The Other Book

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The Other is a psychological horror novel by American writer Thomas Tryon, published in 1971. It was his debut novel. Holland and Niles Perry are identical 13-year-old twins. They are close, close enough, almost, to read each other’s thoughts, but they couldn’t be more different. Holland is bold and mischievous, a bad influence, while Niles is kind and eager to please, the sort of boy who makes parents proud. Both the Howard and Boleyn families receive lands and titles as a reward for their service, elevating their status amongst the other noble families of the royal court. Anne catches the eye of Henry Percy, the heir presumptive to the Duchy of Northumberland, and marries him in secret. Percy, however, is set to marry Mary Talbot, the daughter of the Earl of Shrewsbury. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey discovers and forbids the union. Anne's family sends her to Hever Castle as punishment for the potential scandal. Mulligan described his intentions with the film: “I want to put the audience into the body of the boy with this shot and to make the experience of the film, from beginning to end, a totally subjective one.” Of the character of Niles, he commented “If Niles could have life just the way he wanted it, his world would contain only Ada, Holland, and himself—preferably only Holland and himself." Of the character of Ada, he said “She was the heart of the house. She has a primitive sense of imagination and drama, which is the greatest thing an adult can give a child ... Her only failing is that she has a maternal love so strong that it blinds her to what is happening. Though she enriches and turns on the child’s imagination, her gift is used in a destructive way by the child.” [6] Cast [ edit ] In an interview for the video essay The Making of The Other, Martin Udvarnoky has reflected that The Other "is the kind of movie that either you love, or you don't." [17] See also [ edit ]

A lot of people appear to be unhappy with Anne being portrayed as the villain, but I wholeheartedly disagree with that. I saw her as a protagonist of sorts; a feminist gone mad. She wanted so badly to be treated like a man, respected by men, and then eventually served by men. She knew her sister Mary didn't have the guts, and she knew her father and uncle intended to use her for the rest of her life. She nearly killed herself trying to obtain the crown, and within moments it was all ripped away from her, purely because she couldn't produce a male heir for the king and therefore, as a woman, she was useless. I loved her character despite how brutal she could be. She was selfish, certainly, but honestly so was everyone else. I didn't think she was any more ruthless than her uncle, her parents, or the King. She was certainly more clever though, and I found her fascinating. After everything that's happened this year I found her refreshingly relatable; there are a lot of people I'd like to poison right about now.Guterson analysiert eine ungewöhnliche Männerfreundschaft, die ein aufsehenerregendes Ende nimmt. Sein zutiefst philosophischer Roman verknüpft mehrere Zeitebenen, die nicht immer sofort klar voneinander zu trennen sind. Der inzwischen gealterte Neil baut in seine Geschichte Ansichten seiner Frau Jamie über John ein, Auskünfte einer Jugendfreundin Johns und befragt schließlich Johns betagten Vater über die Familie. Mehrere Handlungsstränge spielen zu unterschiedlichen Zeiten in Neils Leben. Eine lineare Erzählung hätte dem Reiz der Geschichte meiner Ansicht nach nicht geschadet. Ich habe den Roman mit Gewinn gelesen, empfehle ihn jedoch aufgrund des verschachtelten Plots mit einiger Skepsis. Impeccably researched, this lifts Mary from obscurity, as she breaks out of her mother's world and follows her own path.' - Daily Mail A wonderful, absorbing, accomplished book. I loved it.' -Stephanie Butland, author of Lost for Words and The Woman in the Photograph Guterson gives away all his secrets in the beginning. There are no plot surprises, and the novel would have been well served by them. There's also a lot of pretentious literary name-dropping (great, you read esoteric Chinese literature and pretentious beat poetry, let's get on with it, Graham Greene). This gorgeous book pays homage to Pride and Prejudice - and follows Mary Bennet, the overlooked middle Bennet sister. It's a wonderfully warm, comforting read - perfect on a winter's night.' - The Sun

