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No one captured the teen portion of the eighties as poignantly as writer-director John Hughes. Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Some Kind of Wonderful are timeless tales of love, angst, longing, and self-discovery that illuminated and assuaged the anxieties of an entire generation. Fondly nostalgic, filled with wit and surprising insights, don't you forget about me contains original essays from a skillfully chosen crop of novelists and essayists on the films' far-reaching effects on their own lives -- an irresistible read for anyone who came of age in the eighties (or just wishes they did). Featuring new writing from: Steve Almond * Julianna Baggott * Lisa Borders * Ryan Boudinot * T Cooper * Quinn Dalton * Emily Franklin * Lisa Gabriele * Tod Goldberg * Nina de Gramont * Tara Ison * Allison Lynn * John McNally * Dan Pope * Lewis Robinson * Ben Schrank * Elizabeth Searle * Mary Sullivan * Rebecca Wolff * Moon Unit Zappa
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I will admit two things right now.
Firstly, I am a John Hughes fan. Secondly, I rarely do enough research on products I buy.
So it came at some surprise that this was not a book written by film academics- it contains very little social contextual analysis of the themes of his work. Of course, I only have myself to blame for the book not being as I expected.
It is instead a collection of short autobiographical stories by literary writers, looking back at their youths, and their relationships and love of John Hughes films. The most interesting of the stories is the last, written by Moon Zappa, the daughter of Frank Zappa.(The authors are ordered rather annoyingly alphabetically, and so you tend to get two or three stories in a row saying the same thing about the same film.)
The others, which mainly only focus on Pretty In Pink and Ferris Buellers' Day Off were repetitious stories of how they did or did not wish they were Molly Ringwald or Ferris Bueller (yes, I appreciate the difference in that one is an actress, and that one is a character), and how they were the nerd or the stoner, rich or poor, but largely uninteresting high school characters.
The problem really, is that each author seems to have stuck to a rigid template, possibly accidentally. And the book just did not have enough variety to sustain my interest.
And while I enjoy the nostalgia of John Hughes films, I have very little desire to read about people being nostalgic about their own high school experiences like some sort of cathartic John Hughes themed exercise in a self-help group for mediocre writers.
Firstly, I am a John Hughes fan. Secondly, I rarely do enough research on products I buy.
So it came at some surprise that this was not a book written by film academics- it contains very little social contextual analysis of the themes of his work. Of course, I only have myself to blame for the book not being as I expected.
It is instead a collection of short autobiographical stories by literary writers, looking back at their youths, and their relationships and love of John Hughes films. The most interesting of the stories is the last, written by Moon Zappa, the daughter of Frank Zappa.(The authors are ordered rather annoyingly alphabetically, and so you tend to get two or three stories in a row saying the same thing about the same film.)
The others, which mainly only focus on Pretty In Pink and Ferris Buellers' Day Off were repetitious stories of how they did or did not wish they were Molly Ringwald or Ferris Bueller (yes, I appreciate the difference in that one is an actress, and that one is a character), and how they were the nerd or the stoner, rich or poor, but largely uninteresting high school characters.
The problem really, is that each author seems to have stuck to a rigid template, possibly accidentally. And the book just did not have enough variety to sustain my interest.
And while I enjoy the nostalgia of John Hughes films, I have very little desire to read about people being nostalgic about their own high school experiences like some sort of cathartic John Hughes themed exercise in a self-help group for mediocre writers.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Surprised and disappointed at the same time.
2 Mar 2010
Format:Paperback
I bought this book expecting something different, perhaps it's my own fault for not reading the cover too carefully, but this is NOT a discourse on the John Hughes films, it's a batch of selected writings on how the John Hughes films mattered to the various writers at different points in their lives.
The book turned out to be quite interesting and well written, but I still found myself wishing it were actually about the films themselves. Hopefully one day that book will come out!
The book turned out to be quite interesting and well written, but I still found myself wishing it were actually about the films themselves. Hopefully one day that book will come out!
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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17 Sep 2009
Format:Paperback
This book is great for any John Hughes movie lover, out there. However, I bought this book without previewing it was slightly disappointed. The book is made up of memoires from people who've been influenced by Hughes and his movies. It's more a recollection of their past and their childhood, rather than focusing on Hughes. for awhile it was the only book out there that dealt with Only John Hughes movies, however, recently more books have been published about this AMAZING director.
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