Joanna’s Comments (group member since Nov 17, 2010)

Joanna’s comments from the Reading with Style group.

1. David M. Oshinsky wrote Worse Than Slavery.

2. David Oshinsky appeared in The Shot Felt Round the World (documentary about his book about Polio)

3. The Shot was filmed by Tjardus Greidanus.

4. Tjardus Greidanus also filmed Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies'.

5. Johnny Depp appeared in Michael Mann.

6. Johnny Depp also appeared in Black Mass with Kevin Bacon.

What do you think about Infinite Jest? Does it fit as a novel of connected stories?

Garrison Keillor:

Garrison Keillor was in Redux Riding Hood (1997).

Jim Cummings was also in Redux Riding Hood.

Jim Cummings also appeared in Balto (1995) with Kevin Bacon.

Barbara Gowdy wrote Falling Angels.

Falling Angels was made into a movie in 2003.

Miranda Richardson starred in the movie.

Miranda Richardson also appeared in Muppets Most Wanted (2014) with James McAvoy.

James McAvoy was in X-Men: First Class (2011) with Kevin Bacon.

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less by Terry Ryan.

Made into a movie in 2005.

Movie starred Julianne Moore.

Julianne Moore also appeared in Crazy, Stupid, Love with Kevin Bacon.

If I Stay by Gayle Forman.

Made into a movie in 2014.

Gabrielle Rose is in the movie.

Gabrielle Rose is also in Where the Truth Lies with Kevin Bacon.

What about something that hasn't been made yet, but has been announced?

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David Shafer.

HBO is making a comedy: http://deadline.com/2015/06/whiskey-t...

The comedy is being written by Zev Borrow, who also wrote Chuck.

Chuck starred Vik Sahay, who appeared in Good Will Hunting.

Stephen Trouskie was in Good Will Hunting and also in Black Mass with Kevin Bacon.

I'm just reading through this thread now. I agree with the mods on their calls so far. I know the task is a little squishy, but this is one of my favorite nonfiction genres. I'm thinking of reading Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird.

Zora Neale Hurston wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God.

This was made into a movie in 2005, starring Halle Berry.

Halle Berry was also in Bullworth with Ron Ostrow.

Ron Ostrow also appeared in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon.

1) L.M. Montgomery wrote Anne of Green Gables.

2) This was made into a TV miniseries (1985), starring Megan Follows.

3) Megan Follows was in Silver Bullet with Julius LeFlore.

4) Julius LeFlore was in In the Cut with Kevin Bacon.

1)Jim Butcher wrote Storm Front (and other Dresden Files books).

2) There is a Dresden Files TV show.

3) Paul Blackthorne plays Harry Dresden in the show.

4) Paul Blackthorne was in A Christmas Carol (2009) with Gary Oldman.

5) Gary Oldman was in Criminal Law with Kevin Bacon.

Tamara Faith Berger wrote Lie With Me, which was also made into a movie for which she wrote the screenplay (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418832/?...)

That movie starred Lauren Lee Smith.

Lauren Lee Smith appeared in Girl Walks Into a Bar (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1682246/f...).

Xander Berkeley was in Girl Walks Into a Bar.

Xander Berkeley was also in A Few Good Men with Kevin Bacon.

David Foster Wallace wrote Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (a movie) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790627/?...).

That movie starred Julianne Nicholson.

Julianne Nicholson appeared in Black Mass (a movie) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1355683/?...) with Kevin Bacon.

Does Cloud Atlas fit here? It's at the top of the list, but I can't tell if it's really a novel.

I think the silos are in Georgia.

http://www.placingliterature.com/map/...

I'm having trouble figuring out the lexile rating for Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. Could you please tell me which rating applies? The ratings seem to be all over the place.

Thanks!

What about numbers like "sixteenth": The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-century Miller

I've just agreed to participate in a read of Infinite Jest with some colleagues. I read it years ago, but I think I'm ready to tackle it again.

Here's a tentative plan:

New Hampshire: Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult
Massachusetts: Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
Maine: Under the Dome by Stephen King - moved to 10.8
New York: The Privileges by Jonathan Dee
Pennsylvania: Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult OR American Rust by Philipp Meyer
Maryland: Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler
Washington DC: Lost in the City by Edward P. Jones
Virginia: Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver ORFireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent
North Carolina: First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen OR If Morning Ever Comes by Anne Tyler
South Carolina: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Georgia: Someone Else's Love Story by Joshilyn Jackson

I highly recommend Polio: An American Story. I really enjoyed that one. So much so that I'm considering reading Worse Than Slavery by the same author for this task.