I know I read this decades ago, and saw the movie version also decades ago as well; it made a big splash on the horror scene prior to Mr. Stephen King's arrival. 50 years later, it still remains a classic of the genre, and being largely set in 1935 does not really suffer from the passage of time. To this day, I wouldn't reread or re-watch The Other for a hundred dollar bill! (Dave shudders at the memory). I am amazed sometimes when I bring this book up that so many have never heard of it. A Horror classic! I mean..the movie version scared me so much I could not watch it again for years. I technically finished this on January 1st but I had SO LITTLE LEFT it wouldn't make sense for me to include it in my 2018 reads. Also my original 2017 reading goal was about 20 and I kept bumping it up so I really have completed it at least twice over now. This first novel from Thomas Tryon is a distinguished one, it may well leave you blenched with horror, but it is beautifully, even poetically, wrought, and within its boundaries there would seem an actual divination into the spirit of murderess insanity….In due time The Other will doubtless become one of the classics of horror tales, comparable to The Turn of the Screw.”

Ms. Gregory describes Mary Boleyn as her personal heroine and this bias is clear through the book. A very dark picture of a woman without feeling (except fear and arrogance) or conscience is painted of Anne Boleyn. This I do not agree with.

Tom Tryon, however, was disappointed with the film, despite having written the screenplay. When asked about the film in a 1977 interview, Tryon recalled "Oh, no. That broke my heart. Jesus. That was very sad...That picture was ruined in the cutting and the casting. The boys were good; Uta was good; the other parts, I think, were carelessly cast in some instances--not all, but in some instances. And, God knows, it was badly cut and faultily directed. Perhaps the whole thing was the rotten screenplay, I don't know. But I think it was a good screenplay." But when that fateful day finally comes, she slowly discovers that perhaps there is hope for her, after all. I’ve had The Other on my shelves for absolutely ages because it’s got an incredible average rating on Goodreads for a horror. While I did enjoy this one, I didn’t love it like I thought I would. Narrada en primera persona por la propia María Bolena, abarca desde la primavera de 1521 hasta mayo de 1536, fecha de la ejecución de Ana. Más que contarnos con detalle los acontecimientos históricos, se centra en la relación que mantenían los tres hermanos Bolena, María, Jorge y Ana y en los tejemanejes de su familia para medrar a costa de lo que fuera. Second thing I hated was that there wasn't one ounce of family love, or loyalty about anyone. I know there is the family games going on in England, but not one guy thought about his daughter as anything more then a piece of old meat. That really really bothered me.I doubt that much historical accuracy was attended to in the making of this book. There are notable inaccuracies. I'll give you one. Mary was not the baby of the family as Gregory asserts, but rather the eldest of the three siblings. I have owned this book since Jesus was a toddler but never got around to reading it – mainly because every time I even come close to the “puppy squisher” bookshelf, this guy gets a little antsy . . . . The Other Boleyn Girl (2001) is a historical novel written by British author Philippa Gregory, loosely based on the life of 16th-century aristocrat Mary Boleyn (the sister of Anne Boleyn) of whom little is known. Oh, I just remember something! When I was reading this book something occurred to me. I realized with a sinking feeling, what a sunken feeling it was indeed, Anne Boleyn's story was just another retelling of Elizabeth Woodville's story. Think about it, both their rise and fall is parallel. It's tragic and essentially the same, well almost; Woodville didn't lose her head, well at least not that way. And Henry VIII is her grandson and Anne named her Daughter after his mother. Woa. Shouldn Un gioco di prestigio crudele e ben costruito, che spiazza il lettore giocando con le sue aspettative, imprigionandolo in un caleidoscopio di immagini dove alla magia dell’infanzia ed ai suoi tesori, giochi ed innocenti filastrocche per bambini, si sostituiscono orrore e morte come in uno dei lugubri spettacoli di magia che ai due protagonisti, gemelli inseparabili nati prima e dopo la mezzanotte, piace inscenare in cantina.