I am paying my teenage son $25 to read Stephen King's THE STAND this summer. Am I a crazy person? The book is enormous, but is the only end-of-the-world, "Oh-my-God-we're-all-going-to-die!!!" book that I have ever read and re-read. And re-read it I have! About 15 or so summers I spent a week or so freaking myself out on purpose with this book. Planning my own plague scenario. Where would I live? What would I do? How would I get to Boulder? (Because I'd have to get to Boulder!) Would I be brave like Dana? Would I be able to go through the tunnel? Would I bring a backup flashlight for the love of all things holy???
I love this book and I want my son to read it now that he is old enough. And if it costs me a double sawbuck and a fin - oh well...
Now if I could negotiate a price with my 11 year old to get him to cut his hair... Do you think I could fake a mouse incident like Pa in LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE?
The answers to these questions and the long awaited (and much procrastinated) Summer Reading Book Reviews coming soon!
2 comments:
First of all, why are you blogging at 5:29 in the morning?? Second of all, I love The Stand!
You are crazy. He should be paying *you* to be able to read that book!
Did you ever see the TV miniseries?
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