Searching for John Hughes: Or Everything I Thought I Needed to Know about Life I Learned from Watching '80s Movies
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.54 (600 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062424831 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Tells a heartbreaking story of restless youth, imposter syndrome, and the movies that help him make sense of it allMakes me wnat to tell my parents and children how much I love themand then curl up on the couch and watch The Breakfast Club.” (Emma Straub, author of the New York Times bestsellers Modern Lovers and The Vacationers)“With geniality, humor and charm, Diamond explores the ways in which cinematic fantasy can influence, overshadow, and help us to escape reality. It is also a memorable reflection on what it means to let go of the past and grow up. Diamond passionately co
carilynp said can relate to any of the members of The Breakfast Club or think of Pretty in Pink as your high school soundtrack. If you grew up on John Hughes movies or found them later in life, can quote every line in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off or still dream of taking that day off, can relate to any of the members of The Breakfast Club or think of Pretty in Pink as your high school soundtrack, then Jason Diamond’s memoir SEARCHING FOR JOHN HUGHES might be just what you want to read. Just a warning, it is sad and. Alan Jobb said Not what I thought, it was better.. John Hughes is the hook, the reason you first click on and buy the book. But quickly I realized it wasn't what I thought it was going to be. It was better. Smart, funny, moving and very well written.My "current reading" list is always somewhere in the 70-100 range as I have varied interests and tend to pop around a lot on what I read day to day. But about twice a year a book will grab me and deman. Searching for a great read? I came into this as a huge Hughes fan thinking it would be lot of commentary on movies, but I was surprised at how personal and powerful of a memoir this turned out to be. For those who've ever felt out of place, left behind, or otherwise discarded by a world that just doesn't understand -- this is a book for you. Diamond turns from a painful childhood toward the bucolic cinematic universe of John
. 1 Brooklyn and an associate editor at Mensjournal. His work has been published by the New York Times, The Paris Review, Pitchfork, Vice, Bookforum, McSweeney's, and many other publications. He lives in Brooklyn. Jason Diamond is the founder of Vol
All the while, he watched John Hughes movies religiously.Though his original biography of Hughes has long since been abandoned, Jason has discovered he is a writer through and through. In the meantime, he brewed coffee and guarded cupcake cafes. For all fans of John Hughes and his hit films such as National Lampoon’s Vacation, Sixteen Candles, and Home Alone, comes Jason Diamond’s hilarious memoir of growing up obsessed with the iconic filmmaker’s movies—a preoccupation that eventually convinc