I'm in the middle of Allegiant, and I wonder if these might not make better movies than books.
Which isn't a definitive answer, but I do think it's a generally interesting story, and the elder portion of the cast should be good.
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Dana - Feb 24, 2014 6:48:43 am PST #22078 of 28350
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Steph L. - Feb 24, 2014 6:55:06 am PST #22079 of 28350
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Four looks hunky. (That's all I got.)
t edit Okay, I just looked at the IMDB page -- Kate Winslet is Jeanine Matthews??? I'm more intrigued now.
meara - Feb 24, 2014 7:02:51 am PST #22080 of 28350
Well, I quite liked the first book. The second NSM, and the third I haven't read, given the reviews I've seen. But I'd enjoy seeing the movie, of the first one. Plus it sounds like they got a good cast.
megan walker - Feb 24, 2014 7:07:04 am PST #22081 of 28350
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Yeah, not wanting to be Mockingjay'ed, I've already decided not to read any of them.
meara - Feb 24, 2014 7:14:43 am PST #22082 of 28350
Yeah, not wanting to be Mockingjay'ed
Hah. I feel like ALL the YAs have this "Must be a trilogy!!" thing going on, and it irks. There are some that would be so much better as stand-alones (...though I get that marketing-wise that's not as worth it), or at most with a sequel.
erin_obscure - Feb 24, 2014 1:57:49 pm PST #22083 of 28350
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
I would totally see the movie. I suspect it will translate very well to film.
meara - Feb 24, 2014 4:36:23 pm PST #22084 of 28350
I just read "where'd you go Bernadette", which I can't decide if I liked. Maybe it was just overhyped. It had some cute very seattle things. But the plot was...odd? Confusing? Something.
Dana - Feb 25, 2014 1:29:18 am PST #22085 of 28350
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Wow, you guys weren't kidding about Allegiant. That was terrible.
sumi - Feb 25, 2014 4:33:18 am PST #22086 of 28350
Art Crawl!!!
erikaj - Feb 25, 2014 12:29:47 pm PST #22087 of 28350
Always Anti-fascist!
I think I liked the mixture of styles and stuff more than the story, Meara. It was cute, but I do sort of not like that, once you decide you've written a comic novel, you can throw the kitchen sink in too, because it's wacky and it doesn't have to make sense. The best stand-up does.