Zara’s Comments (group member since Apr 09, 2019)

Zara’s comments from the The Tempest Reading Challenge group.

Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella still remains one of my favorite chick-lit books ever and one of the first I read!
And the movie trailer was released a few days ago starring Alexandra Daddario and Tyler Hoechlin as the lead characters, Emma Corrigan and Jack Harper and unfortunately, I might be disappointed.
For starters, the Americanization of the characters and the setting is definitely a bummer, but despite that, I might actually go watch the movie.
Who knows, I might be in the wrong? But there again, I might also be right!
So, I ask all of you;

What do you think is the BEST book adaptation?

This could be a TV series, movies or even theater productions! Which book had the best adaptation, in your eyes. Controversial to even suggest it could be done, but who knows!

For me, I have quite a few;
- Room by Emma Donoghue
- How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- The Maze Runner by James Dashner
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

(The latter two hands down were better on screen then on page)

So, what do you all think were the best book adaptations?

(Sorry, but comic books don't count as well as know how awesome the Marvel universe is). XD

Richu wrote: "well for my part id have to say .. it was the 50 shades trilogy and after yesterday night the “after” series by Anna Todd...


Fifty shades ( i read only the first book and even that was a drag.. i..."

Ugh...I agree. Fifty Shades is a TERRIBLE book and even worse movie. I read one paragraph and was so mad at the time I had wasted over it. Let's be real, the only reason it did as well as it did was because of the BDSM aspect - it's taboo and scandalous! It makes me so mad though when those three books are the only books some people have read and they are like 'these are the best books ever'.

After was the definition of a Wattpad story and what made it worse was it was originally a ONE DIRECTION fan-fiction where the two lead characters were Zayn Malik and Harry Styles! The movie was just as bad - too much staring and blank expressions and no real conversation.
I love Wattpad stories and there are some really, really good ones but the fact that the stupid ones like The Kissing Booth and After are the ones that become successful is terrible!

Sana wrote: "I can’t think of a particular book but John Green (and now I can say his work, by extension) is especially overhyped. So is Colleen Hoover!

They’re both good writers and, imo, really know how to t..."

I thought The Fault In Our Stars was so overhyped. I was quite disappointed with the ending in what did Hazel actually learn from her short-lived romance with this happy-go-lucky Gus? What was the actual point? Never read Colleen Hoover books but I have a feeling they are like stereotypical romance novels and I HATE those, even though I love a good love story. Literally reminds me of The Selection Series by Kiera Cass. Again, never read them but I feel like (from what I have read) they are so stereotypical and predictable and there is so much hype around them for being these beautiful books with a beautiful story but you don't even have to read the book to know how it is going to end.

Tiara wrote: "Zara wrote: "Tiara wrote: "Y’all are going to fight me for this but....Harry Potter. No questions please! Respect my privacy at this time 😂😂"
I've never read it so we both have targets on our back..."

I think the fact that you read it later on then most people i.e. not for the age-range could be a reason why you didn't enjoy it. I know quite a few people like that so I don't think (hopefully!) no-one will hold it against you! 😂😂

Uzma wrote: "Twilight. It was a struggle to get through. Genuinely didn't understand the hype for both the books and the films."

Agree but for me, the best book and movie was Eclipse (if I had to choose). There was just a lot more going on in that book. The others were just too much staring and bad writing.

Tiara wrote: "Y’all are going to fight me for this but....Harry Potter. No questions please! Respect my privacy at this time 😂😂"
I've never read it so we both have targets on our backs XD. When did you first read it?

We all know one (or a few) of these books.
They are the ones that the book bloggers and publishers talk about.
They are the ones that sell out in the book stores and the reviews are raving.
And then, when you hold it in your own hands and flick through the pages, you ask yourself, "What was all the hype about?"

TIME FOR YOU ALL TO 'FESS UP!

We all have a book we believe was 'overhyped', so which book do you think received more attention then it deserved?

For myself?

'The Girl on a Train' by Paula Hawkins. I love a good thriller just like the next person but this book just collapsed at the climax. When things should've got interesting, it backfired and the revelation was disappointing.