What I've Been Reading: Jan. 2020
February 10, 2020, 02:10 PM Conflict, Reading, Review, Sci-fi, Screen vs. Page PermalinkAndy Weir's The Martian has been on my radar for a long time. Most people who weren't aware of it eight years ago had it brought to light when Matt Damon starred in the 2015 movie adaptation. Well, I finally got around to it, and I loved it. Two notes, first, I did see the movie back when it came out. Also, full disclosure I audiobooked this one, narrated by Wil Wheaton. I'll touch on both.First of
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What I've Been Reading, Watching and Listening To: Nov. 2018
November 27, 2018, 10:48 PM Adaptation, Burl Ives, Christmas, Horror, Listening, Reading, Screen vs. Page, Watching PermalinkReading:After watching the Netflix adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House, and thoroughly enjoying it (see last month's Watching) I decided to delve into Shirley Jackson's original book. Though I haven't quite hit the final page, I can comment on many sparks of delight, though overall I've not been as wowed as I was with the series. Part of the difference, through no fault of the book, is that some
"The Book Was Better" Part 1
May 6, 2015, 12:17 PM Adaptation, Screen vs. Page, Writing Permalink
So many movies released these days are derivative of other materials:
comic books, video games, and most often from books. Whenever movies adapted from books are
released there’s an immediate wave, both in public reviews and personal exchanges,
assenting that “the book was better.” In this, and the coming series of posts,
I’ll analyze the pitfalls of this comparison, take a