Books
What I'm Reading Now: Body of Lies
I really expected to be less than thrilled by this novel and even contemplated skipping it altogether. After all, I'm not the biggest Scott/Crowe fan (I hated Gladiator, yup I said it and I feel better), and I'm not in the least bit excited for the movie so why bother with a book about the CIA and foreign operations and other political conspiracies that I have no room for in my brain this election year? But I picked it up anyway, just to read a few chapters and see if I could stick with it and it turned out that I could.
Book to Film: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People
I’m not quite sure how Toby Young’s life story came to be a book or a movie, but luckily they got Simon Pegg to translate Young’s arrogance into comedy.
The Book:
Reading this book made me angry. Throughout Toby Young’s memoirs you want to reach through the pages and strangle him for being such an enormous idiot.
What I'm Reading Now: The City of Ember
I picked this book up at a Borders that was going out of business a long time ago on the vague notion that it was being made into a film and haven't thought about it since. Even in my great stack of books, I seriously considered skipping it, especially since there are three book to film adaptations coming out next weekend and two the following weekend. But I picked it up anyway when I saw the big print that's used so often in Children's Lit and figuring I needed a break from some of the heavy stuff I've been reading.
Book to Film: Appaloosa
I’m a sucker for a good western. There’s something about the slow southern drawl, the sweeping desert beauty, the tough guys on horses, and the intensity of a good showdown that I find so engaging.
The Book:
Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are two gunman who come to the town of Appaloosa to lay down order and reign in the terrible Randall Bragg who murdered the sheriff and instills terror upon the town.
Book to Film: The Kite Runner
Maybe you should brace yourself, because most people will hate what I have to say...
The Book:
Hugely popular and considered one of the best books of 2006, this is the story of Amir, who witnesses something horrific happen to his best friend, Hassan, and does nothing, then tries to redeem himself by returning to Afghanistan many years later to help Hassan’s son. I know that I’m hugely in the minority here when I say that I really disliked this book.
Book to Film: I Am Legend
This blockbuster was actually based on a short 50's sci fi novel by cult writer Richard Matheson, which has been adapted to film three times now, though upon comparison you may never have known.
The Book:
A great, quick little novel that puts a unique spin on the age old vampire story. In Richard Matheson’s world, vampires are the product of a virus that’s been around for centuries, spawning all the myths and fables.
Book to Film: Atonement
I've been meaning to write up this one for a while- if you haven't yet seen the movie, I'd advise reading the book first. They go so well together and both are terrific!
The Book:
A 13 year old storyteller, Briony, sees her older sister Cecilia with Robbie, the housekeeper’s son, and makes assumptions that will change all of their lives forever.
Book to Film: Beowulf
Believe it or not, I somehow managed to rifle through tons of mandatory literature in high school and college without hitting this epic poem. So I picked it up right before I went to see the movie and was surprised at how easily I got through it. To see my thoughts on both the book and film, read below.
Book to Film: Into the Wild
The Book:
John Krakauer offers a beautifully written and researched journey into the last few years of Chris McCandless- a boy born to a well off family who leaves it all behind to travel the country and live off the land, until he meets his end one summer while camping out in Alaska. Originating from a magazine article, it’s amazing to read the details and fascinating recounts that Krakauer has tracked down about McCandless’ last few years alive. McCandless proves to be a fascinating individual who touched the lives of many while traveling around the country.
Book to Film: The Nanny Diaries
It seems I’ve found an exact flip flop in this adaptation from its similar counterpart, The Devil Wears Prada.
The Book:
Although this book is written in the same vein as The Devil Wears Prada, this one actually makes me feel sympathetic for the narrator/victim. Unlike Prada, the job of a nanny is far from glamorous and there’s no free designer clothes involved either (even at Christmas the nanny receives a simple pair of earmuffs in lieu of the expensive handbags and bonus checks given to the rest of the “help”).
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