![]() Those alone would make this a great purchase but even better is the sixteen page introduction, where he writes about the history of his strip and some of the thinking behind his choices, in particular the two famous battles that he fought with his syndicate over licensing, and then with newspaper editors over the layout of his Sunday strips. His ‘biographies’ for his cast–Calvin, Hobbes, Calvin’s parents, Suzie, Miss Wormwood, Moe and Rosalyn– are brilliantly informative and funny. There is no new work in this assortment, but fans will still love this book because Watterson introduces his selections with anecdotes, and many of the strips have commentaries ranging from one line to paragraphs explaining the ideas and memories that inspired a particular sequence. The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book is a 200-page collection of daily and Sunday strips chosen by Bill Watterson from ten years of his classic newspaper comics. ![]()
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![]() But as Alex and Conner soon discover, the stories they know so well haven’t ended in this magical land-Goldilocks is a wanted fugitive, Red Riding Hood has her own kingdom, and Queen Cinderella is about to become a mother! The twins want to get back home. When the twins’ grandmother gives them a treasured fairy tale book, they have no idea they’re about to enter a land beyond all imagining: the Land of Stories, where fairy tales are real. "Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change. "Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, the twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about." Jacket Interior ![]() Publisher's Summary & Jacket Interior Summary Publisher's Summary 3.18 Chapter 17: Goldilocks, Wanted Dead or Alive.3.12 Chapter 11: The Troll and Goblin Territory. ![]()
![]() ![]() There are times when "compassion fatigue" sets in, particularly in the final episode. Brought to the screen by Derek Cianfrance (who also did the adaptation), "I Know This Much is True" is often a tough watch. (Casting director Bonnie Timmerman deserves a shoutout for her instincts in casting, especially the smaller roles). Everyone, from supporting characters on down to actors who show up in just one scene, is so good that it's a joy to sit back and watch. ![]() Putting aside for a moment the fact that many people live desperate lives, trapped in self-destructive narratives, "I Know This Much is True" is filled with riveting performances, and not just from Mark Ruffalo, one of our best actors, astonishing here in a double role as twins Dominic and Thomas Birdsey. HBO's "I Know This Much is True," a six-part adaptation of Wally Lamb's 1998 best-selling novel, is, often, "too much," in its unremitting misery, trauma, and tragedy. Does the story work? How are the visuals? Is it cliched? For me, performance is the "way in." Performance is story performance can redeem clumsy execution, and even bad dialogue. Individual critics have different sweet spots. Critics see movies through different lenses. ![]() ![]() ![]() It hasn’t been studied in schools as extensively as Fahrenheit 451, or endlessly anthologized like “The Veldt.” But Bradbury’s tale of two boys who come face to face with evil in their small Midwestern hometown-and decide to do something about it-is the story to which the author returned, again and again, for more than half of his career. In a career that spanned seven decades, it’s easy to overlook the outsized footprint of his 1962 horror novel, Something Wicked This Way Comes. He left behind more than 30 books and hundreds of short stories, not to mention stage plays, screenplays, teleplays, audio dramas, essays, and other works. ![]() Ray Bradbury was an extraordinarily prolific writer. ![]() |