so I read the source book for tuck everlasting in 5th grade and let me tell you, also had to watch the movie, this is gonna seem like one of those big tumblr callout posts
one big thing in the book is that there's this 18 y/o who wants to be in a relationship w/ the book's 11 y/o protagionst, there's this water that you drink in the book that stops you from aging, he gives her a water bottle of this stuff and tells her to drink it but only when she's the same age as him, this gives me big "hey drink this then so people don't call me a pedo vibes" but it's set in 1776, despite this it made me wanna throw up still, the girl gets kidnapped by this dude and his family btw, this book is marketed towards children and portrays it as completely normal and healthy and doesn't point out anything wrong with an 11 y/o being w/ an 18 y/o
the way this teacher went about it was the worst, she acted like it's normal even in the modern day for an 11 y/o to be w/ a 18, I'm a sexual abuse victim but my memory has blocked out most of the memories, but this book triggered some of the memories bc the pedo even talked like my abuser, we watched the movie in class and protagionst was aged up to 16 and the teacher acted like it was a bad thing
I'm listening to a musical playlist and some song I didn't know came on, wasn't paying attention to lyrics, checked song, IT WAS FUCKING TUCK EVERLASTIJG THE MUSICAL AND THEN I HEARD A LYRIC BEING SAID BY PROTAG SAYING SHE'S "SO GLAD TO HAVE A PARTNER IN CRIME" (she breaks someone out of jail w/ the pedo in the book) and this teacher legit made me try to kill myself but anyways that's a story for another day
so that's why I hate it
EDIT: GUY IS ACTUALLY WAY OVER 18 BUT HE HAS THE BODY OF AN 18 Y/O, LIKE HUNDREDS OF FUCKING YEARS OLD
I knew I liked these books when I was a kid but I just re-read them as an adult and they're tearing me up the way the best books do. People forget about what it's like to be a kid. I think we leave too much behind when we "put away childish things." Another quote that comes to mind is something like "we never grow out of being a child, we just grow into being an adult." I don't think adults should be ashamed to read what are considered "kids books".
I'm looking for books that are about immortal characters, similar to the Tuck family in Tuck Everlasting. However, Tuck Everlasting is a children's book and a bit short, though I did enjoy reading it as a kid and of how it discusses the concepts of life and immortality.
What are other similar books that also feature immortal characters but are not children's books? I'm also not interested in Vampire genres. Something like Tuck Everlasting but for older individuals would be nice.
That's it. Just like. Listen to this freaking musical. It's by far my favorite and it is WAY too underappreciated. It'll make you laugh, cry, and the story is so beautifully crafted. Listen to Time, Partner In Crime, Seventeen, and Live Like This and you'll get a pretty good picture. Go ahead and check it out when you can. It was on Broadway for one month and features amazing singers like Andrew Keenan-Bolger who played Crutchie in Newsies, Michael Wartella who played Mike Teevee in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory on Broadway, the amazingly talented Sarah Charles-Lewis. So yeah.
I’m back for more questioning of tuck logic. I haven’t read the book, so if this is a stupid question I’m sorry. How did they realize it was the spring? They say they lived what appeared to be an ordinary life for days, months, and even years before the realized they would live forever. In a multiple years, there has to be a million other things that only them and the cat did without the horse that could have caused it. Explain.
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Why does Jesse, the immortal who drank from the spring water, wait 80+ years before checking on Winnie? I thought Winnie was about 11 years old, and he wanted her to mature physically before drinking the immortal spring water. But Winnie's tombstone reads 1899-1999 when he returned to check on her. Jesse & Winnie had a summer fun time, but waiting 80+ years to check up on Winnie seems too long. She would have moved on, whether she drank from the spring or not.
I absolutely love the style of songs in Tuck Everlasting and the style of The Balladeer in Assassins (musical) but can't figure out what genre this is? Are there any singers/songs in this style outside of musicals?
I don't care if it's symbolism. I don't care if I'm "missing the point". The fact of the matter is that Winifred wasted that water to save a toad. And I don't think she needed to use all of it. Wouldn't there have been enough for them both? How much specifically would one need for immortality. How much would the toad even need, considering how small it is compared to a human girl?
I'm sorry if this is a stupid post/rant. I read this book back in 7th grade, and I always hated this ending. I know there's symbolism allegory here. That's been explained to me. But putting that aside, I just thought this was a disappointing ending.
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and oh my god what a gorgeous show. I read the book as a little kid and it absolutely destroyed me. All I really remembered about it was that they live forever, that's super depressing, and that Winnie ultimately chooses not to join them.
The music is a little hokey in places, but like, I don't even care. The message is so gorgeous. What an amazing thing to have a kid-friendly story that talks about why death is okay, even though it's hard. What beautiful lyrics. What an amazing cast to tell the story with such heart.
I only wish it had run for longer. I hope when we can all make theatre again, people do regional productions. I hope I can work on it someday.
I've read the novel and I would have thought the themes were timeless (no pun intended), so I was surprised to hear the musical closed after only 39 performances. I've youtubed the soundtrack and I wasn't exactly inspired, but there didn't seem anything overtly wrong with the songs, and Time is something particularly special imo (although I would have liked to hear it with a stripped back, melancholy piano accompaniment rather than jangly guitar). And the costumes and set all look pretty impressive from what I can tell.
So why did the Tuck Everlasting musical flop? How did it get all the way to Broadway and then barely last a month? And what is the deal with this ballet montage I've read about? Any insight would be appreciated :)
I’m looking for some films in the late 90’s style of drama that really show the journey through life as an adult. All these movies feel bigger than life itself and make what could be someone’s life story so magically and feel so impactful.
TLDR: 90s drama, good cinematography of landscapes, impactful story, realistic, sad
Many children's movies only feel amazing when you're a child, once you grow up you see how they're flawed. I wonder if I missed something from this movie because I've watched it as an adult.
It felt like the story was too big for the way it was narrated and the movie was too short.
Anyway, what's your opinion? It left me feeling weird and empty for this reason besides the ending.
But like a more grown up version. Darker, scarier anything really. Just more mature.
Was anyone else disappointed that the Man in Yellow didn’t turn out to be Miles’ son Thomas?
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The music box theme from Tuck Everlasting, it runs a bit fast so if anyone can make it better please do!
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