#stuart booker

[wrishwrosh]

had a writing teacher who once described a book that she hated as “very……….commercial” and every day i thank her for that contribution to my literary vocabulary

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Douglas Stuart

* Shuggie Bain (The 2020 Booker Prize)

* Young Mungo

Youngsters and their families surviving in Glasgow outskirts in last century eighties.

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MASTERLIST

TEEN WOLF

Derek Hale

Call It What You Want

Isaac Lahey

Peter Hale

Scott McCall

Stiles Stilinski

HARRY POTTER

Bill Weasley

Charlie Weasley

Draco Malfoy

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Harry Potter

James Potter

Regulus Black

Remus Lupin

Sirius Black

ENOLA HOLMES

Sherlock Holmes

Viscount Tewkesbury

BRIDGERTON

Anthony Bridgerton

Benedict Bridgerton

Colin Bridgerton

Simon Bassett

Young!King George

ANNE WITH AN E

Billy Andrews

Cole Mackenzie

Gilbert Blythe

Moody Spurgeon

OUTER BANKS

JJ Maybank

John Booker Routledge

Rafe Cameron

ONCE UPON A TIME

David Nolan

Henry Mills

Killian Jones

Peter Pan

REIGN

Francis Valois

James Stuart

Sebastian de Poitiers

CRIMINAL MINDS

Spencer Reid

Last Kiss

Aaron Hotchner

[byneddiedingo]

Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient (Anthony Minghella, 1996)

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas, Naveen Andrews, Colin Firth, Julian Wadham, Jürgen Prochnow, Kevin Whately, Clive Merrison, NIno Castelnuovo. Screenplay: Anthony Minghella, based on a novel by Michael Ondaatje. Cinematography: John Seale. Production design: Stuart Craig. Film editing: Walter Murch. Music: Gabriel Yared. 

The "prestige motion picture" is a familiar genre: It's typically a movie derived from a distinguished literary source or a biopic about a distinguished historic figure, with a cast full of major actors, but designed not so much to advance the art of film as to attract critical raves and awards -- particularly Oscars. There are plenty of examples among the best-picture Oscar winners: A Man for All Seasons (Fred Zinnemann, 1966), Chariots of Fire (Hugh Hudson, 1981), Gandhi (Richard Attenborough, 1982), Amadeus (Milos Forman, 1984), Out of Africa (Sydney Pollack, 1985), and The Last Emperor (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1987). (The 1980s seemed to be particularly dominated by prestige-seekers.) The trouble is that once the initial attraction of these films has faded, few people seem to remember them fondly or want to watch them again. I'd rather watch The Battle of Algiers (Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966) today than sit through A Man for All Seasons, and I would say the same for Atlantic City (Louis Malle, 1981), Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982), Starman (John Carpenter, 1984), Prizzi's Honor (John Huston, 1985), and Moonstruck (Norman Jewison, 1987) when put in competition with the prestige best-picture winners of their respective years. So I watched The English Patient last night to test my theory that prestige movies don't hold up over time. It fits the category precisely: It's based on a Booker Prize-winning novel by Michael Ondaatje; it has a distinguished cast, three of whom were nominated for acting Oscars, including Juliette Binoche, who won; it earned raves from The New Yorker, the New York Times, and Roger Ebert; it raked in 12 Oscar nominations and won nine of them -- picture, supporting actress, director Anthony Minghella, cinematographer John Seale, art direction, costumes, sound, film editor Walter Murch (who also shared in the Oscar for sound), and composer Gabriel Yared. And sure enough, there are films from 1996 that I'd rather watch again than The English Patient, including  Fargo (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen), Lone Star (John Sayles), and Trainspotting (Danny Boyle). But I also have to say that of all the "prestige" best picture winners, The English Patient makes the best case for the genre. It's a good movie, with a mostly well-crafted screenplay by Minghella from a book many thought unfilmable, though it still tries to carry over too much from the novel, such as the character of David Caravaggio (Willem Dafoe), whose function in the film, to provoke Almásy (Ralph Fiennes) into uncovering his story, could have been served equally well by Hana (Binoche). But the performances still seem fresh and committed. Binoche, though designated a supporting actress, carries the film by turning Hana into a kind of central consciousness. I was surprised at how much heat is generated by Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas as Katharine, considering that they are both usually rather icy performers. There are some beautifully staged scenes, like the one in which Kip (Naveen Andrews) "flies" Hana so she can view the frescoes high in a church. And Murch's sound editing gives the film a marvelous sonic texture, starting with the mysterious clinking sounds at the film's beginning, which are then revealed to be the bottles carried by an Arab vendor of potions. Murch's ear and Seale's eye make the film an enduring audiovisual treat.

