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Not long after film scholar felix funicello turns 60, a very strange thing starts happening. Four bestsellers later, he returns with ill take you there the novel follows film professor felix funicello, a divorced father who runs a. Why did you pick up ill take you there in the first place, natalie. Nov 22, 2016 ill take you there centers on felix, a film scholar who runs a monday night movie club in what was once a vaudeville theater. Mavis staples, the staple singers, and the music that shaped the civil rights era. Ok, so i ordered this book before it was released and counted the days until i could curl up with it. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Publishers weekly a biography that will send readers back to the music of mavis and the staple singers with deepened appreciation and a renewed spirit of discovery. The prologue for ill take you there, wally lambs sixth novel, invites readers to an easy trip along the geezerdom parkway. About the book tundun was good and godly, and grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth.

Nov 20, 2016 wally lambs new novel, ill take you there harper, 272 pp. One evening, while setting up a film in the projectionists booth, hes confronted by the ghost of lois weber, a trailblazing motion picture director from hollywoods silent film era. Oates quotes all of the philosophers from socrates to sartre, which imbues the book with a. Ill take you there book by greg kot official publisher. Kot provides an unflinching look into the stapleses struggles to maintain their spiritual and artistic integrity ill take you there is a biography thats well worth the heavenly journey. New york times bestselling author wally lamb weaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one baby boomers lifefelix funicello, introduced in wishin and hopinand the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it, in this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women. But one night, as this sixtyyearold scholar prepares the projectionist booth, he is confronted by an unanticipated guest. I know a place aint nobody cryin aint nobody worried aint no smilin faces mmm, no no lyin to t. Every monday evening, felix funicello sets up a new film at an old vaudeville theatre for his weekly movie club. The spectres set a rather annoying tone from which the book never quite recovers. Emotional honesty resonates throughout ill take you there. Ill take you there mavis staples, the staple singers, and the music that shaped the civil rights era paperback. The book can be categorized as belonging to the tradition of the bildungsroman.

Sep 01, 2003 astonishingly intimate and unsparing, and pitiless in exposing the follies of the time, i ll take you there is a dramatic revelation of the risks and curious rewards of the obsessive personality as well as a testament to the stubborn strength of a certain type of contemporary female intellectual. Ill take you there by taiwo iredele odubiyi okadabooks. Its simultaneously accurate and a little misleading to call ill take you there a biography of mavis staples. In 1996, swv covered i ll take you there on the nba at 50. The central character, felix funicello, was introduced in lambs previous book, wishin and hopin, but he seamlessly brings us up to date. Mavis staples, the staple singers, and the march up freedoms highway by greg kot. Four bestsellers later, he returns with ill take you there. The staple singers rise from church to fame the groups sound broke down musical walls and inspired civil rights leaders.

Ill take you there is a 2002 novel by joyce carol oates. Theres a novel in here somewhere, buried under film trivia, corny. I ll take you there mavis staples, the staple singers, and the music that shaped the civil rights era paperback. Greg kot is the author of the 20172018 one book, one chicago selection, ill take you there. This was, without irony, perceived as our advantage. Love the song and other somehow the song ill take you there need to be play now and other she didnt make but still so true.

This is the untold story of living legend mavis stapleslead singer of the staple singers and a major figure in the music that shaped the civil rights era. Jan 21, 2014 ill take you there mavis staples, the staple singers, and the march up freedoms highway by greg kot. Jan 17, 2017 ill take you there centers on felix, a film scholar who runs a monday night movie club in what was once a vaudeville theater. Well, natalie, i had read wishin and hopin but had lukewarm feelings about it cute, quick christmas tale but didnt feel as wally lamb as other wally lamb books, so that did not push me to read this one. Ill take you there centers on felix, a film scholar who runs a monday night movie club in what was once a vaudeville theater. Astonishingly intimate and unsparing, and pitiless in exposing the follies of the time, ill take you there is a dramatic revelation of the risks and curious rewards of the obsessive personality as well as a testament to the stubborn strength. One evening, while setting up a film in the projectionist booth, he. The other bowiegerry leonard cocomposition, ill take you there had bigger and better hooks than their boss of me but wound up slotted as a frenetic bonus track. I ll take you there centers on felix, a film scholar who runs a monday night movie club in what was once a vaudeville theater.

