Usually, the book is better. But sometimes, I find that there's a really good plot or concept there but the actual writing is pretty bad. My pics are:
-Interview with a Vampire
The movie is WAY better in my opinion. The characters are just a lot more captivating. I find book Lestat to actually be rather flat (though granted, I haven't read any of the other Vampire Chronicles books, and I don't think I should have to...if you can't properly develop your character with in the book, you've lost me). I also find Anne Rice's writing to be a little awkward. I can see what she's trying to do, but she hasn't quite achieved it in my opinion.
True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse
*WARNING* I AM POSTING SPOILERS IN HERE. If you want to read the book, or want to see the first three seasons of the show and haven't, STOP READING NOW!
These books are TERRIBLE! I read three of them and it's hours of my life I'll never, ever get back. And I'm a little angry that it took me three books to give up. I just like the show so much and really felt that there must be -something- to the books, but nope. In the show, Sookie isn't the most developed character, but HBO Sookie is miles deeper than book Sookie. But the worst part is, that not only is book Sookie pretty flat, but also the books take place in first person, so you lose any perspective from any other character. You don't get much of what goes on with Sam, or Eric, or even Bill. Some of the characters don't even exist....Lafayette is only mentioned once, as the body in the car in the second book (the one that, in the show, was the exorcist woman), Jessica was never created, etc. BORING. And only like half the plot is there. Now, books are long, and there are only 13 episodes of each season of True Blood. There -should- be enough material in there to make a season of a show, but since half of it is shallow babble (which doesn't even manage to be descriptive...the show also has a much better sense of setting) I can see why the shows creators had to just make a lot of stuff up.
-Vanity Fair (the recent interpretation)
*SPOILER ALERT*
I just like that she changed the ending to turn out more favourably and didn't demonize Becky Sharp. I think Thackeray really hated women.
-Interview with a Vampire
The movie is WAY better in my opinion. The characters are just a lot more captivating. I find book Lestat to actually be rather flat (though granted, I haven't read any of the other Vampire Chronicles books, and I don't think I should have to...if you can't properly develop your character with in the book, you've lost me). I also find Anne Rice's writing to be a little awkward. I can see what she's trying to do, but she hasn't quite achieved it in my opinion.
True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse
*WARNING* I AM POSTING SPOILERS IN HERE. If you want to read the book, or want to see the first three seasons of the show and haven't, STOP READING NOW!
These books are TERRIBLE! I read three of them and it's hours of my life I'll never, ever get back. And I'm a little angry that it took me three books to give up. I just like the show so much and really felt that there must be -something- to the books, but nope. In the show, Sookie isn't the most developed character, but HBO Sookie is miles deeper than book Sookie. But the worst part is, that not only is book Sookie pretty flat, but also the books take place in first person, so you lose any perspective from any other character. You don't get much of what goes on with Sam, or Eric, or even Bill. Some of the characters don't even exist....Lafayette is only mentioned once, as the body in the car in the second book (the one that, in the show, was the exorcist woman), Jessica was never created, etc. BORING. And only like half the plot is there. Now, books are long, and there are only 13 episodes of each season of True Blood. There -should- be enough material in there to make a season of a show, but since half of it is shallow babble (which doesn't even manage to be descriptive...the show also has a much better sense of setting) I can see why the shows creators had to just make a lot of stuff up.
-Vanity Fair (the recent interpretation)
*SPOILER ALERT*
I just like that she changed the ending to turn out more favourably and didn't demonize Becky Sharp. I think Thackeray really hated women.
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