Thought for the Day
I know I should be over this by now, but I ended up talking to one of the teachers at school today about My Sister’s Keeper. She was planning to show the film to her students in order to spark some discussion about the issues raised. Like me, she’d enjoyed the book and thought it [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )A Handbag?!
Following on from my recent post about adaptations and free from reading revision-type books, I found myself racing through The Importance of Being Earnest yesterday. The Colin Firth/Rupert Everett film is well known, so having really enjoyed the play (I think it’s the fastest I’ve ever read anything) I was eager to watch it straight [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Book to Screen
A while ago I spent a number of unhealthy hours getting very angry about the new film adaptation of Jodi Picoult’s novel My Sister’s Keeper. Managing to suppress my rage, I got thinking about other novel adaptations and tried to separate the hits from the misses. Before I start, I should admit that reading has [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 17 so far )My Sister’s Keeper-The Outrage Continues!
It gets worse. I wanted to find out if they changed teh ending to go for the Hollywood happy. So I went here. And now I am totally horrified! I wont say too much, because I don’t want to ruin the book for you (the movie is beyond saving) but suffice to say they have [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )My Sister’s Keeper
I am not a lover of books. This has frustrated every English teacher I have ever encountered, but generally I’ll always choose a film over a book. Reading is just something that I don’t really get on with, which is why movie adaptations of bestsellers ususally catch my attention. Of course, most bookworms are utterly [...]
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