tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post4965427731511353575..comments2024-03-21T11:50:29.630-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: WHAT? WEDNESDAY: THE BOOK, BUT NOT THE MOVIEJanie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-13705990415228790202013-09-13T00:07:44.920-04:002013-09-13T00:07:44.920-04:00I've heard of the show but have never seen it....I've heard of the show but have never seen it. I don't think I even knew that it was based on books.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-51409893590018480872013-09-12T23:28:38.305-04:002013-09-12T23:28:38.305-04:00I'm pretty sure I haven't read or seen Sop...I'm pretty sure I haven't read or seen Sophie's Choice. I feel like there are so many really good books I need to put on my list. I did start reading the Game of Thrones series, and I found that to be the opposite. The books were torture, and the TV series is pretty good so far. I gave up on the books...<br /><br />-andiandi filantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00046051034556807447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-59808865748664130132013-09-12T15:02:37.774-04:002013-09-12T15:02:37.774-04:00I'm sure I've seen movies that made me not...I'm sure I've seen movies that made me not want to read the book, but I can't think of any off the top of my head. Good question. Interesting you didn't like Sophie's Choice or Madison County. I kind of liked Out of Africa, mostly because Robert Redford washes Meryl Streep's hair. For the longest time I wanted Robert Redford to show up and wash my hair.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-33926630781381184192013-09-12T01:14:11.702-04:002013-09-12T01:14:11.702-04:00I love both books and movies, as you know, so it&#...I love both books and movies, as you know, so it's hard. But I have to say I usually think the books are better. Not across the line, though. I know they are almost like two different species--books and movies. I can usually keep that in mind and enjoy them for their own sakes--but if I ever get annoyed it's when they've done a really terrible job on a book I liked. <br /><br />I wasn't all that impressed with Sophie's Choice even though I had never read the book and I really like Meryl Streep. Not sure why. People raved. That's happened to me quite a few times...and speaking of Meryl...a couple were hers. Out of Africa and The Bridges of Madison County both left me unmoved. But I have never read those books, either.<br /><br />Which poses another question--have you seen movies you weren't impressed with and that made you not want to read the book? <br />Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-32936498237244819902013-09-11T17:52:56.210-04:002013-09-11T17:52:56.210-04:00I love movies, too, as you may have noticed. There...I love movies, too, as you may have noticed. There aren't many I wish I could un-see because I'm somewhat discriminating when making my choices in the first place. Netflix knows me so well. I almost always love what they recommend for me.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-68709444975261465842013-09-11T17:50:43.048-04:002013-09-11T17:50:43.048-04:00Another Gone With The Wind person. Interesting. So...Another Gone With The Wind person. Interesting. Some people love the movie of Sophie's Choice and think it's brilliant. I don't want to make anyone think the movie is bad. It didn't move me because I was so moved by the book.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-26084325316017556072013-09-11T17:38:18.784-04:002013-09-11T17:38:18.784-04:00Oh yes, please do give us the details on that Twit...Oh yes, please do give us the details on that Twitter chat. I want to go...even if I just lurk. <br /><br />I'll usually only see a movie version of a book I liked/loved if it's been a few years since I've read the book. A book that I loved that I WISH I didn't see the movie of is Gone with the Wind. I really, really don't like that movie and that's probably only because I love the book so much. I've neither seen nor read Sophie's Choice, but now if I ever do one, it'll be the book.Nicki Elsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412032684225126973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-24441997385617887972013-09-11T15:41:51.609-04:002013-09-11T15:41:51.609-04:00I think my issue is I love movies so much that eve...I think my issue is I love movies so much that even when I love a book and don't want it ruined I have to see what they did with the movie. There are some I have watched that I wish I could "un-see" though.Brandon Axhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027731412064014586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-51854201342041850312013-09-11T14:46:33.117-04:002013-09-11T14:46:33.117-04:00I'm sorry I watched that movie. I detested it....I'm sorry I watched that movie. I detested it.