tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422763458481605657.post8430145360901147646..comments2023-05-16T22:19:59.320+07:00Comments on Paved with Books: [Book Talk] Sometimes I Watch the Movie Without Reading the BookCillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08909017383144456321noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422763458481605657.post-41589724893908430862017-01-10T15:31:46.256+07:002017-01-10T15:31:46.256+07:00I actually watched the Percy Jackson movies and th...I actually watched the Percy Jackson movies and thought they were quite fun, but it seems that the books must be even better! I also watched Divergent without reading the books, but in that case I didn't care about the movie either. You're right - the important thing is that you're still experiencing the story!Cillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909017383144456321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422763458481605657.post-12031871366117080682016-12-28T03:59:32.526+07:002016-12-28T03:59:32.526+07:00I have definitely watched movies without reading t...I have definitely watched movies without reading the books. In fact, I watched half of the Harry Potter movies before I even picked up the first book. But, thankfully, by the time the last movie came out I had caught up on all of the books. <br />This is not as much of a unforgivable sin as most readers make it out to be. Sometimes reading a book first just doesn't work out, and at least you are still experiencing the story. But, there are some instances, like with the Percy Jackson books and the Divergent series, that the movies did not do the books justice.<br />There has never been a movie adaptation that I loved more than the actual book, but some have come pretty close, like the Hunger Game and The Fault in Our Stars.Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674560920184099297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422763458481605657.post-51667979254949530822016-12-26T16:02:06.091+07:002016-12-26T16:02:06.091+07:00Movies require much less investment than books, an...Movies require much less investment than books, and some stories suit the screen more than paper!Cillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909017383144456321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422763458481605657.post-15137390298784732412016-12-26T15:55:14.091+07:002016-12-26T15:55:14.091+07:00That's interesting! I haven't watched Love...That's interesting! I haven't watched Love, Rosie, but I had a similar dilemma with Gone Girl, because everyone was talking about the big twist in the middle of the story. I think I may be less inclined to watch romantic movies too if I know the whole plot already. <br /><br />Ooh I didn't know the Princess Bride was a book! I still need to watch the movie though, haha. Cillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909017383144456321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422763458481605657.post-61483935415950976622016-12-19T10:31:04.591+07:002016-12-19T10:31:04.591+07:00I'm like you---sometimes I read the book first...I'm like you---sometimes I read the book first, but there are definitely times that there are stories that sound interesting as movies (or plays), but they aren't the type of books I'd really enjoy.<br /><br />Nicole @ <a href="http://feedyourfictionaddiction.com" rel="nofollow">Feed Your Fiction Addiction</a>Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637114079800138680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422763458481605657.post-62340461773143935612016-12-19T07:24:19.183+07:002016-12-19T07:24:19.183+07:00Depends on what the story is.
I made it a point n...Depends on what the story is.<br /><br />I made it a point not to read Love, Rosie (aka Where Rainbows End) before I saw the movie because I didn't want the movie to be spoiled. I sometimes find it hard to watch more romance based stories knowing everything that happens; it's easier for me to read the book afterwards knowing that it will probably have some different tweaks to it. It worked really well for that particular movie because they did change a lot of it.<br /><br />Sometimes I unknowingly watch the movie/show before I know it's a book. I watched the Princess Bride as a child, not knowing it was a book. But I read it years later and LOVED it. That's one of those adaptions that is so close to the book it blows your mind (helps that the author wrote the screenplay and very passionate fans created the movie).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03799931564317759506noreply@blogger.com