A Deadman's Books

When Will Cooper is sold into indentured servitude, he embarks on a journey that even he himself cannot imagine. Cooper gambles for the love of his life, restores a fallen trading post, pursues that love of his life, obtains land for the Cherokee, and ventures to Oklahoma, again for the love of his life. We're asking the tough questions. Why do we love books about settling in Appalachia? Is it pos...

This week at the movies, we are watching Anthony Minghella's film adaptation of Charles Frazier's novel, Cold Mountain starring Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, and Rene Zellweger. Jason Crockett sits down with us as we review what we liked, didn't like, or noticed inb the film adaptation. We examine things from the actor's take on accents to can you notice that this was filmed in Romania? What does it fe...

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When a band of former Civil War soldiers attempt to rob a train in southern Kentucky, all that could go wrong does go wrong. After making a pact that whoever talks about the robbery will be killed by the group, Harvey King is murdered. Witcher's book follows the historical account of the arrest, trial, and hanging of Captain William King and Abraham Owens. In a special edition of A Deadman's Books...

This week at the movies, we go back and review Gabe Polsky's artistic adaptation of John William's classic novel, Butcher's Crossing, starring Nicolas Cage in our own commentary throughout the movie. Watch along with us as we pause at the 1:08 mark on the film and count you in. It's a long one, but we hope that you'll enjoy the movie with us. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Will Andrews drops out of Harvard to pursue an idyllic adventure of the American west and its countryside. He head's to Butcher's Crossing, Kansas hoping to link up to one of J.D. McDonald's hunting parties for a perusal through the country. Instead he accompanies a rough hunter named Miller in search of this El Doradoesque hunting land high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The rag tag team of...

When a stranger drifts up to the Starrett family farm in Wyoming, the family shows hospitality and welcomes him in. Little do they know that this mysterious Shane will upend their community and help send a simmering conflict in their valley to the boiling point. We're asking the tough questions. How much does an author's description of character play into actually characterizing them? Can an autho...

It's medieval France and the plague is abounding. However, that's not all that's black that has covered the land. A dark presence has wrapped itself around the country and turned it into a true battle of good v. evil. Fallen knight Tomas takes under his wing an orphan girl by the name of Delphine as they embark on a quest to save the world and their faith that is full of gods and monsters. We're a...

When Nic returns to her small home town in North Carolina to help her brother sell her family home, she's met face-to-face with her past. Coming back home revives her strained relationship with her brother, her feelings for her ex-boyfriend Tyler, and the memories of her best friend Corrine who mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Nic wrestles with these memories while helping to deal with he...

A mysterious killer is on the loose and bringing fear amongst Seattle's white elite and their Native American population because of the calling cards that they are leaving behind that references native culture. Aubrey Simmons and Jason Crockett join us this week as we tackle some deep topics. Can you separate someone's art from their person when they have been cancelled? What's the difference betw...

We're back at the movies with Mary Beth as we take a look at Baz Luhrmann's 2013 adaptation of The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Also, making his podcast debut, Hollis sits down and makes a recording with Dad where he talks about Batman, Star Wars, and maybe Little Bear. A Deadman's Books theme song: Surfing! by automaticbananas A Deadman at the Movies theme song: Sunset Dances on Vinyl...

Our first ever crossover episode where Jason Crockett invites us into his atmosphere of his classroom podcast, With Honors. We recorded live, in front of his Honors Sophomore English class at our local high school. The book chosen was F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, The Great Gatsby. Is Nick really that honest? Is there a person in this book that we would like as a friend? Can you repeat the pa...

In Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games, the oppressive Capital as taken control of what is now called Panem. To remind those of a failed rebellion, the Capital requires that each district offer up two of its young as sacrifices and entertainment in what is called The Hunger Games. Katniss Everdeen makes the ultimate sacrifice when her younger sister is chosen from the lottery to represent their Distr...

Roger Haston joins us as we talk about the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road starring Viggo Mortenson. Is it tougher to adapt books that are dense as opposed to books like a cheap thriller? Would this make for a better mini-series? Are there any changes that we would make to this adaptation. These are some of the things we talk about in this episode and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

The world is cold and full of constant raining ash. There is no food or resources, and cannibals roam the landscape looking for the weak to devour. Amongst this post apocalyptic world is a father and son. The father, remembering warm summers spent in Florida, decides to try and travel the road from Appalachia to what he hopes is warmer weather and warmer conditions. While traveling, he must not on...

In Ayn Rand's dystopia, Anthem, human society has progressed back to the dark ages. All individual thought, freedoms, and speech has been stripped away. In replace of that is the worship of the almighty 'WE'. That is until one day, when protagonist Equality 7-2521 stumbles upon a manhole while performing his mundane job as a street sweeper. What he finds here is a tunnel from a forgotten past. In...

If you were told that Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, Bill Paxton, John Boyega, and Patton Oswald were in a movie together, you'd probably think that you were in for a special treat...or a major letdown. Mary Beth Haston joins us as we watch and review the film adaptation of Dave Eggers' The Circle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How transparent are we truly? Dave Eggers' dystopia The Circle takes a look at the exposure we surrender to big tech, and what would happen if their motives were for political gain and control. Hannah Randolph joins me as we look at this novel that has become quickly timely and prophetic. We will talk about Eggers' writing style, things in the current political climate that this novel is beginning...

Guy Montag is a fireman, but instead of starting fires, he starts them. In the society of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, books are banned and are burned when discovered. Protagonist Guy Montag however has a secret. At his department's book burnings, he's been taking books back home with him. After speaking with his teenage neighbor, Montag begins to slowly realize the importance of literature. The...

In George Orwell's 1984, protagonist Winston is dealing with life living in Airstrip 1 under the watchful eye of Big Brother. He begins to question the world and those around him as he tries to dive deeper into what he assumes is a group looking to find truth in the government. Jason Crockett joins us again as we talk about the historical implications of this book, why books like 1984 should be re...

The ultimate disaster is facing Earth. The Sun is losing its energy. Also, this energy is being depleted by tiny alien lifeforms that are being discovered for the first time. Scientist/Teacher Rylan Grace is sent to another star system to try and figure just exactly what the solution is to save Earth. Jason Crockett joins us again as we sit down and discuss Andy Weir's sci-fi novel, Project Hail M...

In this bonus episode, Mary Beth Haston joins us as we review the movie adaptation of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The movie was made in 1997, three years after the books publication. It stars Kevin Spacey and John Cusack, and it was directed by Clint Eastwood. We will talk about what we liked and didn't like about the movie compared to its source text. We will also stray away and talk...

Journalist John Berendt tells the story of the murder and court case of Danny Hansford through the larger than life characters that occupy Savannah, Georgia. From squatting lawyers to men who keep flies on a string, this book covers the eccentricity of society in Savannah. After spending time with known 'bachelor' Jim Williams, Berendt writes about the ups and downs during the time period of Hansf...

Oakley Hall's western epic Warlock examines deep messages and themes with the backdrop of the American Old West. When the citizens of Warlock feel as if their voice isn't being heard so that they can properly protect themselves, they form a committee to take matters into their own hands. The committee hires the larger than life figure of Clay Blaisedell who comes to Warlock with his friend Tom Mor...

Our friend Jason Crockett joins us as we continue our countdown of our top 5 reads in 2024 with our number three book of the year, The Land Breakers by John Ehle. The novel is the opening book of Ehle's 'mountain novel' series of seven books that spans the generations of two families, the Wrights and the Plovers. In The Land Breakers, Mooney Wright and his wife Imy cross into the Appalachian Mount...