tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post2317475582111104348..comments2023-11-09T07:51:21.497-05:00Comments on The Boston Bibliophile: Booking Through Thursday: Film to PaperMarie Cloutierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-28388201890674495332010-09-03T14:55:29.168-04:002010-09-03T14:55:29.168-04:00I enjoyed The Portrait of a Lady, both book and mo...I enjoyed The Portrait of a Lady, both book and movie, also. I like all of Edith Wharton's works, and didn't feel the movie detracted from the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-19913201131790910132010-09-02T22:00:49.088-04:002010-09-02T22:00:49.088-04:00The film version of The Painted Veil made me want ...The film version of The Painted Veil made me want to read the book. I liked both.Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131924592639030353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-63033672614108991182010-09-02T19:20:24.675-04:002010-09-02T19:20:24.675-04:00I always try to read the book first. The only tim...I always try to read the book first. The only time where I didn't was with The Virgin Suicides, which turned out fine in the end because I loved both the book and the movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-88425896539760316462010-09-02T15:08:11.331-04:002010-09-02T15:08:11.331-04:00I'm exactly the same way and here lately, I...I'm exactly the same way and here lately, I've discovered that I enjoy both the movie and the book more if I see the movie first.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-48248275401049376832010-09-02T12:06:31.944-04:002010-09-02T12:06:31.944-04:00i like to read the book first if i can. but it rar...i like to read the book first if i can. but it rarely spoils a read if i have seen it first.<br />the strangest experience i had of film to paper (yet) was with 'where the wild things are' (the film) and 'the wild things' (the novel) by dave eggers who wrote most of the screenplay and then wrote his novel which is not a novelization of the film. as a rule i usually avoid novelizations of a film, but that was actually an enjoyable experience.<br /><br />...of late, i have been wishing there were more films from screenplays than from books translated into screenplays..especially children's movies.<br /><br />~LAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-47538535260281709962010-09-02T09:57:48.869-04:002010-09-02T09:57:48.869-04:00I love watching the film and reading the book but ...I love watching the film and reading the book but I like to read the book first whenever I can.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-4593399664812816802010-09-02T09:31:39.843-04:002010-09-02T09:31:39.843-04:00There is a famous Hollywood story about two goats ...There is a famous Hollywood story about two goats at the MGM backlot. One is eating a script and one is eating a book.<br />Goat 1: This script is really good.<br />Goat 2: You should try the book.<br /><br />I like to read the book before hand, if the book is an adaptation of the movie, I rarely bother to read it.<br /><br />http://www.ManOfLaBook.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-65293866479478043802010-09-02T09:23:51.572-04:002010-09-02T09:23:51.572-04:00I find if I see a movie before reading the book, I...I find if I see a movie before reading the book, I tend to like both (seeing the first Harry Potter movie convinced me to try the series, happily!). But if I've read the book first, I'm usually unhappy with the film. (<i>Possession</i> sticks out in my mind as a particularly egregious example.)Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-17343518038053606662010-09-02T09:21:20.573-04:002010-09-02T09:21:20.573-04:00I read Revolutionary Road and thought it was reall...I read Revolutionary Road and thought it was really good. I haven't seen the movie yet though.<br /><br />I think I prefer Henry James novels on screen...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-90244271034278174522010-09-02T09:14:27.954-04:002010-09-02T09:14:27.954-04:00I usually find that I like the books more than the...I usually find that I like the books more than the movies, too. But I'm afraid Revolutionary Road was one of those movies that I found so boring, I've sort of crossed the book off my TBR list! So I guess that was one instance where I definitely should have read the book first.jlshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268434704970729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1359999156621466745.post-8466564173887501322010-09-02T09:05:53.897-04:002010-09-02T09:05:53.897-04:00I tend to lose my drive to read a book after I hav...I tend to lose my drive to read a book after I have already seen the movie for some strange reason. I know this shouldn't be the case, since the books are always better and the movie will always leave something out. I prefer to read the book first and then see the movie, but you make some good points!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.com