Friday 30 October 2015

Feature & Follow #6


TGIF! I've been on light duties at work this week with a dislocated shoulder, but that doesn't mean I'm any less glad to make it to the weekend! And since it's Friday, I'm breaking out another Feature & Follow. I haven't done this feature in a while (one plus to being laid up is having more time for books and blogging, even though typing left-handed takes about three times as long!) so I'm glad to be able to get back to it!

 The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read. I've just started getting involved in these features and they're great fun! It's a really cool way to find out what people are reading and connect with other bloggers. Added bonus, the aim of a blog hop is to follow others. You follow me, I follow you. Wins all round! I'm happy for followers on GFC, Twitter, Bloglovin', Goodreads, whatever works for you. GFC seems to be being a bit temperamental at the moment, so I guess I'd prefer Bloglovin' follows if I had to pick one.

This week's question: What are your favourite books that have been made into a movie?
by Girl of 1000 Wonders.

I'm always a little wary when and of my beloved books, comics, old films etc are set to be given a translation to modern movies, but when it works, it works so well!


 The Hunger Games

I love dystopia, YA and kick ass heroines, so it goes without saying that The Hunger Games is one of my favourite books! I really enjoyed the movie (although I still think that Josh Hutcherson is woefully miscast) and can't wait for Mockingjay Part 2!




 Battle Royale

It's not an easy read (literally, with 40+ characters, most of whom get a mere chapter or two each, an intensely personal third person pov that switches between them and a translation from the original) but I've love Battle Royale and the Japanese movie that it spawned. Just don't talk to me about the sequel though!



The Shining

One of my favourite books ever by one of my favourite authors, and it led to one of the greatest horror movies ever made by one of the greatest directors; Stanley Kubrick.





Daughter of Smoke and Bone

Not technically a movie yet, but I've read online that a DoSaB movie is in the works. I'm obsessed with the series and while I'm normally nervous that the translation to film won't work, this series was made for the big screen and I cannot wait to see it!
How about you guys, what are your favourite book to movie crossovers? And does anyone else share my tendency to automatically freak out when they hear that a book they love is getting a movie?

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12 comments:

  1. Annette Mills30 October 2015 at 12:20

    I'd love to see DoSaB as a movie! I saw The Shinning, and I think I've never read the book because I did see the movie. I'm a big King fan, though. Someday I should probably go back and read that (since I don't remember that many details about the movie anyway.) Thanks for stopping by!

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    1. MikaylaGray31 October 2015 at 12:31

      It's such a beautifully told story, I imagine the movie would be utterly gorgeous, though I'd be slightly afraid of seeing it in case it was ruined! I love City of Bones, but the movie was so awful it's scared me off seeing films of my favourite books!

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  2. Jessica @ a GREAT read30 October 2015 at 13:46

    Nice! Never read or saw these. I've caught bits of The Shining though! Great picks!

    Here's my Follow Friday

    Have a GREAT day!

    Old Follower :)

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    1. MikaylaGray31 October 2015 at 12:33

      Thanks Jessica. I would definitely recommend The Shining book and movie. Jack Nicholson makes for an oddly attractive psychopath!

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  3. MsArdychan30 October 2015 at 17:10

    I LOVE the DoSaB series! I will be first in line to see it when it comes out! I've never heard of Battle Royale, but I will add it to my TBR list. I like a challenge!

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    1. MikaylaGray31 October 2015 at 12:46

      I'll be right there too! Albeit a little nervously, it's one of my favourite series' and I really hope they get it right if it ends up on screen. Battle Royale is a really good book, there's a lot of comparison between it and The Hunger Games because of the school children fighting to the death angle but it's a much more brutal and political story than dystopia and YA. Let me know what you think if you do get to reading it!

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  4. Unknown30 October 2015 at 19:14

    Loved the Battle Royale movie though I've never read the book. I also have THG on my list! (And I agree with you on J. Hutch)

    New GFC follower here!
    Musings of the Bookaholic Fairies

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    1. MikaylaGray31 October 2015 at 12:59

      I adore the films and books of both, I can see where the comparisons comes from because of the basic premise, but they're such different approaches to a similar story. The casting of THG was fantastic other than Peeta.

      I've followed your blog too. I love your fairy dust cursor animation, it's so cute!

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  5. Anonymous30 October 2015 at 23:39

    Completely agree on the Josh H. part. I always thought the kid who played Cato was more of how I pictured Peeta in the books. Great list though!

    Returning the follow on Twitter and Bloglovin!

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    1. MikaylaGray31 October 2015 at 13:16

      Oooh yeah, he would have been great! Josh H was just physically all wrong for the part. Thanks for the follows!

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  6. Anonymous31 October 2015 at 11:23

    I have got to read Daughter of Smoke and Bone! Exciting to know that they're making a movie out of it though.

    Thanks for stopping by and for the follows. I'm now following via Twitter, BlogLovin' and GFC. :)

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    1. MikaylaGray31 October 2015 at 13:18

      Thank you! You should definitely read DoSaB if you can, the entire trilogy is utterly brilliant

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