I finished Ender's Game this afternoon. 1984 was the first book I read in which I had to just pause and reflect at the complete genius of the book and ending. Ender's Game is the second.
Then I watched the movie. What a crap job that was.
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Then I watched the movie. What a crap job that was.
You saw the movie too soon after reading the book. The book was fresh in your mind, and the movie didn't live up to all the hype you saw in the media. Movies rarely live up to the book it came from. A good example is Catch-22. There were so many things they couldn't go into, without getting an X rating. However, Bob Newhart turned in a typical flawless performance as Major Major Major Major.
Ender's Game is complicated on so many levels that to do it justice, the movie would have needed to be 8-10 hours long.
Ender's Game is complicated on so many levels that to do it justice, the movie would have needed to be 8-10 hours long.
James Patterson's "Unlucky 13"
Just finished reading Stephen King, From a Buick 8.
I liked that one. I've just finished a Kindle anthology called "Mortal Crimes: 7 Novels of Suspense", which was surprisingly good. There's a second one, "Adrenaline Rush: 7 High-Octane Thrillers", which I'm planning on reading on vacation.
For anybody who has a Kindle, it's worthwhile signing up for the free Book Gorilla newsletter. You can tell them your preferences, and you get an email every day with links to sales and free books, many of them very good and highly rated.
I think the best King book I have read so far has to be Desperation. I have a Kindle, it was a Christmas preside from my hubby. He brought it because I love to read but I still prefer a good old fashioned paper book. I don't know why but it's just feels better. Maybe it's just me.:dk:
I have Dan Brown, Inferno to read next.
If I had seen the movie without reading the book, I'd have had so many questions. It wasn't even two hours long. They had so much opportunity and pointlessly wasted it. They reasonably could have gone to two and a half or even three hours. That's pretty standard for modern movies. By butchering the book as they did, they ruined the character dynamics by failing to develop any of them fully, they failed to convey the degree to which they changed the rules and the ultimate impact it had not only on Ender but on his army, and they screwed up the ending on multiple levels.
Hollywood needs to learn that if they want to take a brilliantly written book and turn it into a movie or series of movies, they either need to go all out (Lord of the Rings) or thoughtfully edit (Hunger Games). Otherwise, don't touch it.
So funny there are so many Stephen King books mentioned here - I am a huge fan, but I have not even contemplated reading the Dark Tower series. Doesn't at all sound like something I would enjoy. I have read 24 other King books though 
Make it 25 since I just finished a King audiobook, Gerald's Game.
I did the free Audible trial last month and now I'm hooked on audiobooks. They make my 45-minute commute much more enjoyable and I'm "reading" a lot more than I used to. I've found that the internet corroded my ability to read normally since after just a few pages I get the itch for my phone, or for Facebook, etc. It's really sad. I was a total bookworm - I could read a whole book in a night if it was the right book. I would read in the bathtub and with meals too. I have finished four books in the 3.5 weeks I've had Audible and that's a LOT better than I was doing before! (Maybe a book per two months.)
Audible is very expensive though at $15/month plus books. And it's hard to find an audiobook under $20 and most are closer to $30. Plus you can't thumb through to get a feel of it.
I'm thinking about starting Divergent since there is so much buzz about the series.
Make it 25 since I just finished a King audiobook, Gerald's Game. I did the free Audible trial last month and now I'm hooked on audiobooks. They make my 45-minute commute much more enjoyable and I'm "reading" a lot more than I used to. I've found that the internet corroded my ability to read normally since after just a few pages I get the itch for my phone, or for Facebook, etc.
It's really sad. I was a total bookworm - I could read a whole book in a night if it was the right book. I would read in the bathtub and with meals too. I have finished four books in the 3.5 weeks I've had Audible and that's a LOT better than I was doing before! (Maybe a book per two months.)Audible is very expensive though at $15/month plus books. And it's hard to find an audiobook under $20 and most are closer to $30. Plus you can't thumb through to get a feel of it.
I'm thinking about starting Divergent since there is so much buzz about the series.
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Actually, Lord of the Rings are the worst examples of Hollywood trashing books. There were so many inaccuracies and omissions, it ruined the movies. For example, when Frodo was escaping from the Nazgul, it had Arwen on Asfaloth, when it actually was Glorfindel. And there was nothing about the barrows, where Merry, Sam and Pippin got their swords. Anduril was not given to Strider until the third movie, when he had it all along. Frodo and Sam never went to Osgiliath in the books, and so on. I have read the books once a year since 1976, so I consider myself fairly well informed about them.
Just started Divergent. Audiobook version of course lol. I really, really like it so far.
