Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
Brat Pack America
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
Pick icon
100%
review
HaleyG14
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image
Pickpick

This was a very interesting read. I love 80s movies and I loved reading about analysis of the films. Why the location in teen films were important and how they added to the film. Plus how the current events of the time explained why certain films were popular and/ or fit with peoples beliefs of that time.

blurb
CocoReads
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

How many copies of 16 Candles do I need? All of them, this one is so fun you guys, it‘s a little book with the dvd in it. Plus my youngest found me what‘s apparently the last Target exclusive of A Star is Born in existence. The echo dot was from my parents. Gift cards from my hubs. #mothersdaypart2

blurb
kamoorephoto
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

THANK YOU SO MUCH @ReadingRover Megan, for my amazing ‘Cat-mageddon‘ #scififantasyswap package!!! I love it so much!
The books are all spot on (I‘m glad we are both anal about our Goodreads lists; it made it easy). You picked so many on my wishlist (I had not bought them)!!
And thank you for indulging my cat obsession so perfectly. I wish I could hug you 💗💗💗😽

*Thanks for hosting, @Avanders - you picked a perfect swap partner for me 😻

kamoorephoto Thank you for the little notes ☺️ 6y
Megabooks Star Trek Cats! I still remember Data‘s “Ode to Spot” on TNG! 6y
ReadingRover @kamoorephoto omg I‘m so happy you like everything! I was worried I might have gone overboard 😂. There is actually one more thing I have for you that didn‘t fit in the box so that will come soon. I just have to get my ass back to the post office for the great reboxing! We totally have the same taste in books & other stuff too. It was so much fun shopping for you! 6y
See All 6 Comments
kamoorephoto @ReadingRover I actually have something else I am planning to send you too 😹😹😹 (edited) 6y
Gissy Let me know about that Witchsign book! 6y
Avanders 🧬🦄♥️♥️👏🏽 6y
69 likes6 comments
blurb
belacat
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

Gonna be your man in motion
All I need is a pair of wheels...

Come on, you know you want to sing it!

Slajaunie 😂😂😂 6y
SaraFair Must have! 6y
Legendofcool 😂 5y
102 likes3 comments
blurb
Rosewinter
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

Liking this book! Unexpected read.😀

quote
Rosewinter
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

There is no Shermer in Illi-noise! 😀

blurb
Purrfectpages
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

Some “American” books. I really want to read Brat Pack America! #america #nuyear

Cinfhen 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 7y
TrishB Great pic 👍🏻 7y
53 likes1 stack add2 comments
blurb
Blair_Reads
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

This book already feels like home. I will be living in here from now on. Goodbye. 🖤🤘🏻

Purrfectpages It sounds like it‘s right up my alley, too! 7y
83 likes2 stack adds1 comment
blurb
Blair_Reads
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

1. This book was made for me. 2. I am determined to watch all the movies. 3. Then I will be a genius and take over the world. #80s

Rachel.Rencher This looks fantastic! 7y
minkyb 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
OneLitChick Your plan sounds totally solid! Good luck! 7y
See All 9 Comments
Magpiegem I want to read this soooo bad! 7y
KarenUK 🙌🙌🙌💕 7y
DebinHawaii I like your plan! 😆I have this one in my #TBR stack. I need to read it! 7y
Purrfectpages Which movies do you still want to watch? 7y
Blair_Reads @Purrfectpages I‘ve seen a lot of them, but my hubby hasn‘t seen most listed so we are going to watch them together 😁 7y
Purrfectpages @Blair_Reads my favorite era, hands down! 7y
85 likes4 stack adds9 comments
blurb
hufflepuff_librarian
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

OMG! @Gayan Thank you so, so, so much!! I honestly don't think my best friend could have done a better job of choosing gifts for me! I LOVE IT ALL!!!❤ That book journal makes me so happy and I CANNOT wait to start filling it out!!!🤗📚❤

Gayan You are so welcome. I had so much fun shopping for you. 8y
14 likes1 comment
review
Bkwurm
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image
Pickpick

Like a master's thesis on 80s teen movies! I'm a fan of many of the movies he writes about, but loving (or having seen) all of the movies is not a requirement for enjoying the book. I was unfamiliar w about 1/2 the movies but was still able to learn something & appreciate his descriptions& analyses. This book made me question what it meant to be a fan, how the movies we love fit into history, & how they steer the course of the future. Great book.

