Please, make it stop. There's only so much forced wackiness we can take.

Dear Mr. Burton,

Please stop, you farking sell out.

Signed,
SPC

The good news is that the book was not very good to begin with.

Excise all but this part:

As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow-impossible though it seems-they may still be alive.

And give it to Steven King for an It sized novel. Rather read an about an evil thing than a wacky, we're-OK-not-being-normal thing.

Does Steven King write any good books anymore? It was the last I read, along with one or two of the Tower books (which I didn't care much for).

somemoron: Excise all but this part:

As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow-impossible though it seems-they may still be alive.

And give it to Steven King for an It sized novel. Rather read an about an evil thing than a wacky, we're-OK-not-being-normal thing.

Does Steven King write any good books anymore? It was the last I read, along with one or two of the Tower books (which I didn't care much for).

A lot of them are hit or miss. Full Dark, No Stars was pretty good in my opinion.

I prefer Misery most of all.

Since we're on the topic of books, I haven't read Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, no do I have any desire to. It just seems like it would be campy.

Well, OK Tim, but only if you cast Helena Bonham Carter in it, because god forbid you make a movie without her.

Oh man, I love Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.

If a book features the word "peculiar" in the title, you just know Tim Burton's gonna turn it into a movie, cast Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in the leads, get Danny Elfman to contribute a circus-like score, and nab another Oscar for his production designer

There. Fixed that for subby

ShawnDoc: Yes, but he still can't figure out how to end them. Also expect entire chapters dedicated to describing something in great detail which has nothing to do with the story. (or at least it feels that way)

When asked as to why Stephen King's books don't get edited down to a reasonable size, his editor has said (paraphrased), "You should see them when *I* get them."

ShawnDoc: somemoron: Does Steven King write any good books anymore? It was the last I read, along with one or two of the Tower books (which I didn't care much for).

Yes, but he still can't figure out how to end them. Also expect entire chapters dedicated to describing something in great detail which has nothing to do with the story. (or at least it feels that way)

11/22/63 wasn't bad. Even had an ending.

ShawnDoc: George RR Martin has gotten a bit of the King bug when it comes to writing really long novels. The difference is, Martin's novels have 1,000+ pages of content, where King's stories seem like they could have been told in 250 pages by just about any other author.

I'm not sure what you've been reading, but in the books I've read Martin spends page after page graphically describing meals and the grease running down people's chins as they eat.

ShawnDoc: George RR Martin has gotten a bit of the King bug when it comes to writing really long novels. The difference is, Martin's novels have 1,000+ pages of content, where King's stories seem like they could have been told in 250 pages by just about any other author.

A Feast For Crows could have lost 100 pages and not missed anything. Too much Daenyris

Farkn Yaj Yenrac: ShawnDoc: George RR Martin has gotten a bit of the King bug when it comes to writing really long novels. The difference is, Martin's novels have 1,000+ pages of content, where King's stories seem like they could have been told in 250 pages by just about any other author.

I'm not sure what you've been reading, but in the books I've read Martin spends page after page graphically describing meals and the grease running down people's chins as they eat.

most authors write what they know....

/he's fat

Mugato: Sarah Palin's Conscience: Dear Mr. Burton,

Please stop, you farking sell out.

Signed,
SPC

How can he be a sell out? Don't you have to not be mainstream first?

You haven't stepped into a Hot Topic, Claire's, or Spencer's lately, have you?

Well, this is a good omen.

Mugato: Sarah Palin's Conscience: You haven't stepped into a Hot Topic, Claire's, or Spencer's lately, have you?

The guy directed Batman.

We don't discuss those.

somemoron: Excise all but this part:

As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow-impossible though it seems-they may still be alive.

And give it to Steven King for an It sized novel. Rather read an about an evil thing than a wacky, we're-OK-not-being-normal thing.

Does Steven King write any good books anymore? It was the last I read, along with one or two of the Tower books (which I didn't care much for).

His new one is getting pretty stellar reviews.

Mugato: Sarah Palin's Conscience: Mugato: Sarah Palin's Conscience: You haven't stepped into a Hot Topic, Claire's, or Spencer's lately, have you?

The guy directed Batman.

We don't discuss those.


All I'm saying is that there wasn't really a point in his career where he was outside the Hollywood mainstream so that he could "sell out". Not that there's anything wrong with selling out and I'm sure he makes the movies he wants to make but having crazy hair doesn't make one some kind of guerrilla filmmaker.

/although Nicholson probably got most of the Batman merchandising anyway

Good point. I guess I'm just bitter about one of my favorite childhood movies, "The Nightmare Before Christmas", being turned into some emo pop culture thing roughly 10 years after its release.

As another poster mentioned above, his current zany-ness seems forced. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a great example, with Alice in Wonderland showing signs of strain, too.

It's same old, same old, and entirely expected of him. I would like to see a fairly normal movie disigned and directed by him.

But I guess that's like Micheal Bay making a good movie, one without ridiculous TnA and explosions.

/rambling

ShawnDoc: Farkn Yaj Yenrac: I'm not sure what you've been reading, but in the books I've read Martin spends page after page graphically describing meals and the grease running down people's chins as they eat.

Awww how cute, you like Penny Arcade.

I guess it's ok? I'm not much of a fan, the Twitter shiatter comic was pretty funny and the only one I can think of without google. But I sure don't need a webcomic to help me notice the idiosyncrasies of books I have read through twice. He also really likes to repeat phrases, sometimes entire paragraphs, makes up words, and sometimes when he's writing from a female's perspective it can get creepy which saying something for book that features incest so prominently. There are plenty of other things as well, nevertheless I enjoy the series.

I kinda hope the movie adds a bit of substance. The book was... strange. As another poster said, the beauty was in the details, mostly the really old photos of the characters (some of them are pretty creepy). As far as the story, though... meh. There were times when I was really excited to see what would happen, but by the end I was underwhelmed. I think part of the problem is that it's YA fiction, so it's just unsatisfying for me for a story to end so soon when I had just come off GRRM's epics.

So, I dunno. I similarly enjoyed The Hunger Games and the sequels, but was left feeling like I wanted a steak but had been given a lollipop. I need something to sink my teeth into before the pages run out!