We Need to Do Something

so-so

This book is fine. It kind of immediately got picked up and made into an (also meh fine) movie so you can really do either and call it a day. The movie is slightly more entertaining because the acting is interesting and there are moments that come off more rightfully funny onscreen than on the page. But to be honest, you‘re only in this book (or the movie version) for this ONE knock out horror moment. Just one. You‘ll know it when you get there.

vivastory

We Need to Do Something | Max Booth III

If I remember correctly I technically read both of these very different, equally riveting, books at the end of June & not #July I simply must post about them though. Highly recommend. The movie adaptation of WNTDS is one of my favorite adaptations of the year. Now streaming on Hulu. #12Booksof2021 @Andrew65

Andrew65 Look good. 2y

JamieArc Say Nothing is on my TBR pile to read soon. 2y

vivastory @JamieArc I hope you like it! I'm planning on reading Empire of Pain next month or February. I have the feeling that Keefe will be a new favorite author 2y

Suet624 Say Nothing was so good. Empire of Pain is very well researched and I liked the book a lot but lacks the emotional piece of SN. At least to me. But I‘ll definitely turn to him when he writes another. 2y

jpj7474 Say Nothing was very good. A period in time for which there seems to be relatively little written on. 2y

62 likes2 stack adds5 comments

BekahB

We Need to Do Something | Max Booth III

pick

This novella seems like it‘s just going to be an intense family drama. But then, it flips a switch and the horror starts.

I didn‘t find this to be traditionally scary, but it hits all those feelings that feed into fear - anxiety, anger, paranoia, dread, desperation. This story is claustrophobic and TENSE! One of my big phobias pops up and it made me squirm while listening. 😂

The narrator was fantastic and I‘m excited for the upcoming movie!

vivastory The movie is fantastic 👏 3y

36 likes1 stack add1 comment

vivastory

We Need to Do Something | Max Booth III

pick

We Need to Do Something has been on my TBR since it was initially released. I decided to read it now as I have tickets for the virtual screening at Tribeca later this week. The book opens with a tornado warning and a family (father, mother, elder sister & younger brother) sheltering in a bathroom where the action of the book takes place. This would be a difficult situation for anyone, but as the father is a temperamental alcoholic tensions soon👇

vivastory increase as the family realize that they might be stuck in the bathroom a lot longer than they realized. I would heartily recommend going into this one as blind as possible. Max Booth has two podcasts, one of which is devoted to all things King related. The influence of King shows in places in this work. He is self-referential at a few points & toward the end I was reminded of early King works, but turned up to 11. Yet, Booth is definitely doing 3y

vivastory his own thing here. He has assimilated his influences & it has paid off. I'm so happy to see that IFC Midnight is distributing the adaptation for this book. Fun fact: Josh Malerman is one of the co-producers for the movie. (edited) 3y

Hestapleton Ooo stacked! 3y

See All 9 Comments

vivastory @Hestapleton I hope you enjoy it! 3y

Suet624 Being stuck in a bathroom reminds me of a local man who was stuck on his toilet when a gravel truck crashed into his house and a huge load of gravel trapped him on the toilet. He said he wasn‘t concerned because he had his Bible with him. (edited) 3y

vivastory @Suet624 😂 😂 I have to admit that having grown up in tornado alley I am fairly nonchalant when I hear tornado sirens. I will take shelter & I realize that they can cause a ton of damage. I have seen a few in person & although I was in MN at the time I vividly recall the EF-5 in Joplin in 2011 that resulted in all of those casualties. 3y

Suet624 @vivastory so scary. I can‘t even imagine. 3y

Reggie Before this book, I read 2 of his others and a short story. And they all pumped me up, but this novella made me cry. When the little boy gets it. And I like how when they all go into the restroom they take things with them that represent who they are. 3y

vivastory @Reggie The ending was definitely emotional. That's a great point about them each bringing something that represents them. It'll be interesting to see how they adapt it 3y

67 likes2 stack adds9 comments

Reggie

We Need to Do Something | Max Booth III

pick

This novella is about a family of 4 who take shelter in a restroom in their home during a tornado. The parents are always fighting. The dad‘s a bigot and an alcoholic. It is a pressure cooker of a novella that takes place the whole time in the restroom where a fallen tree has trapped them and as the days go on, they realize no one is coming for them. I think Max Booth IIII has developed some real nice horror writing chops. A very unsettling pick!!

vivastory I recently picked this up on Kindle. Sounds fantastic. Loved Nightly Disease, 4y

Reggie @vivastory me too. I liked his other book also, Lunar Carnivorous Activities. I‘m actually reading his new book right now, Touch the Night, and it‘s making me nervous because he‘s writing a novel with all the MC‘s being Black. Just do it right. 🤞🏼 4y

vivastory I wasn't aware of his new book, I just looked it up & it sounds unfortunately topical. I'll be curious to see what your thoughts are. 4y

See All 7 Comments

Centique This sounds HORRIFYING. I know, I know, that‘s the point. (Hope the kids eat him) 4y

Reggie (The father and mother and fight until you find out they were gonna get a divorce. The little brother dies of a rattlesnake bite as the mother tells him of his birth while she holds him in the bathtub. And the daughter ends up stabbing the dad with broken glass. What you don‘t know is that the daughter did some satanic ritual with her depressive girlfriend and put them all into a limbo. It was rough, but well written and paced.) 4y

Reggie @Centique also there‘s a sentence in here that stuck with me. She has a laugh that makes water boil. What do you think? It doesn‘t sit well with me. 4y

Centique @Reggie I know what you mean. It sounds too extreme for laughter? When a visual image doesn‘t work it kind of throws you out of the story. PS the twist sounds pretty cool though. I‘m already gutted about the kid dying! 4y

62 likes4 stack adds7 comments

Welcome to Litsy!

Trending Hashtags

Trending Books