[blamemma]

please i would love to hear some of your book recs!!

a very random ask but a very sweet one i love talking about books!! i'll put a couple under the cut for you and hopefully one will suit what you might be looking for!!

bewilderment by richard powers - my standout read of 2022 the one i do not stop thinking about. we follow a single father who has a neuro-divergent son who is incredibly passionate about the climate crisis and what that will mean for animals and their eco-systems. medical ethics are blurred through out and you essentially just follow a father who is trying to do the best for his son but sometimes it just doesn't work out. 4 books in my life have made me sob, this being one of them!

stoner by john williams - a modern classic. understated and quiet. simply, it's a story of life. there's nothing remarkable in it. the protagonist comes from a small farm and dreams of being an english professor and succeeds at it and it just follows the trials and tribulations of his life. sounds boring, but its one of the novels that excels in the mundane

drive your plow over the bones of the dead by olga tokarczuk - female rage!!!! female revenge!!!!! fucking with men!!!!! set in a spooky snowy cabin!!! god it has it all but in this weird creepy way. an old woman's dogs die along with some hunters and there's a murder investigation that opens up but the woman doesn't think the police are doing enough and takes matters into her own hands and from there suspense grows and grows and weirder things start happening

the death of vivek oji by akwaeke emezi - deals with gender dysphoria, friendships, love and heartbreak, family and what that truly means, has vivd descriptions of nigeria and delicious food, another book that made me sob...from the title, you know it's not going to be a happy one, but throughout there are so many happy moments that it makes the ending even more of a gut punch

for some great scottish literature, i can't recommend mayflies by andrew o'hagan enough (and if u don't fancy reading it, it was just made into a 2-part tv show which was done astonishingly well) and Shuggie Bain by douglas stuart (won the man booker for a reason!!)

non-fiction wise, you genuinely cannot go wrong with anything by patrick radden-keefe. say nothing explores ireland's troubles through the lens of a mother going missing and empire of pain is a deep dive into the sackler family and the opioid crisis!! i would read his shopping lists he's that good. if you want something more nature based entangled life by merlin sheldrake is phenomenal or something health based, unwell women by elinor cleghorn explores how women are disadvantaged in today's modern health system and how that came to be

honorable mentions go to piranesi, my year of rest and relaxation, 1q84, a prayer for owen meany & a little life (but please do ur research before reading this its phenomenally good but goddd its also traumatic!)

send me some of ur book recs i looooove comparing book notes and seeing what other people enjoy xx

[parkerbombshell]

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[easternpine]

on debut novels and Shuggie Bain

I am about a quarter of the way through Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart. First, let me say that this book is unceasingly dismal. There isn't a shred of hope in it so far. But as a portrayal of 1980s Thatcher era working class Glasgow, it reads as a faithful account of the time. I have seen a comment or two about this book being "trauma porn", but it doesn't read that way to me. It reads as someone who has lived this stuff, and Stuart did live it, according to his various bios. There is an authenticity of place and experience, (the Glasgow patter leaping off the page doesn't hurt either) and the characters never read as completely good or bad, only broken. A similar book, Demon Copperhead, read more like trauma porn than this novel. Not a dig at that book, which I also liked, just a comparison.

Anyway, I was shocked to learn that this was Douglas Stuart's debut novel. He was 44 at the time it came out, and he'd been rejected by 30+ publishers in the process. They'd heaped on tons of praise, but didn't know how they would "market" it. While not a surprise to me at all considering modern publishing, it is still shocking when I consider the quality of the novel. He finally managed to have it published by an independent press and went on to win the 2020 Booker Prize. WITH A DEBUT NOVEL. One of only a handful of debuts that have won that award since its inception. I understand the general forces that drive who gets precious shelf space and who doesn't, but when I consider how much wonderful writing must get passed over, it makes me sad. It makes me sad for writers, it makes me sad for readers, and it makes me sad for art.

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Elaine Feeney || How to Build a Boat

Booker Prize Longlist 2023 I am not quite sure about How to Build a Boat. At times I felt it was getting a tad over the top. On the cover of my copy Douglas Stuart claims that How to Build is ‘a gorgeous gift of a novel, hopeful and full of humanity’. I agree with it being hopeful and being full of humanity. Maybe I would have appreciated its literary quality more if it had been less full of…

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What's Sera Reading? Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart

Young Mungo is a 2022 novel by Scottish-American writer Douglas Stuart. It is Stuart’s second novel, following his Booker Prize-winning debut Shuggie Bain (2020). 15-year-old Mungo Hamilton is growing up in a Glasgow council estate. He is quite a gentle boy, very different from his older brother Hamish. There is a constant threat of violence in his life from warring gangs of Protestants and…

[jasonstuart]

I am a longtime working actor with over 160 television and film & TV credits, and a stand up comedian who has headlined in clubs all over North America, including starring in my own stand up special and have appeared in over 100 TV shows as a comic,  I have worked with some of the biggest stars in the biz (George Clooney, Faye Dunaway, Damon Wayans, John Lithgow, Gabrielle Union, JK Simmons, to name a few), and have written, produced, directed and starred in my own projects, both series and feature films. 

