I’m so excited for this Follow Friday! I’m one of the featured bloggers this week 🙂 You can check out my post on http://www.alisoncanread.com/. Stop by and say hi
ok now onto the question for today:
Q: What is one book that you would be nervous to see a movie adaption of because you think the movie could never live up to the book?
This is a really hard question, because I LOVE movie adaptations of books. Yes, the books are normally better but there are some truly great book/movie adaptations out there. I guess if I had to pick one it would be Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. Now don’t get me wrong, I think this may be a awesome and epic movie, but the writing style is where I have my reservations.
I loved the writing style of Shatter Me, but I am not sure how it would translate onto the big screen. Would she have to keep a diary so she could strike her thoughts out? or would it be a voice over? I think it might lose something that way.
But still, I am staying strong with my opinion that I really love movie adaptations of books. It’s awesome to watch books come to life on the big screen!
So what do you think? Let me know in the comments below and leave me links. I can’t wait to start hopping around to your answers 🙂
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kimba88
Good pick, I would be afraid the beauty of her lyrical writing style would be lost. Going to check out your feature blog post now 🙂
Eileen
I agree! It took me like five good minutes of thinking before I could finally choose a good book to use (I don’t think it’s that good, though) because I really look forward to movie adaptations. I also really enjoyed Shatter Me and that point is very valid.
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Jamie
That would be hard to get on screen!
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Sarah@Catching Books
Congrats on being this week’s feature 🙂
I totally agree..I can’t really see them putting Shatter Me onto screen because of the way it’s written! But who knows 😀
Christy @ TheReaderBee
I totally agree… Shatter Me would definitely be a hard movie to adapt! As much as I love the book, it would have to be a really awesome movie for me to love it. 🙂
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Kate
Congrats on being featured!
I agree about Shatter Me. It woud be hard to translate someof that to the screen….
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Jennifer L. Bielman
OMG. I now wish I would have picked Shatter Me because you are so right. With those strike throughs and how the main character thinks in such an odd way, the movie might not capture the essence of this book. Great choice. Old follower. Congrats on the feature.
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It's A Hardcover Life
I agree, that would be hard to make into a movie. I can kind of hear like a voice over or something used but that can be kind of corny.
Anyway, I’m a new follower
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joder
Congrats on being featured this week. I’ve never heard of the book you mentioned but will have to look into it. I’m now following you via GFC and would love for you to visit me when you get a chance.
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Jackie
Well that’s excellent you like movie adaptations of books and I’m happy to see you are featured this week.
Ning
haha I’m the exact opposite. I cannot stand books to movie adaptations. Old follower! Congrats on being featured!
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Marla
Excellent point. It would be a bit much to keep flashing her thoughts across the screen and then striking them out.
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elena
Ooh you made a really good point about Shatter Me! I wonder how they would do if it’s ever adapted, I think voice overs all the time would be a bit excessive. I’m also curious to see how they would cast the characters because I have specific imagery in mind for them.
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Jenni @ Alluring Reads
I haven’t read Shatter Me though I am seeing it is a popular answer tonight. I’m going to definitely have to bump it up my TBR list. Thanks for sharing!
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Laura Armstrong
Oh, I want to READ Shatter Me!!!
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Herding Cats - Burning Soup
Haven’t read that one but can definitely see how the style would be a problem.
I’m the opposite. I really don’t like the whole book to movies/television bit. If I haven’t read the book yet it doesn’t bother me but once I’ve read the book I just can’t see it on screen.
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Trish
i haven’t read that yet but i think it is on my TBR list. Book to movie adaptations make me nervous! usually the movies let me down!
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Lori
I just checked Shatter Me out from the library and I can’t wait to read it! Thanks for sharing and congrats on being featured!
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Ems
I’d be SO afraid for The Night Circus, because it was practically perfect in every way for me.
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soulunsung
I don’t mind some of the books to movie adaptations, because there have been some pretty good ones. Like Never Let Me Go, The Hunger Games, The Lovely Bones, and Water For Elephants have all been really good. But, then are some that have just kinda bombed a bit and lost something in translation like The Time Traveler’s Wife and Twilight.
But, great answer. 🙂
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Michael @ The Bookshelf Review
I agree with you that there are some great movie adaptions out there like The Hunger Games for example. New Follower Both ways. =]
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Shelley Romano
Congratulations on being chosen blogger of the week!
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Amy
You are so right. What makes Shatter Me so epic is the writing and getting inside Juliette’s head. There’s no way to get that on screen :/
Book Slave
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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Aleksandra Dobnikar
Well, I haven’t had the chance to read Shatter me yet, all though I was incredibly excited when it first came out. ^^
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Dalene @ A Date with a Book
I’m not familiar with that book. However, I do have to agree with you about writing style. That may be where the lost of context to screen is lost because the screen writer doesn’t have the same flair or feeling for the book.
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Alison Can Read
Hopping through. Congrats on being the feature! Always love law students. Although I was hanging out by the LSAT books at B&N today reading Grave Mercy and planned on telling anyone who walked by “Don’t do it!” :-/
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iamjen
First off, congrats with the feature!! I’m your newest follower!!
