![]() The film, in contrast, feels more like fits and starts as Castle Rock goes into meltdown. In the book, it quite literally explodes into life and becomes unrelentingly more chaotic. ![]() It also doesn’t quite the escalation of carnage right. That repetitiveness is carried over once you’ve seen one townsperson turned by an object bought from Gaunt, you’ve literally seen them all, and little is done to add a new perspective to the sequence of events. This leaves the film with something of a tricky proposition, which it sadly fails to navigate all that well. All told, it’s not a great book the nature of King’s story means that it’s quite repetitive and there aren’t a whole lot of characters to root for. It is, however, one of the first King books that I read as a young ‘un and as such, I have a soft spot for it, despite its considerable flaws. Reviews were not kind to the first book that he wrote after his rehabilitation. ![]() ![]() It contains his truly go for broke endings that work better than in some of his others (not for Castle Rock or its residents, mind). A satire on greed culture, small town politics, and mob mentalities, Needful Things is one of Stephen King’s more cynical works with a streak of dark humour a mile wide. ![]()
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![]() ![]() How the karaoke machine led directly to idol culture, as music producers sought to produce music that ordinary people could sing.The toy car that inspired top developers at Nintendo. ![]() But there are plenty of stories in here that fans of anime and manga might find fascinating: Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World reaches beyond manga and anime to encompass Japanese pop culture post World War II. I’ve also read at least sections of every book on this list, so you have my guarantee of their quality! Here are some excellent nonfiction books on the manga and anime industry that I’d recommend to just about anybody. But when all else fails, turn to the library. There’s also a good amount of information available online, from animation blogs to translated manga interviews to personal pieces. Where do you begin? There’s whatever insight you can glean from the work itself, of course. Say you’re a fan of anime and manga who’s looking to learn more about history or craft. ![]() ![]() After completing her BA and earning a diploma in commercial animation, she worked as a mobile game artist for several years before going out on her own as a freelancer. ![]() ![]() Growing up, she always knew she wanted to pursue a career in art and spent a lot of time learning about animation and fashion, while drawing inspiration from video games, movies (especially Bollywood), and nature. Follow him on Twitter Chouhan (artist) is a Punjabi illustrator from Vancouver BC, Canada. He's from Elmwood Park, New Jersey, and loves his wife, three children, hockey, and donuts, though not always in that order. He has been involved with Duck Tales, Frozen, Big Hero6, and more. Follow her on Instagram Caramagna (adapter) is a writer and Harvey and Eisner-Award nominated comic book creator who has worked for both Disney Comics and Disney Games and Interactive Experiences. ![]() She also wrote the New York Times best-selling YA books The Star-Touched Queen, The Gilded Wolves, The Silvered Serpents, and The Bronzed Beasts. Roshani Chokshi (is the author of the instant New York Times best-selling first book in the Pandava series, Aru Shah and the End of Time, and its four sequels. ![]() |