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Q: What one book or books would you be nervous to see as movie adaption of because you believe the movie could never live up to the book?
A. It actually took me awhile to come up with my answer to my own question! I was nervous over the Hunger Games until I actually saw it at the movie theatre. It did fine thank you very much. My next book I would love to see as a movie is the entire Downside series by Stacia Kane. Ok, so, it's not a book but a series. Then of course there is the Sirantha Jax series by Ann Aguirre that I would LOVE to see as a movie. Even if it were the first book of the series, I would be extremely happy.
So, you've read my long winded answer to the question. What is your answer?
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Haven't read any of the books mentioned but Ender's game is on my TBR list ^.^
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Hi! I actually haven't had a chance to read any of the books you listd YET.
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i was nervous about HG too but the movie was surprisingly good. gives me hope for my favorite books!
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I loved the HG movie! I'm so happy they did a great job. I haven't read the other two books though!
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Great question this week! I was really nervous about The Hunger Games too but I actually thought they did a great job too. I haven't read any of the other books you mentioned! I'll have to check those out.
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DeleteWhat really makes me nervous now is that the HG director has left, and we are stuck with someone totally new! Crap!
The Hunger Games was adapted so beautifully! If they could all be done so well, I would have no worries. I am unfamiliar with both of the series you've mentioned. It sounds like I have a couple of things to check out.
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Somethings are just too sacred and the best part about reading a book is how we imagine it and everyone has their own imagination, but you are right The Hunger Games movie was really good.
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I was really worried about The Hunger Games too but they pulled it off practically perfectly. Very impressed!
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I've seen The Night Circus mention a few times today. Need to check it out...obviously!
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I really liked how well they pulled of The Hunger Games, it was a lot better than I hoped that it would be and they get points for managing to stay as close to the book as they can as far as the story itself goes. I've heard of both those series you mentioned, but I haven't read them yet. They'll definitely be put on my tbr list, soon. I think the books that I'd be a little afraid to see Hollywood get their hands on would be Wither and Fever by Lauren DeStefano. I have this clear picture in my head of the way I imagined both of those books and I'm afraid that it might get botched. lol.
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Great answer! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm following you too via GFC :)
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Hi there :) just hopping through. I haven't read any of those books but, it must be hard for directors to try to produce a movie that captures a book as close as possible.
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Great answer. I haven't heard of the Downside series. I will have to check it out. Thanks for visiting my FF. =]
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I was a little nervous seeing Hunger Games too -- but I was really happy with how the movie turned out!
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They really did a great job with the Hunger Games and while I loved that they didn't changed much in the movie, I was not incredible happy with the actors... I wished the would have picked another Peeta.. *sigh*
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I'm definitely a little nervous when all the books I love are made into movies. I'm so connected to them.
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you're right it must be difficult to have the Downside series by Stacia Kane turn into a movie, it's so different from other books. I've seen the Hunger games movies but I haven't read the books yet.
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I loved the HG movie :) New follower! My FF is here http://www.fictionflaire.blogspot.in/2012/04/feature-and-follow-friday.html
ReplyDeleteIt took me a long time to get used to the idea of a Hunger Games movie.
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Hi! I'm new here! I like the Sirantha Jax books, I think they'd make awesome movies. And I don't think they'd be easy to screw up, though I can't imagine an actor who'd fit Jax. Or March. Hmmm.
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Congrats on being featured. I was a bit worried about The Hunger Games as well. It was a good movie but I still like the book better. I hate things being cut out. I haven't read the Downside Ghosts series yet but I do plan to. Following GFC and Linky.
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I understand you perfectly! I was *SO* nervous about The Hunger Games movie, but it was just amazing. I loved it.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read Sirantha Jax series but it's on my TBR list! :)
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I was nervous about HG too, and I still think the book was way better. LOL.
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ReplyDeleteI haven't seen the Hunger Games movie. So far, I have been happy with the movie adaptation of my fav novels - Twilight.
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Stacia Kane is a great pick. I don't think the movies/a tv show would be nearly as good as the books.
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I was nervous about HG as well...thankfully it was fabulous! Downside Ghosts could either be epic or a complete disaster so great choice! Congrats on the feature!
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I was so relieved that they did a good job with The Hunger Games. Congrats on being featured! New follower :)
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Hi, I am a new follower via GFC. I agree with you about the Hunger Games, the movie was great. Haven't read the other books you listed yet. Congratulations on being featured.
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I thought the Hunger Games adaptation was very well done but I am so glad I read the books first to get a complete understand of the world and its horrifying politics.
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I thought the Hunger Games was good too. I noticed the stuff they left out but when I thought of the movie on it's own without comparing it to the book it was really good. Even comparing it to the book I think they did a good job.
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I actually haven't seen or read the Hunger Games yet :( There are two series I'd be nervous to seen made into movies, but I also really want to see on the big screen: The Women of the Otherworld and Fever.
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Those are some pretty good choices. It would be interesting to see what a movie would do to the stories. I am on the fence about adaptations because they don't always work. My own imagination is sometimes better at filling in the blanks than the movie is. I think a lot of it depends on the vision of the director and the understanding of both the book and the author's intentions. I am an old follower via GFC, so I followed via Linky this time. Congratulations on the follow this week!
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I'm a new follower :) for me, it'd be Shadowman by Erin Kellison. Sure i'd like to see if they could do it, but then again I wouldn't want to see them butcher it.
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ReplyDeleteThe Chaos Walking trilogy is an adaption that makes me nervous.
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Congrats on being featured this week! I also think the Hunger Games movie rocked! Stacia Kane's Downside series sounds like it'd make a good movie, if done correctly. I'm actually planning on starting that series soon since I keep hearing wonderful things about it!
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ReplyDeleteCongrats on your feature! :D I'm a new follower. The Hunger Games movie was great, although I didn't like Peeta. The rest of the crew was pretty good :D Especially Haymitch.
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I haven't read the Downside yet...but have it on my TBR.
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