No, I did not have homeschool hair (no offense to those that do, it's not your fault). My parents just wanted us to read. And talk to each other. And... we were probably too poor to afford one. Not sure.
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| For reference: homeschool hair |
Anyway, the hubby and I now have every online streaming account possible: Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime, Netflix... disgusting. It does make the long, cold winter nights go more quickly, however.
Our favorite streaming show (so, not technically TV??) is Longmire. Hands DOWN. I have a secret old-man crush on Walt, mainly because he drives an old Bronco, wields a rifle, and wears a cowboy hat. GAWD. Hot. It is also a really well-done show and Clif likes cowboy law enforcement.
Then came my Kindle. Which talks to Amazon. Which knows that I love Longmire. So it suggested the original book series. And then my husband went to school seven hours away. And then I spent every night last month reading aforementioned series. And drinking wine. And petting my dog - those last two were beside the point.
Reading the series after watching the TV adaptation made me love both versions more. In the TV version, Walt is pretty gruff, but fit and handsome. In the book, he has a beer belly and is far more self-depricating than is ever portrayed on TV.
There are a lot of relationship histories that you also get with the book that are never even touched upon in the TV version - some that add a lot of depth to the characters.
The books are written with a lot of dialog, so sometimes that gets to be almost distracting and choppy. But the author Craig Johnson has some remarkably stunning imagery when describing Wyoming winters, Native American haunts, and characters' flashbacks. I am often thrown off by it because Johnson switches back and forth quite abruptly.
I would recommend, highly, both the book series and the TV series. You'll fall in love, I promise.
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