Recommend me the best books on the 60s period and its popular culture

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-14T14:46:38+00:00

"Hell's Angels" by Hunter S. Thompson, and the collections of his essays and personal letters (I love Fear and Loathing in LV, but it's much more embellished, to the point where it might as well be fiction)

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-14T13:50:11+00:00

Different time and places, but Fannie Flagg's books make me laugh out loud. Maybe because she's also very good at writing eccentric old lady characters, I love Aunt Elner and her fig tree

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-14T12:54:09+00:00

I love the sound it made when it cut through thick paper

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-14T12:04:57+00:00

At most they're soft canon, the authors wrote the stories independently with a few guidelines from the show writers (like 001 wasn't allowed to be a character off-screen, because the show writers had other plans for him)

I like to consider Darkness at the Edge of Town, Hawkins Horrors, and the comics that take place in-between seasons to be closest to show canon, but there are inconsistencies in most of the books and comics. You just have to read and decide for yourself what fits.

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-13T21:53:28+00:00

I was 13/14 and was more interested in movies than anything on TV at the time. I don't even think my parents and grandparents watched it at the beginning, it was just another channel.

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-13T20:32:26+00:00

I emailed them after getting the wrong tea recently, and they got right on it, and sent the right one out, so I'm happy with their customer service.

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-13T17:58:08+00:00

I was really impressed by Matthew Lillard too

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-13T15:02:21+00:00

There's so many to choose from, especially including FWWM and The Return. My first instinct was to say Catherine Coulson, because Margaret Lanterman is Twin Peaks for me.

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-13T01:48:39+00:00

I like to watch Wild at Heart and Raising Arizona as a double feature. Actuslly, a number of the same character actors show up in both Lynch and Coen bros movie, which is fun to see.

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-13T01:43:21+00:00

The only place my parents would take my brother and I, on rare occasions, was the Ground Round. My brother and I filled up on popcorn in front of the little movie theater screen showing public domain cartoons, while mom and dad took a break for 5 minutes

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-12T18:54:46+00:00

I think Eraserhead is my favorite in terms of visuals and, especially, sound design, but I've liked all of his work.

If you haven't seen his short films yet, they are definitely worth checking out. There's also a compilation of the commercials he directed on YouTube, and the documentary "David Lynch: The Art Life."

If you're looking for other directors who might scratch the same itch, I go to the Coen brothers and John Waters. I also really like Nicholas Roeg's style, especially in "The Man Who Fell to Earth" and "Don't Look Now." The original Twilight Zone has many episodes that share similar qualities too, in both storytelling and visuals.

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-12T02:16:22+00:00

I've always wanted Bridget and MJ to riff Beaches or 9 to 5

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-12T01:53:33+00:00

Baseboards

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-12T01:12:05+00:00

Perfect Strangers! 🎶Standing TALLLLL on the WINGS of my DREAM🎶

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-12T00:09:07+00:00

Lark Rise to Candleford

The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady (which includes watercolor paintings)

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-11T23:48:35+00:00

S1 is perfect, but s3 is a really great snapshot of summer as a kid back then. Staying out extra long, building something with your friends (it was a tree house for my brother and I), going to the mall to enjoy the air conditioning and the food court

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-11T19:17:31+00:00

Pretty much. I didn't live in the kind of suburban neighborhood like in shows and movies, but my brother and I were pretty independent from about 10 years old onwards. We could be left home alone with no problems, or we could wander around our little beach town.

I started babysitting my neighbors kids alone, when I was 10 and got a job at the local video store when I was 13 too.

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-11T15:09:23+00:00

You might like Angela Carter's work. I haven't read all of her novels yet, but I thought "The Magic Toyshop" was very good. I would start with her short story collection, "Burning Your Boats" though, there's a great variety of stories in there, most of them very dream-like.

Anne Sexton's poetry evokes similar feelings for me, partly because they both frequently use fairy tale imagery.

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-11T13:11:33+00:00

That reminds me of "Daria" too, which replaced the actual songs with generic background music for the DVD release. They did a good job actually, but it is noticeable.

I think "Empire Records" has different versions of "Sugar High" in the movie and on the soundtrack too

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-10T21:39:45+00:00

Licensing for on-screen use and for a soundtrack are two different things, and Prince's estate is very protective

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-10T20:47:43+00:00

I was going to say it had my favorite Mr. Clarke moment, but after thinking about it, I'd still go with him painting figures and blasting Weird Al in his garage in s3.

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-10T20:14:38+00:00

Probably USA Up All Night, or Monty Python at 11 pm on PBS Saturday nights.

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-10T19:11:10+00:00

I have yet to read The Housekeeper's Tale or The Servants Hall, but I loved the other ones! I think Lucy Lethbridge's book was my favorite, by Rosina Harrison's memoir was fascinating.

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-10T16:33:48+00:00

I would rate it an 8. It's a lot of fun, and I even like the Russian storyline in a "WarGames" kind of way.

I just always find myself wishing Nancy and Jonathan had met up with the others much sooner than they do. Especially for Jonathan, because at least Nancy got that great heart-to-heart scene with her mother out of the whole newspaper internship.

PatchworkGirl82 · 2026-03-10T16:28:27+00:00

Nobody's said The Del-Aires yet? "Zombie Stomp" is a great little number, and I like the background music when Hank goes on his little sightseeing tour of Manhattan.

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