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Stand Up Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMofpZi4rSw&feature=youtu.be

Website: Http://www.JasonStuart.com

IMDB: Http://www.Imdb.me/JasonStuart

For many years, friends and colleagues have asked me to help them with their acting work, auditions and comedy sets.  During Covid, I began teaching a monthly class online for the Hollywood Winners Circle. I realized I have a lot of experience, strength and hope to share!  Teaching and seeing my students succeed gives me great joy; I am  passionate about sharing what I have learned and guiding actors and comedians to reach their own goals. I want to expand my reach and help more creatives achieve their dreams! If you would benefit from private help in these areas let me know:  

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"In our Saturday Interview today, Stephen Graham brilliantly describes TV as “the empathy box in the corner of anybody’s home”, and Stuart says he set out to show people “this is what it was like… this is how it could feel”. But these are bleak times, and, of course, the other word normally associated with such stories is “bleak”. Stuart said himself in his Imagine… documentary that he feared Shuggie Bain would be a story that people would find simply too hard to look at. Too difficult. Too depressing. But that’s also a way to ignore the humanity."

-Jessie Thompson

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Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart received 144 votes total. 6.3% of respondents answered YES, they have read it. 93.8% of respondents answered NO, they have not read it.

A story of queer love and working-class families, Young Mungo is the brilliant second novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of Shuggie Bain Douglas Stuart’s first novel Shuggie Bain, winner of the 2020 Booker Prize, is one of the most successful literary debuts of the century so far. Published or forthcoming in forty territories, it has sold more than one million copies worldwide. Now Stuart returns with Young Mungo, his extraordinary second novel. Both a page-turner and literary tour de force, it is a vivid portrayal of working-class life and a deeply moving and highly suspenseful story of the dangerous first love of two young men. Growing up in a housing estate in Glasgow, Mungo and James are born under different stars—Mungo a Protestant and James a Catholic—and they should be sworn enemies if they’re to be seen as men at all. Yet against all odds, they become best friends as they find a sanctuary in the pigeon dovecote that James has built for his prize racing birds. As they fall in love, they dream of finding somewhere they belong, while Mungo works hard to hide his true self from all those around him, especially from his big brother Hamish, a local gang leader with a brutal reputation to uphold. And when several months later Mungo’s mother sends him on a fishing trip to a loch in Western Scotland with two strange men whose drunken banter belies murky pasts, he will need to summon all his inner strength and courage to try to get back to a place of safety, a place where he and James might still have a future. Imbuing the everyday world of its characters with rich lyricism and giving full voice to people rarely acknowledged in the literary world, Young Mungo is a gripping and revealing story about the bounds of masculinity, the divisions of sectarianism, the violence faced by many queer people, and the dangers of loving someone too much.

This book was brutal, but very, very good. It's stuck with me ever since I read it and I recommend it to everyone.

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One thing I love the most about Shuggie Bain is, we are as much the spectators as Shuggie. The story happens to him as we read. Alcoholic mother, absent father, siblings who tried and gave up, Shuggie was served the shorter end of the stick again and again. And yet, the story ends on a more hopeful note. And Stuart has this ability to create vivid imagery with his words that had me yearning for more.

The dynamics of the relationship between Agnes and her children is my favourite part of the book. Agnes is both the mother and the child. Agnes with her mink coat and jewelled rings and her strappy heels will be in my heart for a long time. Such a potential wasted on alcohol and she can't even see that. What made it tragic is, everybody but Shuggie realized it. My boy Shuggie, I don't even have enough words to talk about him.

Shuggie with his confusing emotions, sexuality and love and blurring boundaries between him and Agnes, what can I say and what can I leave? Though it was a bit hard to decipher the accent, I hooked on to the text in no time. There was a recurrence of the porcelain doll collection that Shuggie has just reminded me of Agnes and he realizes the same at the end, of their similarities.

I find myself going back to the critical trauma theory whenever I think about this book. Like a well-layered lasagna, this book has different types of trauma in different layers. And when I apply this trauma theory to this book, it makes an excellent case study. The political trauma that ruined the life of many working-class people, the alcoholism of Agnes and her failed relationships, Shuggie and Leek with their mother and hoping that she'd get better, well layered. I would love to learn more of this theory just to dissect this book. And oh, I forgot the violence and abuse that goes hand in hand with alcoholism. What can I say, I don't have enough words and words are all I have!

[105nt]

Finished Shuggie Bain. Well, bugger.

Realised the last Booker Prize winner I read was How Late It Was, How Late and I am wondering why I do this to myself. Thinking I may well be leaving it another 28 years before I go there again.

It was brilliant. I hated it. 😞

[jerseydeanne]

The Duchess of Cornwall in conversation with Douglas Stuart for the Booker Prize Ceremony 2021