The Good Books Thread/ATARnotes Book Club!

[charmanderp]

Ah but if you read them all consecutively between 2am-9am, they can't be that bad

More to do with a promise I made to a friend I was drowning in self-loathing when forcing myself to read Mockingjay haha.

Baz Luhrmann's Gatsby is another film I preferred to the novel. I don't really like comparing adaptations to their source material - different mediums, different intentions. Most people seem to have their heart set on disparaging films sourced from novels, it's so irritatingly pretentious. There's this overarching perceptions that books are somehow more sophisticated or worthy than films which is rather ridiculous.

[brenden]

Imo Hunger Games (film) did a horrendous job, but they probably had a pretty low budget. Catching Fire was impeccable, though. Still not as good as the book because they've basically reduced Haymitch to a historyless drunk. They robbed film audiences of a brilliant character imo.

[charmanderp]

Imo Hunger Games (film) did a horrendous job, but they probably had a pretty low budget. Catching Fire was impeccable, though. Still not as good as the book because they've basically reduced Haymitch to a historyless drunk. They robbed film audiences of a brilliant character imo.

Yeah that's true - I wonder if they're saving Haymitch's backstory for the next two films. Definitely should have come up earlier though, he's possibly my favourite character in the novels.

[Robert243]

Yeah that's true - I wonder if they're saving Haymitch's backstory for the next two films. Definitely should have come up earlier though, he's possibly my favourite character in the novels.

Next two films ?
There is three books ?

[ealam2]

Mockingjay is split into two films.

Cassandra Clare's books are really good: The Infernal Devices (prequel series) and The Mortal Instruments. What did everyone think of City of Bones the movie?

[achre]

They split a 390 page book into two films?
If I was a fan of the series I'd be upset by that.

[brenden]

They split a 390 page book into two films?
If I was a fan of the series I'd be upset by that.

Yeah, you would. Especially with how bad the third book is LOL

[Robert243]

Spoiler

The ending is so obvious

[Only Cheating Yourself]

This is also the name of an excellent book by Markus Zusak.

It was actually pretty funny!

[Lolly]

This is also the name of an excellent book by Markus Zusak.

I saw 'The Messenger"  performed as a play! I loved it and I've been meaning to read the book for ageeees.

Just finished "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" which is essentially an entire play centred around drunk people yelling at each other at 3 in the morning and probably some other deep and meaningful things. 
As well I'm at the end of re-reading Wuthering Heights and halfway through Henrik Ibsen's " A Doll's House."  Henrik Ibsen is way cool. 

Oh and I need to finish Fight club....THERE ARE TOO MANY BOOKS

[Only Cheating Yourself]

I saw 'The Messenger"  performed as a play! I loved it and I've been meaning to read the book for ageeees.

Just finished "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" which is essentially an entire play centred around drunk people yelling at each other at 3 in the morning and probably some other deep and meaningful things. 
As well I'm at the end of re-reading Wuthering Heights and halfway through Henrik Ibsen's " A Doll's House."  Henrik Ibsen is way cool. 

Oh and I need to finish Fight club....THERE ARE TOO MANY BOOKS

I recommend reading it!

[Lolly]

I recommend reading it!

Which one? Haha

[Only Cheating Yourself]

Which one? Haha

The messenger.

[nisha]

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbrath (J.K Rowling)

[datfatcat]

Assassin by Shaun Hutson