Since the beginning of time (okay, not really), a lot of books have been adapted into movies. A lot of people like this idea because they think they don't need to read the book anymore or they're just happy to see their favorite books come alive on the big screen. But there are some people, though, who are not happy with the film version because of the director's changes or it wasn't what they had in mind.
There are some directors who have succeeded in adapting the book, and some who have failed miserably. Who succeeded? Who didn't?
1. Lord of the
The Company of Strangers
by B Kenney January 21st, 2009 | Fiction
It is seldom that you find a book that centers on nearly precise history and includes realistic and engaging fictitious story-telling as well. The genres rarely are crossed with excellent results. The Company of Strangers by Robert Wilson, however, is a novel that has done just that.
The Company of Strangers follows the lives of two people involved in different sides of World War II, an English spy named Andrea Aspinall and a German double agent named Karl Voss. The two meet mid-way through the novel and fall deeply in love. The book follows both individuals intimately as they bond,
The Company of Strangers follows the lives of two people involved in different sides of World War II, an English spy named Andrea Aspinall and a German double agent named Karl Voss. The two meet mid-way through the novel and fall deeply in love. The book follows both individuals intimately as they bond,
And the Winners Are. . .
by Michele January 20th, 2009 | Contest
The Doubly Good December Contest has ended after an extension due to a tie for the most commented article. Without further ado, prizes were awarded to:
Gumer Liston for most commented article
Sharyn Essman of FeeFiFoto Blog for randomly chosen comment on
Congratulations to both!
Gumer Liston for most commented article
Sharyn Essman of FeeFiFoto Blog for randomly chosen comment on
Congratulations to both!
The Catcher in the Rye
by Louise January 13th, 2009 | Young Adults
The Catcher in the Rye is one of those classics nearly everyone is forced to read in high school. Unfortunately, "classics" tend to get a bad reputation. Frankly, many of the supposed "classics" are boring and difficult to get through. However, The Catcher in the Rye, the novel written by J.D. Salinger, published in 1951, is not like the others.
The narrator of the story is Holden Caulfield, a teenager who just wants to tell us about a couple weeks of his life, and that is what he does. The writing is very simplistic, like Holden is your buddy, telling you a
The narrator of the story is Holden Caulfield, a teenager who just wants to tell us about a couple weeks of his life, and that is what he does. The writing is very simplistic, like Holden is your buddy, telling you a
A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle
by Jaclyn Abergas January 6th, 2009 | Children's, Fiction, Young Adults
A Wrinkle In Time is a fantasy book about Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, her friend Calvin O'Keefe, her father Dr. Alexander Murry and a phenomenon called tesseract. One dark, stormy night, the Murrys receive a visitor named Mrs. Whatsit, a friend of Charles Wallace, who seeks temporary shelter at their place from a storm. Just as she is about to leave, she turns to Mrs. Murphy and tells her "that there is such a thing as a tessaract". Mrs. Murphy almost faints when she hears this.
Curious, Meg tries to find out what a tesseract is and learns more about
Curious, Meg tries to find out what a tesseract is and learns more about