I JUST finished SMASHED. STORY OF A DRUNKEN GIRLHOOD and immediately started MOTHER MOTHER. Both books are by Koren Zailckas.
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I started reading Cut to the Bone (Jefferson Bass), only to find out that I've already read it. That happens to me often. It was a good book, too.
On my Nook (well, I'm reading on my computer):
Fireproof - Alex Kava
Scrapped - Maggie Cox Bryan
Ghost Ship - Clive Cussler
The Cursed - Heather Graham (she is my guilty pleasure)
On my Nook (well, I'm reading on my computer):
Fireproof - Alex Kava
Scrapped - Maggie Cox Bryan
Ghost Ship - Clive Cussler
The Cursed - Heather Graham (she is my guilty pleasure)
I will take your word for that, as I was basing that off of my ex's commentary. He read the books and enjoyed the movies. I have not yet read them, though he highly recommends them. So I retract that example and fail to come up with another. I suppose it's just too much to completely transition a book into a movie without butchering it, which is too bad!
Perhaps TV series do it better? I haven't read the books Game of Thrones, Dexter, and Pretty Little Liars are based on, but maybe having that much time to work with is a better way of going about it.
Divergent is another that just came out with a movie. It was okay.
I'm currently reading the first of James Patterson's Alex Cross series.
http://www.jamespatterson.com/books_alongCameASpider.php#.U4tEnihvDaE
I can't say that I'm enjoying it very much. Rather boring and poorly written actually. Writing is very choppy and doesn't flow well.
I'll finish this one and try the next couple books in the series, but if it doesn't improve, I'll give up and stick with his Women's Murder Club series only.
http://www.jamespatterson.com/books_alongCameASpider.php#.U4tEnihvDaE
I can't say that I'm enjoying it very much. Rather boring and poorly written actually. Writing is very choppy and doesn't flow well.
I'll finish this one and try the next couple books in the series, but if it doesn't improve, I'll give up and stick with his Women's Murder Club series only.
You really need to read the Lord of the Rings books. Be sure to read The Hobbit first, though. I have seen a couple of books that made excellent movies, though. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is one example that stands out.
A TV series based on a book might be better. You can drag it out through 13 weeks, and then leave a cliff-hanger, then drag it out 13 more weeks in the new season. I have never read any of the books you mentioned. Not my thing. I read mainly Science Fiction and comedic Fantasy books. Terry Pratchett and Piers Anthony are the top of the latter category, but Robert Rankin and Christopher Moore are not far behind.
I will. My daughter has the entire set. I will ask her to let me borrow it.
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So my husband and I discovered "Call the Midwife" on PBS. This was after watching Downton Abbey, Sherlock and Mr. Selfridge this year. We started on Season 3 but kind of got lost so I didn't pay much attention to it this year, we might just have to rent season 3 from the library and watch it that way.
I didn't know until recently that she wrote a 3 book memoir as well. The library has all 3 books- but the only one the branch has available is the 3rd one. Is this a series that you should start at the beginning and read, or can I pick it up in her last book and then read the 1st one? And if you've read this series- is it any good?
Cheryl
I didn't know until recently that she wrote a 3 book memoir as well. The library has all 3 books- but the only one the branch has available is the 3rd one. Is this a series that you should start at the beginning and read, or can I pick it up in her last book and then read the 1st one? And if you've read this series- is it any good?
Cheryl
Since my last post a week ago I have finished Divergent AND Insurgent, and just started Allegiant! lol!!!! They are so good.
Ok, I can't even finish this book. it's AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm going to google the ending and delete it and the rest of the Alex Cross books from my eReader. It's been torcher!!!!
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I did that with a few of his books.....I went to about 100 pages (sometimes even 50 pages or so) before the end of the book and read from there to determine the ending. I know it's cheating, but there are some books that I didn't enjoy reading. Although overall, I didn't mind the Cross series. I don't like the Women's Murder Club series that much, but I think I did read them all.
Since I no longer have my Nook, I went back to Doctor Sleep (Stephen King). I think this is my go-to book when I have nothing else. I can only read this one in small doses; for some reason this book really bothers me and I don't know why. It's taking me forever to read it....but I don't really care. And I'm almost afraid to get to the ending because for the last few years, I haven't liked the endings of his books. It's like I get really wrapped up in the plot and then get to a really stupid ending.
Since I no longer have my Nook, I went back to Doctor Sleep (Stephen King). I think this is my go-to book when I have nothing else. I can only read this one in small doses; for some reason this book really bothers me and I don't know why. It's taking me forever to read it....but I don't really care. And I'm almost afraid to get to the ending because for the last few years, I haven't liked the endings of his books. It's like I get really wrapped up in the plot and then get to a really stupid ending.
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