My daughter (now 25) says that the films are MUCH better than the books.Bighuey wrote:Ive never read the Harry Potter books, I wasnt that impressed with the movies. The books are probably better. Some of those kids books are quite entertaining. Im ashamed to admit it, but Ive read the Doc Savage books as an adult and found them to be pretty good books. Not the best written books ever, but still a fun read. I even read Andrew Lang's Lilac Fairy Book a while back and was surprised, it was imaginative and entertaining even for adults.
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That's funny, each time I have a discussion on Harry Potter, I'm told the movies are awful and the books are better. I saw the first 4 movies and each time I was disappointed. An adapatation can't be 100% like the book, but inventing scenes that are not in the book, that's a little too much.My daughter (now 25) says that the films are MUCH better than the books.
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Same here, I felt nothing was unique about the book. When I finished reading it I thought it was boring, I didn't care for the characters. It was more of a self-help book than an adventure/coming of age epic I was led to believe.aornis wrote:The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
Such a bestseller and I also heard a lot of people declaring they absolutely loved it, but when I read it I was a bit disappointed. Not that it was badly written, I suppose it just didn't strike a chord with me.
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From my point of view, I expect more from a book - more depth, more subtlety, more inspiration, more 'food for thought'. Reading a book usually takes up several days - possibly even weeks or months - of my life, so I have little tolerance for wasting that time on trash writing (The Da Vinci Code) or stuff aimed at a different demographic (childrens' books).BooksNJoy wrote:That's funny, each time I have a discussion on Harry Potter, I'm told the movies are awful and the books are better. I saw the first 4 movies and each time I was disappointed. An adapatation can't be 100% like the book, but inventing scenes that are not in the book, that's a little too much.My daughter (now 25) says that the films are MUCH better than the books.
Films are different - yes, I appreciate the serious arthouse type as much as the next person, but equally I'm quite content to while away a couple of hours with a shallow adventure movie like the Harry Potters. They're entertaining, they look good, they have plenty of action, and I don't mind that I've forgotten all about them the next day. As an exercise in filmmaking, they're actually pretty good. I've no interest in how 'close' they are to the books, I just treat them as original screenplays.
Whereas the books (for me - and even for some children) don't work particularly well as literature.
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I didn't care for "Under the Tuscan Sun", which I picked up because the movie was a warm feel-good movie about taking your own life into your hands and healing and all of that. The book was more about food and Tuscany in general.
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Glad to learn I'm not the only person on the planet who hasn't read those books...HistoryMajor34 wrote:Shades of Grey. None of my friends could shut up about how good it was, so I purchased it convienced it would be a page turner. Unforunately, it was not my cup of tea, I couldn't make it past the first few chapters.
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I was waiting for your review CarrieCarrie R wrote:Glad to learn I'm not the only person on the planet who hasn't read those books...HistoryMajor34 wrote:Shades of Grey. None of my friends could shut up about how good it was, so I purchased it convienced it would be a page turner. Unforunately, it was not my cup of tea, I couldn't make it past the first few chapters.
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Sadly, you'll be waiting a long time...Fran wrote:
I was waiting for your review Carrie
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