{"id":1282,"date":"2016-02-01T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=1282"},"modified":"2016-01-31T20:35:45","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T01:35:45","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-41-geralds-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-41-geralds-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 41 &#8211; Gerald&#8217;s Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-41-geralds-game\/\"><em>Gerald&#8217;s Game <\/em>by Stephen King<\/a>. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/betweenrock.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1286\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1286\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/betweenrock-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/betweenrock-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/betweenrock.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/different.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1283\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1283\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/different-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Different Season by Stephen King\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/different-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/different.jpg 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/flowersintheattic.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-544\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-544\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/flowersintheattic-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrews\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/flowersintheattic-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/flowersintheattic.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1VfbxGg\"><em>Between a Rock and a Hard Place<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1VfbxGg\"> by Aron Ralston<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1REoDPj\"><em>Different Seasons<\/em> by Stephen King<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1REoNWW\"><em>Flowers in the Attic<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1REoNWW\"> by V. C. Andrews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/hatchet.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1284\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1284\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/hatchet-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hatchet by Gary Paulsen\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/hatchet-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/hatchet.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/legend.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-783\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-783\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/legend-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"I Am Legend by Richard Matheson\" width=\"133\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/legend-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/legend.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/martian.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1108\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1108\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/martian-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Martian by Andy Weir\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/martian-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/martian.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1REoVWy\"><em>Hatchet<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1REoVWy\"> by Gary Paulsen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1SarTkm\"><em>I Am Legend<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1SarTkm\"> by Richard Matheson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1REpekh\"><em>The Martian<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1REpekh\"> by Andy Weir<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/misery.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1285\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1285\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/misery.jpg\" alt=\"Misery by Stephen King\" width=\"131\" height=\"220\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1288\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/room-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Room by Emma Donoghue\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/room-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/room.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1289\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/silence-143x220.jpg\" alt=\"Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/silence-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/silence.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Vfb8Uw\"><em>Misery<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Vfb8Uw\"> by Stephen King<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1SasJ0x\"><em>Room<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1SasJ0x\"> by Emma Donoghue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PtF9LI\"><em>Silence of the Lambs<\/em> by Thomas Harris<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1290\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/speak-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/speak-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/speak-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/speak.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1291\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/thestand-142x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Stand by Stephen King\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/thestand-142x220.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/thestand-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/thestand.jpg 322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1292\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/yellow-138x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman\" width=\"138\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/yellow-138x220.jpg 138w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/yellow-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/yellow.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PtFgHe\"><em>Speak<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PtFgHe\"> by Laurie Halse Anderson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PtFpdC\"><em>The Stand<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PtFpdC\"> by Stephen King<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Sat7fi\"><em>&#8220;The Yellow Wallpaper&#8221; &amp; Other Stories<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Sat7fi\"> by Charlotte Perkins Gilman<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1293\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/hannial-150x208.jpg\" alt=\"Hannibal\" width=\"144\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/hannial-150x208.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/hannial.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/HDTGMFULL-300x300-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"How Did This Get Made\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/HDTGMFULL-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/HDTGMFULL-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1295\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/martianmovie-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"The Martian \" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/martianmovie-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/martianmovie-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/martianmovie.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PtFNZP\">Hannibal<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PtFNZP\"> (TV show)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.earwolf.com\/episode\/maximum-overdrive-live\/\">How Did This Get Made? Episode 119: <em>Maximum Overdrive<\/em> (podcast episode)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1SatJBB\">The Martian<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1SatJBB\"> (movie)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1294\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/miserymovie-147x220.jpg\" alt=\"Misery\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/miserymovie-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/miserymovie-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/miserymovie.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1296\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/roommovie-150x214.jpg\" alt=\"Room\" width=\"154\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/roommovie-150x214.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/roommovie.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1297\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/127hours-150x200.jpg\" alt=\"127 Hours\" width=\"165\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/127hours-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/127hours.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1VfcONP\"><em>Misery<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1VfcONP\"> (movie)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Vfd3Zf\"><em>Room<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Vfd3Zf\"> (movie)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Vfd9zR\"><em>127 Hours <\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Vfd9zR\">(movie)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* <em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em> <em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading Gerald&#8217;s Game by Stephen King. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[646,522,640,642,256,639,638,643,202,590,644,48,30,375,645,67,641,251],"class_list":["post-1282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-127-hours","tag-andy-weir","tag-aron-ralston","tag-charlotte-perkins-gilman","tag-emma-donoghue","tag-gary-paulsen","tag-geralds-game","tag-hannibal","tag-how-did-this-get-made","tag-laurie-halse-anderson","tag-misery","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-richard-matheson","tag-room","tag-stephen-king","tag-thomas-harris","tag-v-c-andrews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1282"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1308,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1282\/revisions\/1308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}