tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322599747616522091.post4002013436172038944..comments2024-01-26T01:59:22.417+00:00Comments on Katie Who Can Read: Mini-reviews: It, The Last Englishman, Flowers for AlgernonKatie Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12844778170761632779noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322599747616522091.post-22778148199268506432015-01-05T21:02:51.399+00:002015-01-05T21:02:51.399+00:00All I knew about It was the clown, which first of ...All I knew about It was the clown, which first of all put me off completely, and then ended up being a kind of challenge to myself. Downloaded the free preview on my phone, and then wanted to read more so went straight out and bought my own copy. <br /><br />Flowers for Algernon is VERY gloomy, isn't it? Thought-provoking, but yes, it is rather depressing too.Katie Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844778170761632779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322599747616522091.post-85639052027658352662015-01-04T20:44:35.863+00:002015-01-04T20:44:35.863+00:00It is THAT long!? Wow, I had no idea. I also didn&...<i>It</i> is THAT long!? Wow, I had no idea. I also didn't really know that much about it other than the clown thing and some images of the film version in my head, which I haven't even seen. I'm not scared of clowns (unlike a lot of people) but they just didn't interest me. Maybe I'll pick this up now I know it's not all that... clowny.<br /><br /><i>Flowers for Algernon</i> has to be the most DEPRESSING book I have ever read in my life. It's interesting and clever, but so, so miserable!Hanna @ Booking in Heelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705048655467252248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322599747616522091.post-24222111409427314912015-01-04T16:55:38.664+00:002015-01-04T16:55:38.664+00:00Thanks Camilla! I was the kid who had to be taken ...Thanks Camilla! I was the kid who had to be taken out of school assembly and sent home from friends' birthday parties when clowns turned up, and just googling the phrase "can't sleep, clown'll eat me!" (from the Simpsons) brought up some images from the film that made me whimper and curl up into a ball. I'm not that bothered by clowns any more, but psychopathic evil monsters in clown suits are definitely a no-no. At least the book was just black marks on white paper! Actually it was the scenes in the bathrooms that made me feel more unnerved reading the book. I'm really glad I read it. The characters will stay with me a long time, I think.Katie Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844778170761632779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2322599747616522091.post-37198465266020871282015-01-04T16:43:06.802+00:002015-01-04T16:43:06.802+00:00I'm so glad you liked "It" for those...I'm so glad you liked "It" for those reasons! Despite my (almost) life-long love for King, it is the most special book to me for its themes of friendship and first love and succeeding against the odds, and it makes me so happy every time some else sees that too :)<br /><br />As for the film, my best advice to you is to definitely NOT see it! I'm not particularly scared of clowns and generally find that most King films are pretty crap compared to the book, but Tim Curry as Pennywise is without a doubt one of the most scary things I can imagine even now! That man is PERFECTLY cast to be as scary and creepy and haunting as possible, and I actually think he's more scary in the movie than the character is in the book. So, do not go near it :)<br /><br />Btw, I just found your blog recently and have really enjoyed following your writings so far :)Camillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752863083324474682noreply@blogger.com