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One reader's thoughts as she steps from book to book.
Books I've Finished
- "A Christmas Memory"
- by Truman Capote 12/8/12
- "Child's Christmas in Wales"
- by Dylan Thomas 12/7/12
- "One Christmas"
- by Truman Capote 11/29/12
- "The Thanksgiving Visitor"
- by Truman Capote 11/29/12
- Inside Mrs. B's Classroom
- by Leslie Baldacci 11/28/12
- The Bee Eater
- by Richard Whitmire 11/15/12
- There Are No Shortcuts
- by Rafe Esquith 10/28/12
- I'd Like to Apologize to
- Every Teacher I Ever Had
- by Tony Danza 10/21/12
- Corked
- by Kathryn Borel 10/15/12
- Year of Learning Dangerously
- by Quinn Cummings 9/30/12
- A Hologram for the King
- by Dave Eggers 8/23/12
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- by Harper Lee 7/18/12
About Me
- Christine
- I often have a few books with bookmarks in them at once. I enjoy classics more than contemporary works of fiction, often read historical fiction, and love to get glimpses into other people's lives by reading memoirs and biographies.
13 comments:
Godfather and Jaws.
The Wizard of Oz. Even though I loved the series of books when I was younger, the movie is a complete and perfect thing on its own.
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. Shawshank is one of my top three favourite movies of all time. Tim Robbins is simply amazing, and brought a depth to his character that really made it seem real. Morgan Freeman is pretty darn awesome as well, and omg, that score! The score really sets the mood beautifully, in a way that could never come across on the printed page.
Road to Perdition, also, for pretty much the same reasons. Also one of my top three favourite movies.
I agree with Christine about The Wizard of Oz, most beloved movie of my childhood. Angels & Insects is a short story by A.S. Byatt that made an amazing movie. The Princess Bride is very faithful to the book and the movie had us quoting for years. The Shining rocks because of Jack N. The book Matilda by Roald Dahl is dry, but my daughter thinks the movie is fantastic. I have to give kudos to the BBC Pride and Prejudice, too.
"Sophie's Choice" is a bit of a drag as a book and it didn't make me cry. The movie on the other hand evoked such strong emotions. Since becoming a mother I have not been able to watch it, the thought of such a choice is just too gut-wrenching.
Also, "Out of Africa" (do I have a Meryl Streep fixation or what?). Visuals of that awe-inspiring continent have got to be better than verbal descriptions. Having visited Kenya many moons ago I find the movie and the beautiful soundtrack transports me back. Of course, Robert Redford wasn't with on my visit!
Thackeray's Vanity Fair was much easier to get through in movie form. Sideways by Rex Pickett and Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen, while both well written and interesting books were more enthralling on the big screen.
Heather and Insomniac, thanks for weighing in. Nice choices. (Now I want to hear the score from Shawshank, but I know I can't see Sophie's Choice.)
Cooksin, I would say that the BBC Pride and Prejudice is as good as Austen's book. And, as you mentioned earlier on the phone, To Kill a Mockingbird was also made into a fine film. But are there any others that are clear and away better films than books?
Allie! Great to see you here!
Babette's Feast - it was a short story, and told well enough, but the first time I saw the movie, it seemed so much more poignant. I think Dinesen wrote it.
My father says "From Here to Eternity"
Very good! Does Marybeth have one? I love Babette's Feast. I would be curious to read that story.
MB couldn't think of one...we laughed over the fact that Diana and I read all the novelizations of the Star Wars movies, Close Encounters, Indiana Jones...etc...
Y'know, movies based on books are usually evil, to my way of thinking, but I have to say that I saw and loved Muppet Treasure Island years before I read Stevenson's book, and I still think Muppet Treasure Island is a lot of fun. Yeah, I know I'm pathetic.
DRD
Jim also admits to having read the Star Wars novelization.
Muppet Treasure Island! We love that one in our house. "Billy Bones? I know it's you!" Even better is Muppet Christmas Carol with Michael Caine.
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