December 15, 2012

2013 book to movie challenge


the third  challenge i am entering is the book to movie challenge hosted by doing dewey. in this one the idea is to review books and the movies which they've been made into.
i'm doing this because a, i love both books and movies (duhhh); b, i found and fell in love with loads of books because i saw the movies they were turned into and they awoke my interest in hunting down the originals; c, i tend to buy books which have been turned into a movie easier. it's probably because of the publicity. and for some reason i think they are superb books. most of them really are superb. but it also sort of entails that the movie adaptations are often disappointing and don't live up to the expectations. with this challenge, i will take a closer look at both the books and their adaptations. 
this challenge has different levels which are:
  • movie fan - read 3 books and watch their movies
  • movie devotee - read 6 books and watch their movies
  • movie lover - read 9 books and watch their movies
  • movie aficionado - read 12 books and watch their movies

as for now i am attempting the movie lover level with nine books listed below. i have the right to change challenge levels at any time though. so, the books and their movies i've chosen read, watch, and review:
  • On the Road by Jack Kerouac
  • Atonement by Ian McEwan
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin by  Lionel Shrivel
  • Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
  • Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
  • 127 Hours by Aron Ralston
  • Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
  • The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
+ 1:
  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
feel free to join at doing dewey.

4 comments:

  1. Hey, you listed Kerouac twice! :)
    I've already done Revolutionary Road, One Flew and Anna Karenina.
    And I would like to do Cold Mountain, Cloud Atlas and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
    Btw, make sure to share your thoughts about how you liked the ones you're doing.

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  2. Haha, that must have been because of the over-eager listomaniac in me.:)Thanks for the suggestions, I'd also like to do The Perks (though it'll be a reread) and The Great Gatsby (also a reread). The movie was supposted to come out in December 2012, but it's been postoned to spring 2013.

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  3. I loved the recent remake of Anna Karenina, so hopefully you will too :) Thanks for joining the challenge!

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