made by DuPont Show of the Month starring Richard Burton as Heathcliff. Like the 1950 version, this one too is a playContinue reading “Wuthering Heights 1958 Teleplay Review”
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The Stonekeeper Book Review
When I became a Children’s Librarian, I was more exposed to juvenile books than ever before. Some were happy, some were sad, and some could be scary. It’s perfectly alright to have the latter kinds of books for kids as long as they know what they’re getting into. In fact, I found a graphic novelContinue reading “The Stonekeeper Book Review”
Adapt Me Podcast – The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
Hi Everybody! The latest episode of the Adapt Me Podcast is up right now. In it, guest and co-host of the Women InSession Podcast Kristin Battestella and I discuss how we would adapt The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe as a movie/mini-series. We talk about how it influenced several authorsContinue reading “Adapt Me Podcast – The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket”
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket Book Review
There are plenty of books that have been cited as an influence to other works. However, what people don’t realize is that any material can inspire other stories, regardless of how good or bad it is. An example of this is Edgar Allan Poe’s only novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket publishedContinue reading “The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket Book Review”
Serafina and the Black Cloak Book Review
When I was a Children’s Librarian, we prepared Battle of the Books for 5 months. To plan ahead or so to speak, I tried to read all of the titles that we selected. I was able to see why they were chosen, especially Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty. It was a good,Continue reading “Serafina and the Black Cloak Book Review”
The Outsider Book Review
Since today is Halloween, it’s inevitable that I will once again look at a book by Stephen King. This time, it’s his 2018 novel The Outsider. The best way that I can describe it is what if King wrote a 15-part episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Monk, and The X-Files in thatContinue reading “The Outsider Book Review”
Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything 