Are movie and TV show adaptations better?
When a book series gets popular, they often get turned into movies or TV series. Then begins the debate between readers and movie watchers about which is actually better. Many times, the book becomes...
View ArticleBook vs. TV Series: Shadow and Bone
In this book vs. TV series, we’re going straight back to the Grishaverse. Recently having her debut novel, Shadow and Bone, become a screen adaptation, there’s a lot of buzz around Leigh Bardugo right...
View ArticleWhat You May Want To Know Before Watching Dune
The movie adaptation of Dune by Frank Herbert, which is directed by Denis Villeneuve, will be released in theaters on October 22 this year. The first movie is the first of a trilogy that will cover...
View ArticleBook vs. Movie: Howl’s Moving Castle
Sophie Hatter is the eldest of three daughters, which is deemed as “most unlucky”. Over the years, she’s accepted that she won’t have a fun, lavish future like her younger sisters, so she becomes...
View ArticleRomance in Books/Media
I have grown up reading books where romance had been the central theme of the book, a plot line on the side, and with side characters who have never actually spoken in the book. In every single book I...
View ArticleBook vs. Film: The Summer I Turned Pretty
The very talented author Jenny Han’s book, The Summer I Turned Pretty, was recently made into a series that has everyone falling in love with the characters. Han’s book series includes the books, The...
View ArticleThe Summer I turned Pretty- TV Series-
Warning Major Spoiler Alert!!! The Summer I turned Pretty series came out just last month and it has been a big hit. Though the summer I turned pretty started out as a book by Jenny Han, who wrote To...
View ArticleCoraline: Book VS Movie
Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, is a fictional thriller, originally written as a novel, but later turned into a movie. The basic plot of the story is that a little girl named Coraline and her family move...
View ArticleBook vs. Movie Review: Mockingjay
Mockingjay is the third (and final, if you don’t count the prequel!) book in The Hunger Games trilogy. It’s about the main character and heroine, of the novels, Katniss Everdeen, following her story...
View ArticleBook vs. Movie: Detailed Differences from To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
Warning: There are spoilers ahead! 1. First encounter Book: Peter Kavinsky’s first scene was when he rolls up his black Audi the time he saw Lara Jean after her small car accident and asked if she was...
View ArticleBook vs. Movie: The School For Good and Evil
Soman Chainani’s hit novel, The School For Good and Evil, was recently released as a Netflix movie on October 19th, 2022. It follows the story of two young girls, Sophie and Agatha, who are whisked...
View ArticleBook vs. Movie: Love & Gelato
After her mother’s death, Lina is sent to Tuscany, Italy where she discovers her mother’s old journal. Although she is first apprehensive about the idea of living in Italy, she begins to become more...
View ArticleBook Review: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
I’m sure a lot of people out there have read Suzanne Collins’ bestselling dystopian trilogy, which includes the novels The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. But what many don’t realize is...
View ArticleDivergent – Book vs. Movie
NOTE: SPOILERS AHEAD Recently, I got the chance to watch the movie Divergent over Thanksgiving break. I was curious to see how this movie was since Divergent is one of my favorite books. I was...
View ArticleBook vs. Movie: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Taking place 64 years before Suzanne Collins’ infamous Hunger Games series, a Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes features a young President Snow as he struggles to maintain his status within the Capitol...
View ArticleBook vs. TV Series: Percy Jackson
Percy Jackson and the Olympians just wrapped its first season and is renewed for a second. Following the story of Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, the book and TV show showcase Percy travelling across...
View ArticleBook vs. Movie: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Clary Fray believed she was a human, also known as a mundane, who possessed the unique ability to see Shadowhunters, half-angel warriors who protect humans from evil. However, after her mother is...
View ArticleBook vs. Movie: The Giver
The Giver, a novel by Lois Lowry, features Jonas, a boy living in a dystopian society. Jonas is chosen to become the Receiver of Memory, a highly-regarded position, and sets out to learn about...
View ArticleBook vs. Movie: All Quiet on The Western Front
Disclaimer: The movie being compared is the newest 2022 movie. All Quiet On The Western Front is a classic anti-war novel depicting the tragedies of the western front during World War I. Set from the...
View ArticleBook vs. TV Series: Percy Jackson
Many Disney and Percy Jackson fans have long awaited the arrival of the TV series Percy Jackson. Having read the series, I immediately watched the first two episodes of the series that Disney...
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