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-4071250209287110292013-09-11T14:45:46.790-04:002013-09-11T14:45:46.790-04:00That is unusual. I think that's a great book. ...That is unusual. I think that's a great book. I heard Ken Kesey speak a couple of years before he died. He went on and on about how pot should be legalized and barely mentioned writing. I enjoyed him but felt a bit disappointed.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-47751294698382417052013-09-11T14:43:57.946-04:002013-09-11T14:43:57.946-04:00Sophie's Choice has become known as a phrase t...Sophie's Choice has become known as a phrase that means a decision that's impossible to make. People always focus on a choice Sophie makes in a concentration camp, but Sophie actually makes more than one choice. The choice in the concentration camp leads her to other choices. You might like it better now. Who knows? I don't even remember the letters to Stingo from his father.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-329291179674857152013-09-11T14:35:30.656-04:002013-09-11T14:35:30.656-04:00I know two other people who love those books and d...I know two other people who love those books and decided not to see the movie when they found out Tom Cruise was playing Reacher. You are not alone.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-68619086224980341052013-09-11T14:34:42.724-04:002013-09-11T14:34:42.724-04:00I used to work with someone who had never seen Gon...I used to work with someone who had never seen Gone With The Wind and said she never would.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-33099394189158773332013-09-11T14:34:01.192-04:002013-09-11T14:34:01.192-04:00Oh, yes, the books are definitely better, but I co...Oh, yes, the books are definitely better, but I couldn't live without seeing the movies.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-77388296641036411772013-09-11T14:20:35.586-04:002013-09-11T14:20:35.586-04:00There's an unimportant but interesting series ...There's an unimportant but interesting series of books by Lee Child featuring a character named Jack Reacher, which I enjoy. Reacher is a large man--6'4" & 240 lbs--& was played in a recent movie by Tom Cruise--5'5" & 170 lbs. I refused to see it!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-4555344340745279082013-09-11T13:48:25.190-04:002013-09-11T13:48:25.190-04:00I felt that way about "Bridges of Madison Cou...I felt that way about "Bridges of Madison County." I really loved the feeling of that book, and i knew what the characters looked like. When i found that it was going to be made into a movie, i didn't think anything visual could capture so much of what went on in the characters' minds. When i found out they had cast Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep, i knew i'd never watch it. They didn't look anything like the characters in my mind.<br /><br />I never read that book again, although i usually reread books that really move me.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-90954380943558103222013-09-11T12:57:47.619-04:002013-09-11T12:57:47.619-04:00I can't think of a book I've read that I w...I can't think of a book I've read that I wouldn't want to see the movie. But I will say, there are a lot of movies that don't do the books justice! Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-52609895443051208602013-09-11T11:42:23.334-04:002013-09-11T11:42:23.334-04:00I've not read Sophie's Choice but have rea...I've not read Sophie's Choice but have read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. I found that I enjoyed the film more than I enjoyed the book, which is unusual.Tony Van Helsinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879258913766153068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-36574041001511451202013-09-11T11:05:29.625-04:002013-09-11T11:05:29.625-04:00Isn't it interesting how opinions vary. I disl...Isn't it interesting how opinions vary. I disliked this book so much that I never even finished it. Had no idea what Sophie's choice even was. All I remember (and it's been thirty years since i read it) were endless letters to Stingo (?) by his pompous father. Maybe I should give it another read to see if my tastes have deepened since I first read it.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-37512658250869907032013-09-11T09:12:26.996-04:002013-09-11T09:12:26.996-04:00I love this book. And I read Gone With the Wind wh...I love this book. And I read Gone With the Wind when I was in the 7th grade. Although the movie had been shown every year in reruns, I didn't watch it for a long time simply because I didn't want anything to spoil the experience I'd had with the book.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-19299019118572332072013-09-11T08:41:37.769-04:002013-09-11T08:41:37.769-04:00Well, the Harry Potter books are better than the m...Well, the Harry Potter books are better than the movies, but I did see both. So no, I don't think so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com