First up: The Reader. This was a fantastic book, as well as a fantastic film to go along with it. Some of the material may be somewhat unsettling since this is definitely a weird relationship since Hannah Schmidt is 21 years older than Michael Berg. But, i do feel that Schlink does an amazing job a narrating this piece almost as a ballad. Love, Loss, and Being Lost. Just fantastic.
Secondly: Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince . Of course everyone and their mother loves Harry, Ron, and Ginny, so i won't dare say a word against the book. However the movie as every true Potter fan knows did not live up to quite the expectations fans had. However it did stay truer to the book than some previous movies. Also does anyone else notice how Hogwarts keeps changing? Thoughts?
Thirdly: New Moon. My LEAST favorite book in the series. It was so depressing, and really boring to read (only because I was a hardcore Team Edward). However after the crap that was considered the first movie, I really had no hope for the second, surprisingly it was WAY better than the first one. Kristen Stewart didn't bite her lip so much, or look like she was on crystal meth (good job make-up!) and there was plenty of Taylor Lautner shirtless. However they didn't stay very close to the book, and did anyone notice what was going on with R-Patz nip in the clock tower scene?
Lastly (for now): The Lovely Bones. Now I haven't actually seen the movies, but the book was incredibly good. Sad, but really good. A lot of people I have talked to about seeing it, don't want to at all because the thought of sitting through a movie dealing solely on a 14 year old girls murder is just too disturbing, and yes the book at parts was very disturbing. But, it was also a really really good story. I will be seeing this movie and keep you posted!
Happy Reading!
-Jess
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