20 likes3 stack adds
quote
Bkwurm
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

Why we love him so much. #JohnHughes #80s #flashback

14 likes2 stack adds
blurb
DebinHawaii
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

Best way to make yourself feel foolish?! Spend several seconds longer than you'd like to admit being really bummed out that your Goodreads giveaway prize arrived with a battered cover... before suddenly realizing that it is supposed to look like a well-worn VHS video box. 😳 (In my defense my blood sugar was low & I only glanced at it!) 😆 #bookmail

Amandajoy I thought, I'd be irritated too! Then I read the rest of the post 🙃 8y
BethFishReads Hahaha. I totally relate 8y
Books_Wine_Repeat Congrats! That's a cool idea--battered VHS cover. 👍 8y
See All 7 Comments
britt_brooke 😁👏🏻 8y
Zelma 😂😂😂 8y
Debiw781 I need to read this one... 8y
KathyODilbeck I have diabetes and sometimes suffer low blood sugars 8y
116 likes9 stack adds7 comments
blurb
Blair_Reads
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

Next movie for chapter 1 😁😁 this movie made me fall in love with John Travolta 💜💜

KarenUK I am so loving following along with your movie picks! 💕👍😍 8y
Blair_Reads @KarenUK I owe it all to Kevin Smokler! I'm just watching the ones he talks about in his book 😁😁 8y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👌🏻 8y
86 likes5 stack adds3 comments
blurb
Blair_Reads
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

Next up for chapter one...Fame! Oh I love this one 😁

KarenUK So good! 8y
gibblr I need this in my life right now 8y
bookishkai Fame is the best movie ever. The remake was disappointingly terrible. 8y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 8y
81 likes2 stack adds4 comments
blurb
Blair_Reads
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

Next up on chapter 1 movies....American Graffiti 😁

brendanmleonard This is one of my favorite movies of all time! 8y
Octoberwoman My mom and I got to see this at a movie theater not too long ago! It was just as good as I remembered. 8y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 8y
101 likes7 stack adds3 comments
blurb
NerdyRev
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

Enjoying the walk down memory lane. The book is about the movies, but also what made them special. A fun read, but I am of that time so to speak *cough* old *cough*

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Me too! It was a great time! 😉 8y
26 likes2 stack adds1 comment
review
Hooked_on_books
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image
Mehso-so

This is between a pick and so-so for me. I enjoyed revisiting these 80s movies of my childhood, but I don't feel like I learned much about them that was new to me. I was hoping for a bit more info about the movies or their making or more social commentary and less regurgitation of plot lines. It did make me want to go back and rewatch some, though!

51 likes1 stack add
blurb
Hooked_on_books
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

Hanging out at home reading about '80s teen movies when some house guests wandered by. Thankfully the elk are happy to eat the lawn and don't expect me to cook or make conversation.

LeahBergen They sound like PERFECT house guests! 😉 8y
Alfoster Cool!!! 8y
vivastory @Hooked_on_books I've heard great things about "Brat Pack America." Hope you enjoy it. 8y
See All 6 Comments
MrsV Beautiful scenery. We get the occasional deer, but usually when you don't want to see them at night and praying they don't make a run for. It across the street. Or you can hear the coyotes or foxes howling from afar at night. I never heard of this book, but immediately bought when seeing this post. 8y
Suet624 Wait, what??? Elk??? 8y
Hooked_on_books @Suet624 Local herd on the Oregon coast. They swing through the neighborhood every few weeks. This is normal for here. I love my normal! 8y
55 likes3 stack adds6 comments
blurb
Blair_Reads
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

We're Gonna need a bigger boat. 😁 The movie list for chapter 1 just keeps getting better and better! 🐟

LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 8y
80 likes2 stack adds1 comment
blurb
Blair_Reads
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

Any excuse to watch Star Wars 🤓 (it is discussed in the first chapter of this book 💜) #starwars #nonfictionnovember

LitHousewife I'm going to have to get my hands on that book! 8y
[DELETED] 3323341091 i have never watched Star Wars 😮 8y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Did you say Star Wars! Works for me! 8y
See All 6 Comments
deniselynn Ooo, have to read this one!! Thanks! 8y
Rjamesstevens My fav pair of decades by far (minus the tech we have today, of course) 8y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 8y
66 likes5 stack adds6 comments
blurb
Blair_Reads
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

I've decided to re-watch the movies mentioned in each chapter before I read the chapter. I bought this book because of my love for movies so this seems appropriate 😊😎I was impressed with my libraries selection. Only 3 that weren't there 😊 #ilovethe80s #nonfictionnovember

KarenUK What a great idea! This one's on my TBR so I might do the same thing..... 📚🎥😊 8y
DeborahSmall Love 80's movies 🎥📚❤️ 8y
Louise It's so strange to think that the movies of my teen years are retro vintage "80's" fare for millennials! ?Weren't the 80's just yesterday and a half?! ? 8y
See All 7 Comments
DebinHawaii I won a copy on Goodreads and I am looking forward to doing the same! 😀👍 8y
Magpiegem This is such a good idea! Think I will have to do the same 8y
LitsyGoesPostal 😊👍🏻 8y
46 likes1 stack add7 comments
blurb
Briguy73
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

My pickups from day two at the Texas Book Festival.

quote
Bree.Hill
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

When you're reading about movies you love❤️

BookBabe ❤️ American Graffiti 8y
8 likes1 stack add1 comment
blurb
Bree.Hill
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

Starting my second pick for #nonfictionnovember2016 today!

