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  • Dark Places by Gillian Flynn, book to movie review

    Publishers Summary

    Libby Day, the novel's narrator and protagonist, is the sole survivor of a massacre in Kinnakee, Kansas, a fictional rural town. After witnessing the murders of her two sisters and mother, in what appears to be a Satanic cult ritual, she escapes through a window and later testifies in court against her teenage brother.

    Twenty-five years after the massacre, Libby, in need of money, meets with a group of amateur investigators who believe that her brother is innocent of the crime. At their coaxing, she meets her brother, Ben for the first time, but is not convinced that he didn't do it. She also meets with her father, now homeless, but is not convinced he played a part in it either. Through her investigation, she learns of her brother's secret girlfriend, as well as accusations against him for child molestation.


    Interspersed with the modern day investigation are flashbacks to the day of the massacre. These flashbacks are told from the points of view of Libby's mother, Patty, and her convicted brother, Ben. Patty's viewpoints discuss the difficulties of trying to keep the family farm while raising four children alone; Ben tells the story of a troubled teenager as he falls in with a bad crowd. These viewpoints paint a picture of a grim life of desperate poverty, marital abuse and abandonment that characterize life on the farm prior to the murder.

    Review contains spoilers.

    22 min
  • Pet Semetary by Stephen King, review of the book and the 2019 movie Adaptaion

    Publisher's Summary

     
    When Dr. Louis Creed takes a new job and moves his family to the idyllic, rural town of Ludlow, Maine, this new beginning seems too good to be true. Yet despite Ludlow's tranquility, there's an undercurrent of danger that lingers...like the graveyard in the woods near the Creeds' home, where generations of children have buried their beloved pets.
    Behind the "pet sematary", there is another burial ground, one that lures people to it with seductive promises...and ungodly temptations. A blood-chilling truth is hidden there - one more terrifying than death itself and hideously more powerful. An ominous fate befalls anyone who dares tamper with this forbidden place, as Louis is about to discover for himself....
    ©1983 Stephen King

    16 min
  • Pet Sematary by Stephen King, review of the book and the 1989 movie adaptation

    Check out this latest episode, when the ladies of Read, Watch, and Wine review the book "Pet Semetary" by Stephen King, and compare it to the 1989 movie of the same name.

    The Podcast begins with a summary of the book and then on to the detailed discussion of the book to movie adaptation. Did the Read, Watch and Wine Crew like it or dislike it. You have to listen to find out. Tune in to hear the discussion, and we would love to hear your opinion the book to movie transition.

    Please keep in mind that the discussion contains spoilers.

    Publishers Summary of Book

    Louis Creed, a doctor from Chicago, is appointed the director of the University of Maine's campus health service. He moves to a large house near the small town of Ludlow with his wife Rachel, their two young children, Ellie and Gage, and Ellie's cat, Church. From the moment they arrive, the family runs into trouble: Ellie hurts her knee and Gage is stung by a bee. Their new neighbor, an older man named Jud Crandall, comes to help. He warns Louis and Rachel about the highway that runs past their house, which is frequented by speeding trucks.
    Jud and Louis quickly become close friends. A few weeks after the Creeds move in, Jud takes the family on a walk in the woods behind their home. A well-tended path leads to a pet cemetery (misspelled "sematary" on the sign) where the children of the town bury their deceased animals. Victor Pascow, a student who has been fatally injured in an automobile accident, addresses his dying words to Louis personally, even though the two men are strangers. On the night following Pascow's death, Louis experiences what he believes is a very vivid dream in which he meets Pascow, who leads him to the deadfall at the back of the "sematary" and warns him to not go beyond there.

    Jud is grateful and decides to help Louis after Church is run over outside his home around Thanksgiving. Louis frets over breaking the bad news to Ellie. Sympathizing with Louis, Jud takes him to the "sematary", supposedly to bury Church. But instead of stopping there, Jud leads Louis farther on to "the real cemetery": an ancient burial ground that was once used by the Miꞌkmaq Tribe. There, Louis buries the cat on Jud's instruction. The next afternoon, Church returns home; the usually vibrant and lively cat now acts ornery and, in Louis's words, "a little dead." Jud confirms that Church has been resurrected and that Jud himself once buried his dog there when he was younger. Louis, deeply disturbed, begins to wish that he hadn't buried Church there.

    Several months later, two-year-old Gage is killed by a speeding truck. Overcome with despair, Louis considers bringing his son back to life with the help of the burial ground.

    25 min
  • Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
    Publishers Summary
    When college senior Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic as he is rich and powerful, finds himself strangely drawn to Ana, and she to him. Though sexually inexperienced, Ana plunges headlong into an affair -- and learns that Christian's true sexual proclivities push the boundaries of pain and pleasure.
    Please keep in mind that the discussion contains spoilers.
    26 min
  • Paper Towns by John Green, book to movie review
    Check out this latest episode, when the ladies of Read, Watch, and Wine review the book "Paper Towns" by John Green. The Podcast begins with a summary of the book and then on to the detailed discussion of the book to movie adaptation. Did the Read, Watch and Wine Crew like it or dislike it. You have to listen to find out. Tune in to hear the discussion, and we would love to hear your opinion the book to movie transition.
    Please keep in mind that the discussion contains spoilers.
    22 min
  • Orange Mint Honey by Carleen Brice and the movie adaptation called "Sins of the Mother"
    Check out this latest episode, when the ladies of Read, Watch, and Wine review the book "Orange Mint Honey" by Carleen Brice. Don't be confused as the movie adaption is called Sins of the Mother and seen on lifetime Tv Network. There are lots of movies entitled Sins of the Mother, so be sure to look for the one directed by Paul Kaufman. Did the Read, Watch and Wine Crew like it or dislike it. You have to listen to find out. Tune in to hear the discussion, and we would love to hear your opinion the book to movie transition.
    Please keep in mind that the discussion contains spoilers.
    32 min
  • You by Caroline Kepnes and the series season one review
    Check out this latest episode, when the ladies of Read, Watch, and Wine review the book thriller called "YOU" by Caroline Kepnes, and compare it to the NetFlix series of the same name. The Ladies dig deep into the strong characters of both Becca and Joe and uncover some distinct differences in the adaptation. Tune in to hear the discussion.
    Please keep in mind that the discussion contains spoilers.
    19 min
  • The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
    In this episode, the lovely ladies of Read, Watch, and Wine review the Book "The Sun is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon. The Ladies are expressing some strong feelings about the movie adaptation of the book and their disappointments in the storyline. Tune in to hear the discussion.
    Please keep in mind that the discussion contains lots of spoilers.
    20 min
  • Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
    In this episode, the ladies of Read Watch Wine review the book Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn and the TV series by the same title.   Listen while they recap the details and the similarities and differences of the two. Once again, the laughter and clowning that takes place makes one think that the ladies did not wait until the “rating” period to sample the wine.
    Enjoy
    22 min
  • Best of Enemies by Osha Gray Davidson
    In this Podcast, the ladies of Read Watch & Wine discuss the book/movie Best of Enemies. The ladies have lots of strong opinions on the adaptation of this book. But you have to tune in to see the actual rating. Will this book/movie get a full glass of wine for each one of them? Hmm... you gotta listen to find out.
    Best of Enemies book was written by Osha Gray DavidsonThe movie screenplay was written by Robin Bissell and she also directed the movie.
    20 min

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In this PodCast, the lovely ladies of Read Watch & Wine will share their opinions of books that have been made into movies. They will explore storylines, adaptations, plot twists, modifications,…