I'll Take You There

from CarrieWuj

Felix Funicello is back from "Wishin' and Hopin'" though in a darker and more issue-oriented story encompassing the past and present. In present day, he is a divorced film studies professor and movie connoisseur on good terms with his ex, Kat and enthralled by his young adult daughter Aliza who i...

from CherylGrimm

Felix Funicello, cousin of, of course, Annette, has just turned 60 and is lamenting his crying stage that has returned from his childhood. Felix is in charge of a movie club, as in film noir. Celluloid, projection, click, click, click. Felix is a professor. Felix gets along splendidly with his da...

from susan0316

Before I give you my opinion of Wally Lamb's newest book, I have to admit that I have read and loved everything he has written and he is one of my favorite authors. This wasn't my favorite book by him but it's still a fantastic book. The character of Felix Funicello (who we knew as a child in Wis...

from UnderMyAppleTree

What's it about . . . Felix, an aging baby-boomer, turned 60 this past year. He is a film scholar and runs a film club in an old vaudeville theater. One evening while setting up for a film, Felix is visited by the ghost of Lois Weber, a little known but innovative silent film director, and Billie...

from StefanieGeeks

This was a quiet story and, while I liked the main character and the time period quite a lot, I didn't feel very satisfied upon finishing it. It's an interesting story on family dynamics, how times have changed in the last 50 years, and has some lovely film history to geek out over but it was too...