It is an easy, quick read but absolutely spellbinding from cover to cover.

The reason I push this book before seeing the movie is that I am still stung over the whole "Starship Troopers" debacle…that is apparently ongoing. I read the Heinlein novel and loved the story. It's one of those books that I will pick up and re-read at least once a year. Then the movie came out and it was absolutely nothing like the book. And when I say nothing like the book, it was like someone read the book, stole the character names and the idea of them battling bugs and threw the rest of it away. I was so utterly disappointed. My biggest worry is that the general public at large would associate that large mass of feces that Verhoeven pinched off as having anything to do with what I felt was a great story.

Fending off future disappointments, I recommend that people read the story before some director places his misguided vision on what is a great piece of literature.

I will admit that I'm not familiar with Hillcoats other works, but I remain gun-shy of Hollywood and it's visions.

bradbrevet said: My only wish is to simply have more time to actually read. However, I read the first three Harry Potters and then stopped for two and then banged out the last two because I wanted to find out for myself what happens rather than be spoiled.

I read The Lovely Bones after hearing it was going to be a movie and I am glad I did, I think Peter Jackson is going to have a hell of a time adapting it and I don't think he has the right cast. I also read Shutter Island because I wanted to read a Lehane novel before it became a movie and see what the fuss was about, that one is going to be a hard adaptation as well.

I also recently read Choke, only because I tried reading Fight Club after seeing the movie and the movie was so close to the book I couldn't read it. I am glad I read Choke because the movie would have to be NC-17 to fully grasp the novel.

The one book I read after seeing the movie recently was The Golden Compass and I am now on book two ("The Subtle Knife"). They really screwed that movie franchise over by changing the story, it was a pretty good book even if Pullman is not really a very good writer.

Oh, and after all of David's chatter, once I get a chance I will read The Road before the movie comes out.

I read Pullman's trilogy,but I haven't attempted to see the film.lol

I read The Lovely Bones after hearing it was going to be a movie and I am glad I did, I think Peter Jackson is going to have a hell of a time adapting it and I don't think he has the right cast. I also read Shutter Island because I wanted to read a Lehane novel before it became a movie and see what the fuss was about, that one is going to be a hard adaptation as well.

I also recently read Choke, only because I tried reading Fight Club after seeing the movie and the movie was so close to the book I couldn't read it. I am glad I read Choke because the movie would have to be NC-17 to fully grasp the novel.

The one book I read after seeing the movie recently was The Golden Compass and I am now on book two ("The Subtle Knife"). They really screwed that movie franchise over by changing the story, it was a pretty good book even if Pullman is not really a very good writer.

Oh, and after all of David's chatter, once I get a chance I will read The Road before the movie comes out.

davidfrank said: Pretty much 99 out of a 100 times if I hear a book is being made into a movie, I'll wait for the movie and then read the book afterwards. I'm the type who'd rather be surprised by the movie than the book, since he movie experience is my first and true love. This is the way it is with The Lovely Bones for instance, which my wife has been trying to get me to read since it came out.

However, occasionally I can't stop myself. The concept of The Road (the post-apocalyptic setting is always an instant draw for me) and the instant masterpiece status that was given to the book was too awesome for me to pass up. Also, I managed to wait for the film versions of the 1st 5 Harry Potters. But when Deathly Hollows came out, I said screw it–since it'd be impossible to avoid cultural osmosis on how the series ended–and read the last 2 books.

Although, I did manage to pull off this feat of complete cinematic surprise with LOTR and it had 50 years of osmosis and I'd say all spoiler statutes were well expired. Of course I had to be one of those wussies who put his fingers in his ears and make obnoxious baby sounds anytime it sounded like someone was going to speak of the story–yet, I'm proud of the fact that I managed to walk into all 3 films without a clue of what was going to happen. Then I read the books immediately after Return of the King and loved them.

I love books and movies the same, but since I'm such an avid reader, most of the times I'll already have the book ( sitting on bookshelf waiting to read or already read it i.e. Lovely Bones). I'll only hear about the movie later. If I watch the movie first then, I'm pretty positive I won't read the book ( I'm lazy). If it is the other way around( especially if I love the book) the film disappoints. So I'm at odds. LOTR, I watched all three without being spoiled ON DVD. I just wasn't around many people who talked about it.lol

Nevertheless, I'll probably by The Road and Blindness. I'll try not to be picky with the film versions.

A recent one I read is The Other Boleyn Girl it was okay, but I have no desire to watch the film.lol

However, occasionally I can't stop myself. The concept of The Road (the post-apocalyptic setting is always an instant draw for me) and the instant masterpiece status that was given to the book was too awesome for me to pass up. Also, I managed to wait for the film versions of the 1st 5 Harry Potters. But when Deathly Hollows came out, I said screw it–since it'd be impossible to avoid cultural osmosis on how the series ended–and read the last 2 books.

Although, I did manage to pull off this feat of complete cinematic surprise with LOTR and it had 50 years of osmosis and I'd say all spoiler statutes were well expired. Of course I had to be one of those wussies who put his fingers in his ears and make obnoxious baby sounds anytime it sounded like someone was going to speak of the story–yet, I'm proud of the fact that I managed to walk into all 3 films without a clue of what was going to happen. Then I read the books immediately after Return of the King and loved them.

Harry Potter ( yes, I'm a geek whateva) love the books, but not the films.
The Kite Runner love the book , but not the film.
Memoirs of a Geisha love the book, but not the film.
Little Children didn't love the book, but movie was okay ( the one exception)
The Lovely Bones-I read this a while ago and found out it was gonna be a film. I didn't love the book ,so maybe I'll like the movie ( I literally Imdb my bookshelf and found about 6 movies currently in production.lol.)

Others I'm thinking about
Blindness- I've had it on my wish list for about 2 years now. Now it's turning into a film.
The Road- Same story