This week's YA Highway Road trip topic:
What movie have you seen that actually (gasp) IMPROVED on the book?
The only one that comes to mind is:
Also, the backstory, the world-building, the characters, the writing...All there, All strong.
But the pace just killed me. So slow. To the point where I haven't yet listened to the rest of the series:(
The movie, on the other hand, had almost all of the good stuff (except the writing, of course) with a much faster pace. And I even liked the ending better.
It is MG instead of YA, which might of been part of the problem...personal taste and all...so please don't kill me, Inkheart book fans.
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For my How Many Have You Read/Heard contest, everyone who commented will get an ARC, but Meghan won first choice.
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Also, I haven't been in the blogosphere much lately because I'm thick into revisions...I have vacation coming up and have to, have to get them done before then, so I've decided to take a month off. I'll be back the week of August 13th with another How Many Have You Read/Heard contest...I've got a huge pile of October release ARCs to give away, so please come back then.
What about you? An opinion on Inkheart? Any movie you liked better than the book? Revising/blogging pressures? Vacation coming up?
I tried reading Inkheart a couple of times, and just couldn't get into the flow of it. It's a very cool idea, so I wanted to get into it...but it just didn't grab me. Maybe I'll try the movie!
ReplyDeleteInteresting your choice is Inkheart, Jen. I loved the book but couldn't bring myself to see the movie. I was a little afraid it would ruin the book I held so dearly!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read or seen this one! But I love that it came to mind for you right away. It is a rare occurrence for the book to disappoint, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI've never read the book, and thought that the movie was alright. I was just never overly interested in it, personally.
ReplyDeleteWeird... I loved the Inkheart book but the movie fell short of soo many expectations, and I didn't really like it much at all. (Also it might have helped that I read Inkheart while I was the age of MG readers... :D)
ReplyDeleteI haven't read the rest of the series, so I think I agree with you. I'm sure there are movies I liked better than the books, I just can't seem to think of any right now.
ReplyDeleteI've read/seen neither, so I can't comment on INKHEART. One advantage a movie certainly has is it can dispense with pages of description with a single sweep of the camera. Of course, that doesn't always give you the feel of an environment--unless you have a particularly talented director. But when the novel seems to drag, that can help get you into the story quicker.
ReplyDeleteWe have the book and the movie. I enjoyed the movie, but haven't read the book. It sits on my daughter's book shelf, so I hadn't even given it a thought to read. Glad I've been warned though. Slow books just don't do it for me. :)
ReplyDeleteI answered here:
http://rachelpudelek.blogspot.com/
Have a great vacation! :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't read or seen this, but it looks cute. Might have to give it a shot!
I had a hard time with the Inkheart book as well and I've had Inkdeath on my shelf for more than a year and still haven't read it. I think my main problem with the book was the fact that it's translated. I liked the movie, but even then it wasn't a love.
ReplyDeleteMelanie, Inkheart a translation? Well, color me silly. I didn't know that.
ReplyDeleteAaaghhh! How did I miss your last contest?! I hope you have a very productive time away. I'm doing the same thing. :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the movie yet but I do remember the book being a touch on the literary side with wonderful writing. I didn't read the rest of the series but I'm trying to read so many books that it's rare that I do finish a series. And with a year between books, I can't remember what happened anyway.
ReplyDeleteHave a fun time on your break, we all need them.
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know I mentioned you on my blog :) http://froze8.blogspot.com/2012/07/a-thank-you-to-maggie-stiefvater.html
Thanks again!
-K8
http://froze8.blogspot.com/