In which our Adaptation hosts list the plot twists that threw us for a loop in the films versus the original.
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Vlog: Top Five Unforeseen Book to Movie Twists
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Category Archives: Young Adult Fiction
Adaptation #65: Haunted by the Book Thief
Jess and Kendyl have a hard time talking over their emotions in this episode on Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, but eventually, they get through the haze and discuss all the lovable characters, intense moments and non-canon predictions.
EDIT: Our episode on Brian Percival’s film The Book Thief is now available to listen to!
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For similar adaptations, check out our episodes on Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Cloud Atlas, and Anna Karenina.
Vlog: What Are We Reading? (November 2013)
Vlog: Five Adaptations That Need A Redo
In which our Adaptations hosts list those films that we think Hollywood should take a second crack at…or a third or fourth.
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Minisode #2: A Bronte Double Feature
Adaptation #63: Lord of the Buggers
In episode #63, the hosts get into a massive debate about some of the smaller choices that Orson Scott Card made in Ender’s Game that made it hard for some to even finish the book. But after deciding to put personal feelings aside, they discuss the novel, characters and possibilities for the upcoming film.
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For similar adaptations, check out our episodes on RIPD, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Star Trek Into Darkness, The Host, and Total Recall.
Vlog: Five Worst Character Adaptations
In which our Adaptation hosts present our list of bad character adaptations. It’s a little skimpy for some reason, but we’re sure you can help us add to it!
Also, check out our list of Five Best Character Adaptations!
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#18: Living in a Powder Keg (The Silver Linings Playbook novel)
#27: Where’s the Silver Lining? (Silver Linings Playbook the film)
#51: Percy Jackson and the Bermuda Triangle of Monsters (Sea of Monsters the novel)
#54: TMI and Incestuous Canoodling (City of Bones the novel)
#56: Fashionably Early Kronos (Sea of Monsters the film)
#58: City of Inconsequence (City of Bones the film)
Vlog: What Are We Reading? (October 2013)
Vlog: Five Best Character Adaptations
In which our hosts list character adaptations that we thought were the “whole package” on screen. In fact, we’re convinced that these aren’t actors–they ARE the characters straight from the page! After all, you’ve heard of Inkheart, right? It could happen!
Vlog: Seven Worst Film Adaptations (Of All Time!)
In which our Adaptation hosts present the banes of the film industry: seven of the worst film adaptations of all time! Jess may have gotten a little carried away with the ranting, though.
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Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
Beautiful Creatures
The Last Airbender
Vlog: What Are We Reading? (September 2013)
Adaptation #58: City of Inconsequence
After seeing The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, the team talks over the films strengths and weaknesses as an adaptation, and admit their confusion about the presence of implications that were not in the book. While some things were lost and others gained, the hosts still have one question: why is it named after a city that we spend all of five minutes in?
Also check out our episode on the novel by Cassandra Clare.
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For more young adult adaptation chat, check out our episodes on Percy Jackson, Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Hunger Games, Beautiful Creatures, The Host, and Breaking Dawn.
Vlog: Five Book-to-Movie Adaptations We Wish Existed
Our first vlog in which our Adaptation hosts present our top choices for books that we would love to see in movie-form. We think the big screen is ready for Jack the Ripper ghosts, cryogenic time travel, and Sith backstory. If some smart movie-maker bigshot happens to listen to the wisdom imparted here, take heed!
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HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Eon by Alison Goodman
The Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanaghan
Going Bovine by Libba Bray
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
New York trilogy by Paul Aster
Adaptation #56: Fashionably Early Kronos
After taking some time to cool down after seeing Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, the hosts are able to see the merits of the new installment in the series, despite their original outrage at its variances from the novel. Listen as they discuss their favorite parts (and actors) and how the film will lead into the next one.
Don’t forget to check out our episode on the novel by Rick Riordan!
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For more adaptation chat, check out our episodes on City of Bones, Star Trek, The Hobbit, and The Hunger Games!
Adaptation #54: TMI and Incestuous Canoodling
In this rather late episode, our hosts discuss the first Mortal Instruments installment by Cassandra Clare, City of Bones. They all seem to love the exact same characters, and find the others a little less than bright, while rolling their eyes at how none of them realize that they are stringing someone along. And the ending makes some love the book more, while others feel it’s too reminiscent of another beloved series.
