Crystal Quast's Blog - Posts Tagged "warren-adler"
Black-hearted summer fun: A classic made into a movie
Over the last couple of years, like much of planet Earth’s population, my long-form reading habits gave way to my phone. Then, two kids, a dog, and everything else caught up with me and I went from reading about 50 books a year to one or two.
I still devoured magazines, but slimmer pickings on the stand and thinner editions don’t allow for deep reads. I still get the Saturday print edition paper too; I love the feeling of flipping through the pages while having my morning coffee. And of course, I read endlessly for my job as a corporate communications writer.
But after writing the Serenity Acres series, I realized I needed to start reading real novels again too.
The War of the Roses has been a favourite movie for years, so picking up a copy of a solid late-night rerun staple I didn’t know originated as a book seemed like a natural fit for my next read.
Like many readers, I expect most books to outshine their movie counterparts. In this case, it was hard to imagine the book doing justice to some of the slapstick scenes that make the movie so memorable. And could it recreate the comedic chemical animosity between Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner?
Adler’s book was darker and funnier than I expected. While some of the reviews I read beforehand cautioned that this book didn’t live up to its namesake movie, I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the unravelling of the Roses’ marriage. I gave this fun classic 4 stars. Read the full review here: https://bit.ly/45N8Doy
For my next read, I've picked up a new (to me) Canadian author and I'll be revisiting a favorite novel that led to a recurring road trip too.
I still devoured magazines, but slimmer pickings on the stand and thinner editions don’t allow for deep reads. I still get the Saturday print edition paper too; I love the feeling of flipping through the pages while having my morning coffee. And of course, I read endlessly for my job as a corporate communications writer.
But after writing the Serenity Acres series, I realized I needed to start reading real novels again too.
The War of the Roses has been a favourite movie for years, so picking up a copy of a solid late-night rerun staple I didn’t know originated as a book seemed like a natural fit for my next read.
Like many readers, I expect most books to outshine their movie counterparts. In this case, it was hard to imagine the book doing justice to some of the slapstick scenes that make the movie so memorable. And could it recreate the comedic chemical animosity between Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner?
Adler’s book was darker and funnier than I expected. While some of the reviews I read beforehand cautioned that this book didn’t live up to its namesake movie, I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the unravelling of the Roses’ marriage. I gave this fun classic 4 stars. Read the full review here: https://bit.ly/45N8Doy
For my next read, I've picked up a new (to me) Canadian author and I'll be revisiting a favorite novel that led to a recurring road trip too.