I haven’t read those books you mentioned!
Here’s my FF, I’m worried about Vampire Academy and Mortal Instruments, they better make it good for us readers!
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Alexis @ Reflections of a Bookaholic
I like movie adaptations because they often cause people to read the book. I’m all for more people reading. But I do agree that books with a special writing style probably wouldn’t translate as well to the big screen.
Pocketful of Books
I’m never too sure about book to movie adaptations- if I’ve read the book I usually get bored because I know what’s going to happen!
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Kate @ Kates Book Life
Congrats on the feature 🙂
I agree with the whole movie adaptations I do love them even though I know the books are better.
I haven’t read Shatter Me yet!
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Melliane
I haven’t read this one, but I really need to. I think it’s difficult to have a great adaptation…
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DeniseF
I am the complete opposite, I am always nervous about movie adaptions.
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Lu
Hopping by to say have a great weekend!
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Rebecca
First of all, love your blog design.
Second of all, new follower.
Third of all, I love seeing books come to life as well, but it breaks my heart when they’re butchered. 🙁
TheReadingPenguin
Hi, just stopping by! I haven’t read Shatter Me, but I know what you mean about the diary vs. voice over thing. It depends a lot on the actors talent, but no matter what you can lose a lot of emotion in voice over.
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Jennifer Messerschmidt
I love movie adaptations too but they are never as good. Especially if the book has a specific writing style like Shatter Me. That would be hard to put into a movie and so much of the greatness of that book was the writing style.
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Annette
Lovely blog! I’m a new follower via RSS. Here’s my answer: My FF
Rebecca
Nice answer! I haven’t read Shatter Me yet, but I’m looking forward to it. Congratulations on being featured this week. I followed through GFC.
Kah Cherub
shatter me is next on my tbr list, but I feel like I’ll be agreeing with you. LOL
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Alishia
Congrats on being featured. New follower.
I love your answer. I like movie adaptations too. I agree with your thoughts on Shatter Me. Maybe there would be a voice over?
Have a great weekend.
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Valerie
Congrats on being featured! New follower via GFC and Linky!!
Love your answer and there are some great movie adaptions of books out there!
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Ellen
Hi, I am a new follower via RSS. Loved your answer. Shatter Me is on my TBR list. Great blog.
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Jennifer
You are so right about Shatter Me! While the action would probably be fine, I can imagine it would be difficult to portray Juliette’s state of mind properly. Great answer and congrats on the feature!
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barklesswagmore
Hi Michelle, I’m glad to have found your blog via the Friday hop. I haven’t read Shatter Me but in my head the books are always so much better than the movie. Hunger Games was done exceptionally well but I am so glad I read the books first!
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Jen Witch
Cute blog design. I think there is a certain amount of understanding when it comes to a movie adaptation. Since they can’t put everything in. Otherwise the movies would be too long.
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Christina @ Biblio Thoughts
Congrats on your feature! 🙂 My picks were the Women of the Otherworld series and the Fever series. I really want to see both as movies, but I’m kinda nervous about it too.
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GzNKz4evr
I haven’t read Shatter Me, but I do have it on my TBR list. I am on the fence about movie adaptations. They don’t always work and I tend to get more detail from my own imagination when I read. But sometimes it is win. You just never know. Following via GFC! Congratulations on the feature this week! 🙂
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Shawn Lane
Congrats on being featured on FF!!!!
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Viari Rose
Congrats on being featured. I think any of the books close to our hearts would be bad on the big screen, as in our minds their perfect and there no way a director can live up to that.
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Shanon (Escaping With Fiction)
Congratulations on being featured this week! I haven’t yet read Shatter Me, but just from reading the description of the book I can agree with you about this book being a difficult one to make into a movie.
Awesome blog, new follower! =)
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MOLLIE(Tough Critic Book Reviews)
I agree, movies can’t ever compare to the book, plus we all have different ideas about what the characters look like 🙂
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Mel - Thedailyprophecy.
Follower here.
I haven’t read Shatter me, but diaries seem so hard to translate to the big screen.. So as far as I can see, great pick!
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Nikki H
Congrats on your feature! I haven’t read but a small sample of Shatter Me, but you’re right. I don’t feel like it would be as good transferred on screen either. Great pick!
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Leah Marie @ Reading With My Eyes Shut
New follower! Congrats on your feature!
There are a lot of movie adaptations that I look forward too, but sometimes it’s so disappointing that I want to keep the books I love most from that fate!
Jenny
Happy FF! Just sneaking through to say hey. I’m a new follower!
I hope you’re stop by & visit me too.
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Jenn Renee
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Book Lovin Mamas
Congrats on being featured! New Follower (GFC)
I haven’t read Shatter Me yet. Definitely will have to add to my TBR. =)
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Memoriesovertakingme
Hello!! Congrats on being a Feature!
Have a great weekend!
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Ninette
I love your site! The set up is so chipper and happy, and I particularly enjoy your set up of author interview, then review!
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Escapism Fanatic
I know what you mean, actors would completely destroy my imagination of the characters and the writing would be difficult to put across the screen.
Congrats for being the feature this week.
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Samina @ Escapism