Edit: Now available, check out the episode on the film!
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For more supernatural young adult fiction, check out our episodes on Percy Jackson, Beautiful Creatures, The Host, Warm Bodies, and Breaking Dawn.
Adaptation #51: Percy Jackson and the Bermuda Triangle of Monsters
In anticipation of the new Percy Jackson film, the hosts talk about the second book in the series, what they thought of the first film and how its shortcomings could effect Sea of Monsters.
Edit: Check out our episode on the film, out now!
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For more young adult adaptation discussions check out our episodes on:
The Hunger Games, novel and film
Beautiful Creatures, novel and film
A Jane Austen Fan’s Dream Comes True on the Big Screen!
It is a truth universally acknowledged that any post referencing Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice—no matter how minute the reference—should include some adaptation of said novel’s opening sentence.
There. Obligation fulfilled. On to the news, sure to please Janeites everywhere!
Those of us who are still basking in the happy glow that was The Lizzie Bennet Diaries might be happy to hear that yet another Austen-related film is looming on the horizon. This film, titled Austenland, is sure to hit home among Jane Austen fans, as it centers on the fans themselves for a change. Based on the book written by award-winning author Shannon Hale, Austenland tells the story of Jane Hayes, a self-proclaimed Janeite who is completely and utterly obsessed with the 1995 Colin Firth version of Mr. Darcy.
Sound familiar to some of you? Yeah, I’m guilty of the same, too.
To come to grips with her fantastic, albeit unrealistic expectations about love, Jane is sent to—get this—a Jane Austen-themed getaway vacation where women can live out their fantasies of being in a Jane Austen novel, complete with their own fabricated love story.
In other words, my dream come true…or is it? I won’t give away any spoilers, in case readers choose to search out the book for themselves, which I recommend. Enough to say that Austenland is a highly enjoyable read and, in my opinion, has the potential to be a great film as well—especially in light of reactions after the movie’s debut at the Sundance Film Festival.
Though purposed to be a romantic-comedy—a genre not normally seen among the films displayed—Austenland has been picked up by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and Sony Pictures Classics for distribution in the UK in September and the United States in August. Starring such familiar faces as Keri Russell, Jane Seymour and Jennifer Coolidge, Austenland will also mark the directorial debut of Jerusha Hess (co-writer of Napoleon Dynamite) and the first producing project of Twilight author Stephenie Meyer.
Though we have yet to be blessed with a full trailer for this film, an insider’s interview and two 30-second clips have been released to whet the appetites of fans such as me. With the monikers “Janie’s Got a Gun” and “Unmentionables”, these short clips display a subtle humor that I sincerely hope will be continued throughout the entire film. Enjoy them here, and let us know what you think in the comments below!
Be sure to check out our podcast episode #42 where we discuss The Lizzie Bennet Diaries!
Adaptation #41: A Host of Issues
Our hosts agree that Andrew Niccol’s The Host was a tough movie to make, with source material that had both too much and too little to fit into two hours. While they enjoyed the film, they also feel like it went too far in some areas and not far enough in others.
Also, check out episode #38: Mind, Host and Soul which covers the novel by Stephenie Meyer.
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The New Catching Fire Trailer Teaser is out!
The new Catching Fire trailer teaser came out finally at the MTV Movie awards to a rapt audience all over the world. Catching Fire, the second installment of The Hunger Games Series, will be premiering on November 22, 2013. Check out the trailer below: Continue reading
New Trailer for Sea of Monsters Welcomes New Faces and Plot Points
It’s finally happened. Three years after Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief was released in theaters, our wait is nearly over. The next installment of the film series is due to hit theaters this summer, and in the meantime, fans can whet their appetites with this first trailer for Percy Jackson & the Sea of Monsters. Continue reading
Adaptation #38: Mind, Host and Soul
Discussing Stephenie Meyer’s The Host gives our hosts plenty to analyze, from the difference between body and mind to the believability of Wanderer’s selflessness and Ian’s understanding. And of course, the Twilight comparisons are inevitable.
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Also, check out our episode on the film!
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