Her father, a gruf, unaffectionate, single parent refered to her as you. Sep 27, 2016 ill take you there is metabooks first original fiction and others are scheduled to follow. Mavis staples, the staple singers, and the march up freedoms highway. Ill take you there centers on felix, a film scholar who runs a monday night movie club in what was once a vaudeville. Dozens of novels, hundreds of short stories, a clutch of plays and poems, essays. Nov 22, 2016 wally lamb won readers hearts with his new york times bestselling novel and oprah book club selection shes come undone. Sep 01, 2003 a site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Theres a novel in here somewhere, buried under film trivia, corny commentary, a convoluted premise, and a 17page article about the miss rheingold contest. One of the most enduring artists of popular music, she an. I ll take you there consists of three parts, in which the female narrator, originating from a poor, migrant and blue collar family from strykersville in upstate new york, describes her experiences as an outsider in an upper class sisterhood in syracuse, new york part one. I ll take you there 2002 by joyce carol oates the woman telling this story of her college years in the early 1960s does not give her name. We asked greg to reflect on what inspired him to write the book in this guest blog. The substance of the book is an important retrospective on the progress of.

Love the song and other somehow the song i ll take you there need to be play now and other she didnt make but still so true. Joyce carol oates in those days in the early sixties we were not women yet but girls. One evening, while setting up a film in the projectionist booth, hes confronted by the ghost of lois weber, a trailblazing motion picture director from hollywoods silent film era. Mavis staples, the staple singers, and the march up freedoms highway kot, greg on. The novel follows film professor felix funicello, a divorced father who runs a mondaynight movie club for his film students. Buy a cheap copy of ill take you there book by wally lamb.

Wally lamb attempts time travel in ill take you there chicago. One evening, while setting up a film in the projectionist booth, hes confronted by the ghost of lois weber, a trailblazing motion picture director from. Jan 17, 2014 its simultaneously accurate and a little misleading to call ill take you there a biography of mavis staples. Ill take you there is her 38th novel, and there was a period, in the 1970s, when she was publishing two or three books a year, more than. Ill take you there lamb discussion questions litlovers. Yes, the book traces the life and impressively long career of the godmother. Given the content of bowies song, and the sondheim musical, it makes you wonder theres a sometimes offputting part of bowie that likes to crib junk lyrics and smack them into other songs. In 1996, swv covered ill take you there on the nba at 50. Ill take you there takes us deep into the golden age of mavis and her marvelously talented group.

Ill take you there by wally lamb wont take you anywhere memorable. Metabooks first enhanced app book was a reprint of midnight in the garden of good and evil. Jan 22, 2011 she remarks, the study of philosophy is the study of the human mind and also one of the leitmotifs threaded throughout the whole of ill take you there. Recounts the life and achievements of the lead singer of the staple singers, revealing how her family fused diverse musical genres to transcend racism and oppression through song, and discussing her collaborations with fellow artists and her impact on civil rights. The house mother at her sorority called her by a variety of incorrect names, including mary alice. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. She remarks, the study of philosophy is the study of the human mind and also one of the leitmotifs threaded throughout the whole of ill take you there.

Wally lamb won readers hearts with his new york times bestselling novel and oprah book club selection shes come undone. Nevertheless, we find common ground in fair treatment for all. The substance of the book is an important retrospective on the progress of american women from a sexist culture to. Once a trailblazing motion picture director from hollywoods silent film era, lois. Ill take you there is metabooks first original fiction and others are scheduled to follow. What going on and another song not by her but these songs. Thats the case with wally lambs sixth novel, ill take you there. Ill take you there npr coverage of ill take you there. Ill take you there book columbus metropolitan library.

Ill take you there paperback chicago public library. Ill take you there centers on felix, a film scholar who runs a mondaynight movie club in what was once a vaudeville theater. So begins ill take you there, an astonishingly intimate and unsparing. Jan 10, 2003 ill take you there by joyce carol oates 304pp, fourth estate.

At the empty theater in new york city where he normally shows classic movies to his film group, two ghosts. Oates quotes all of the philosophers from socrates to sartre, which imbues the book with a heady concentration on the human condition. I ll take you there npr coverage of i ll take you there. Aug 24, 2015 theres an odd lyric connection to the west side story song, somewhere. New york times bestselling author wally lamb weaves an evoca. Wally lambs novel spotlights a spirit of early hollywood, but its metabook edition gives her a 21st century. There s a novel in here somewhere, buried under film trivia, corny commentary, a convoluted premise, and a 17page article about the miss rheingold contest. The book can be categorized as belonging to the tradition of the bildungsroman, in which a sensitive person is growing up or coming of age and searches of answers to lifes questions with the. Wally lambs new novel, ill take you there harper, 272 pp.