This is the world the characters in Stephen Markley’s brilliant debut novel, Ohio, inherit. In the country’s forgotten pockets, where industry long ago fled, where foreclosures, Walmarts, and opiates riddle the land, death rates for rural whites have skyrocketed, fueled by suicide, addiction, and a rampant sense of marginalization and disillusionment. Since the turn of the century, a generation has come of age knowing only war, recession, political gridlock, racial hostility, and a simmering fear of environmental calamity. The debut of a major talent, a lyrical and emotional novel set in an archetypal small town in northeastern Ohio - a region ravaged by the Great Recession, an opioid crisis, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - depicting one feverish, fateful summer night in 2013 when four former classmates converge on their hometown, each with a mission, all haunted by the ghosts of their shared histories.
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Alone in a changed and divided America, with no status and no money, Polly must navigate a terrifying new world to find Frank, to discover if he is alive, and to see if their love has endured.Īn Ocean of Minutes is a gorgeous, devastating novel about courage, yearning, the cost of holding onto the past - and the price of letting it go. Polly promises to meet Frank again in Galveston, Texas, where she will arrive in 12 years.īut when Polly is re-routed an extra five years into the future, Frank is nowhere to be found. In lucid prose, Lim lays bare the complexities of migration and displacement, while offering a clear-eyed meditation on the elusive nature of human devotion. Time travel has been invented if she signs up for a one-way trip into the future to work as a bonded labourer, the company will pay for the life-saving treatment Frank needs. An Ocean of Minutes is a devastating and timely novel about courage, yearning, the cost of holding on to the past - and the price of letting it go. Thea Lims An Ocean of Minutes is that rare thing - a speculative novel that is as heartfelt as it is philosophical. When Frank catches the virus, his girlfriend Polly will do whatever it takes to save him, even if it means risking everything. Īmerica is in the grip of a deadly flu pandemic. An unforgettable love story of two people who are at once mere weeks and many years apart, for fans of Station Eleven. Why Creepshow 2 Deleted Two Planned Stephen King Stories Here's why that changed, and what the other two stories were about. In more recent times though, Creepshow 2 has developed a cult following, and a recognition that while it's not in the same league as the original, the sequel is still mostly enjoyable, with one standout story in " The Raft." However, the original plan for Creepshow 2 was to include five stories, the same number as Creepshow. Related: Creepshow Season 2: How Joe Hill Can Continue Stephen King's Legacy Creepshow 2's failure to duplicate the original's financial returns didn't help matters. It's not surprising that Creepshow 2 wasn't as good without the two masters in their prior roles, but for years, the sequel had an unjust reputation as being outright terrible. This time, Romero handed over the director's chair to frequent cinematographer Michael Gornick, and wrote the script himself, based on stories and a treatment written by King. Creepshow was a box office success, so naturally, Creepshow 2 was commissioned. |