Novel Films II Blogfest - Part III

This 'fest comes from Madeleine Sara at Scribble and Edit to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of her blog and is a three day celebration, 2nd-4th September.

If you want to join in then it's not too late, and you can do one, two or all three days, it's entirely up to you! Just head over to Madeleine's blog to get signed up.

Today's focus is:

Have you read any novels where you are yet to see the film/TV adaptation?

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Have you seen any films where you are keen to read the original novel?

I have read all of the Twilight novels and seen the films too, but I have yet to see the film for The Host.

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The idea for the story was great but as I read it I kept drawing parallels between it and the vampire novels. There were some common elements, like the two guys one girl scenario. (OK, I know technically they were two girls but the similarities are still there).

I haven't had the opportunity yet to see the film but I'm very keen to see how they portray the conversations she has with 'herself' in her mind.

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I enjoyed the second half of the book much more than the first half, and I wonder if the film would be the same.

Have you seen The Host? Did you think it closely followed the book?

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Novel Films II Blogfest - Part II

This 'fest comes from Madeleine Sara at Scribble and Edit to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of her blog and is a three day celebration, 2nd-4th September.

If you want to join in then it's not too late, and you can do one, two or all three days, it's entirely up to you! Just head over to Madeleine's blog to get signed up.

Today's focus is:

Which novels that so far haven't yet been made into films/TV adaptations would you like to see and why?

My husband has all of the Flashman novels, by George MacDonald Fraser, and I've read the first few. They were very enjoyable to read, and had me laughing quite a lot too.

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As far as I know they haven't been made into anything televisual, and I reckon they'd make a great series for television. They would be perfect for a Blackadder style comedy show.

Are there any books you'd like to see given the film or TV treatment?

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Novels Films II Blogfest - Part I

This 'fest comes from Madeleine Sara at Scribble and Edit to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of her blog and is a three day celebration, 2nd-4th September.

If you want to join in then it's not too late, and you can do one, two or all three days, it's entirely up to you! Just head over to Madeleine's blog to get signed up.

Today's focus is:

Are there any novels you have seen as films/TV adaptations in which the novel left you cold?

or 

Is there a film that surprised you and prompted you to read the novel?

One film that prompted me to go out and read the books was The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

 

I tried so many times to read the books when I was in high school, but The Hobbit was the only one I managed to get through and enjoy. I don't know why I couldn't get to grips with them way back then, goodness knows I really wanted to but I just didn't have the time to get into them properly.

When The Fellowship came out I really loved it, of course, and that gave me the impetus to finally get on with reading the book. I managed to read all three of the books before The Two Towers came out, which I usually prefer to do, book before film. 

For me, the enjoyment of the film enhanced the books so that I could finally enjoy them too.

Have you seen any films that have made you want to read the book?

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Novel Films II Blogfest - not to be missed!

Yet another cool blogfest coming up in September is the Novel Films II blogfest. This 'fest comes from Madeleine Sara at Scribble and Edit to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of her blog.

This is a three day event from 2nd-4th September, with something different on each day. If you want to join in then you can do one, two or all of the days, it's entirely up to you!

Here are the details (as taken from the Scribble and Edit blog):

As usual, make sure you head over to the host to sign up if you fancy it, and remember to put up your posts on the correct days. 

Then make sure to check out who else is taking part, this is a blogfest after all!

So do you fancy it? Go on, give it a go! It'll be fun!

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