9 likes1 stack add
blurb
Blair_Reads
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

Next up is Brat Pack America by Kevin Smokler ?? "A love letter to 80s teen movies." ??

Laura317 Oooh! I hope it's good! Loved those movies. 8y
56 likes5 stack adds1 comment
blurb
Bree.Hill
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

One of my picks for #NonFictionNovember2016 hosted by Olive and Gemma❤️
Really excited about this one,really all my picks but I love 80s movies so I can't wait to see what all this book entails. Are you participating in nonfiction November and if so what are your picks!?

LeahsBookNest I am! I plan on reading The Penguin Book of Witches, The Morning They Came for Us, Night by Elie Wiesel, and still thinking about the last one (preferably by a POC). Looking forward to it! Good pick. 😊👍🏾👍🏾 8y
Bree.Hill Leah! Thank you. If I make it through mine I'd like to read the penguin book of witches. I definitely want to read it this fall so my fingers are crossed! What have you been reading this weekend? @LeahsBookNest 8y
11 likes2 stack adds2 comments
blurb
Kleonard
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

I am ridiculously excited to start this one next! 👍🏻

KarenUK Me too! 8y
Kleonard Started if today. It pleases my nostalgic soul. ❤️ 8y
Autumn I know who THAT is:) 8y
70 likes7 stack adds3 comments
review
balletbookworm
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image
Pickpick

Happy book birthday to Kevin Smokler and Brat Pack America! ????

A really thoughtful, comprehensive examination of the eighties teen movie boom, specifically how the movies are grounded in their physical shooting locations (Chicago, LA, Astoria, etc). If you need a movie watching list-thing, I made one at Letterboxd (a GR for movies): http://boxd.it/ONVm. (And yeah, the "oops a problem occurred" splash page at Letterboxd is Gremlins ??)

blurb
balletbookworm
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

Parked outside the Pomerantz Center with @smokler Brat Pack America (pictured) and coffee (not pictured) enjoying the gorgeous weather before Suki Kim lectures at 2pm on her experiences in North Korea. #iowacitybookfestival

27 likes1 stack add
blurb
KarenaFagan
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

The perks of working for a bookstore is squeeing over not yet released gems. Love 80s movies and Kevin Smokler (I interviewed him a few years back for a podcast I had). Also he talks about Santa Cruz (my town) and The Lost Boys! Pick this up on 10/11.

balletbookworm It is really good! I've been leisurely reading through my galley 😃 8y
KarenaFagan @balletbookworm so far I'm only on the John Hughes chapter, but I have a lot of nostalgia going on right now. Kevin has a great voice. 8y
33 likes2 stack adds2 comments
blurb
Liberty
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

A+++ book swag. 🤘🏻

BooksTeasAndBookishThings That's AWESOME 😍😍😍 8y
BekahB Ha! The fruit roll-ups are the icing on the cake! 😄 8y
balletbookworm That is amazing! 8y
See All 17 Comments
Sarahr875 😍 8y
Hooked_on_books Oh man, a rubix cube and a Trapper Keeper! Am I a kid again? Very cool! 8y
DebinHawaii Excellent swag! 👍😀 8y
Bookzombie I love it! Very cool swag! 8y
UnabridgedTomes I LOVE Fruit Rollups; they and all the Lisa Frank stuff I had in the 80s were just the best! 8y
Matilda 😍 8y
EliseWhitmore Sweet Trapper Dude! 🤘 8y
Carol I just spotted this book in my comics Previews issue. Very 😍😍😍 8y
LauraBrook Righteous! ✊🏻 8y
TheUnpopularReader Dang! I'm so jealous! I want that traper keeper 🤘🤘 8y
Zelma My teeth hurt just looking at those a Fruit Roll-ups, so much sugar! 😍 8y
Kitty_Rochsmith Where'd you get the swag?!!😍 8y
Liberty @Kitty_Rochsmith From the author. 😊 8y
169 likes22 stack adds17 comments
blurb
balletbookworm
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

#bookmail!! This is the year of books about 80s movies and the excellent Kevin Smokler has one coming out about the importance of location in Brat Pack movies (also, all the ❤️❤️❤️ for Brat Pack movies! 🎉)

Blair_Reads This sounds and looks wonderful!! 8y
BethFishReads 📽🎞❤️ 8y
8leagueboot This would be so fun to pop culture book club with periodic '80s movies parties! 8y
34 likes11 stack adds3 comments
blurb
ForestAvenuePress
Brat Pack America | Kevin Smokler
post image

I met the co-creators of @Litsy with Kevin Smokler at #bea16. Kevin's third book is forthcoming from Rare Bird in October.