Forum: Different Seasons

I would like to discuss the literary merits of Different Seasons, primarily the novella "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption". This was one of...

This was the longest story of the collection at 182 pages. It was the one story I did not like. I admit that I am not fond of the horror genre...

I reread this story this week and discovered that the film really affected the way I saw it in the past. Reading it now it was a darker book to me,...

We all know of The Shawshank Redemption, The Body and the Apt Pupil from these collection of stories. Does anyone remember the last story The...

Been a fan for many years, but I somehow missed this collection. It's a humdinger!

I would like to discuss the literary merits of Different Seasons, primarily the novella "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption". This was one of...

The movie Stand by Me had a very different feeling from The Body. I enjoyed both but for entirely diffrerent reasons. The movie was good general...

When I saw the Shawshank Redemption, it bored me. I find Morgan Freeman an outstanding actor but have never cottoned to Tim Robbins and that may be...

The Breathing Methods is a very interesting story in my eyes. I didn't like it one bit when I read it for the first time - kind of leafed through it...

Is anyone interested in discussing the overall feeling from this collection of short stories. Things like was there an over-riding theme? Why...

This work has been so far amazing. I loved the Shawshank Redemption, and now that I have read it I know how good of an adaptation the movie was. I...

I'm guessing this has been asked lots of times before, so I apologize for the stupid question. I haven't read Shawshank Redemption/Rita Hayworth...