![]() ![]() This is a coveted title typically given to the works of Sally Rooney, or dark volumes of adult fantasy, or quirky young adult magical realism. ![]() In my head, and to the most trusted people in my life, there is an upper echelon of books I refer to as "the books of my heart." Of the 1,246 books I have marked as read on Goodreads, only 89 are true five stars, and the books of my heart (I really can't believe how corny of a name that is, like how did that come from me, a rock person with Christmas-reject coal for a heart) are a careful selection of even that. The last time I had to have a serious and feelings-based conversation I did everything to prepare for a hermit-esque lifestyle of solitude in the mountains somewhere short of buying a plane ticket (ultimately I recalled that I don't much care for nature).īut all of that changes when I really, truly love a book. She reads way smarter books than I do and she loved this one. Now I've been trolled told before that I read books wrong when I one star their stupid asses them.so I really may have just tackled this one that is completely over my head. (I totally wish I could say JUST how bad without spoiling the book.)īooksource: Netgalley in exchange for review. If I had a physical copy I would possibly punch it. It's not like I can't handle weird stuff.īut damn.that still has me mad enough and frustrated enough that this book is getting the big old one star. A whole bunch of people are really liking this book. I read it again this morning before writing the review. I read it twice the other night when I finished this book. When he has to work the next day.Īt the Dairy Queen there are some female teenage weirdos.including one that should have made girlie jump out of that car and run. Jake decides that he just must have some Dairy Queen. (I'm totally trying to not spoil anything here.)Īfter the trip Jake and girlfriend head out home.īecause we have to set the mood and all that jazz. ![]() Once we get to the farm.we get to meet the parents. Except for the fact that we are on our way to the whole meet the parents thing. Jake is perfect and smart and all that stuff but it's time to just move on. The point of view is from the girlfriend and inside her head we find out that she is thinking of 'ending things' with Jake. (NOTE: For educational and research purposes only).Jake and his girlfriend are on a road trip to go and see Jake's parents at their rural farm. Hart, David Chase, John August, Oliver Stone and more. When you are done reading take a listen to Apple’s #1 Screenwriting Podcast The Bulletproof Screenwriting Podcast, with guest like Oscar Winner Eric Roth, James V. You can learn volumes about pace, structure, and dialog just by reading his screenplays.īefore you lock yourself in a room and start reading all of Charlie Kaufman’s Screenplays, take a listen to this masterclass given by Mr. His breakout screenplay Being John Malkovich established him as a creative force in Hollywood.Ĭharlie is one of the most celebrated screenwriters of his era., being nominated for four Acadamy Awards, twice for Best Original Screenplay Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(he won the Oscar® for latter). His work is so uniquely his that you can tell you are reading a Kaufman script within the first page. Charlie Kaufman is an enigma wrapped in a riddle. ![]()
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