Showing posts with label John Green. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Green. Show all posts

Sunday, February 15, 2015

♛Books That Should Be Turned Into Movies♛

Hello my lovely followers, the new year has begun and I would like to share a couple of books that I think should be adapted to movies. If you have any other suggestions for books that should be made into movies, then leave a comment below telling me why it should be adapted.
1. The Battle of the Labyrinth
By Rick Riordan
After The Sea of Monsters movie, I still think The Percy Jackson Series could continue. if it continued, then the next book ,as seen above, could be adapted by staying true to the plot of the book and to keep the main cast but, get a better director.
2. Cinder
By Marissa Meyer
I recently read Cinder and it has come to my attention that this book and it's sequel's should be adapted to a movie. Cinder has a great story that almost anybody would relate to and it is set in an apocalyptic time, which has been a trend in some major movies and it has a fairytale twist that some of us would love to watch. On a side note, I think the role of Queen Levana would be Vanessa Hudgens or Nina Dobrev because that was my initial thought when I read about the Queen. Also, Ellie Goulding would be a great addition to the movie soundtrack such as the song Burn.
3. Linger
By Maggie Stiefvater
I was in class and a couple of my class mates were talking about this book and I was surprised they heard of it. When I bring this book up in a conversation not many people have heard of it. When I looked this book over, I though that this would be great story to turn into a movie because it has the supernatural-forbidden-love-story that many young adults would be interested and I think Taylor Lautner would like to reprise another werewolf role.
4. Looking For Alaska
By John Green
With the success of The Fault In Our Stars and the up coming movie adaptation Paper Towns, I think it's safe to say that John Green should consider another adaptation of his books. I might not be the only wanting for this to happen but I think John Green would possibly consider it. Not to mention, I would totally envision Logan Lerman portraying the role of Miles Halter.
5. Matched
By Ally Condie
According to Wikipedia, the film rights were bought by Disney and are in production. I hope they would release some updates such as the cast, locations, and costumes. I'm interested how they would portray the setting and most importantly the plot. Personally, I would suggest they consider Josh Hutcherson as the role of Xander because he kind of looks the part after watch Mocking Part 1.
6. Where She Went
By Gayle Forman
Not too long ago the movie If I stay ended on a bittersweet note and I think they should produce the sequel, Where She Went. The movie would be interesting to see with a different point of view and all the flashbacks that happened after the first book while, Adam and Mia spend a day together in New York.
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Sunday, December 28, 2014

☆The Fault In Our Stars (Book Review)★

Hello my lovely readers! Today I will review John Green's book The Fault In Our Stars. This book takes the point of view of Hazel Grace Lancaster, who has thyroid cancer. She attends cancer patients support group at her mother's behest. However, during a support group meeting she catches the eye of Augustus Waters. The story follows Hazel and Augustus story as friends but eventually blossoms to a romantic relationship.
Characters:
Hazel Grace Lancaster- Is a 16-year-old teenager who was diagnosed at age 13 with thyroid cancer. She is intelligent and diligent but keeps most people at a distance, knowing her death will ultimately hurt them until she fell in love with Augustus.
Augustus Waters- Is a 16-year-old teenage whose osteosarcoma caused him to lose his leg. He is seen as having keen wit and has a tendency toward performances-he reveals in grand romantic gestures. He falls in love with Hazel during a support group meeting.
Isaac- Is a mutual friend of Hazel and Augustus. He is blinded by cancer and was dumped by his girlfriend Monica. He is embodies skepticism and rage.
Mrs. Lancaster- Is Hazel's mother and is an emotionally kind woman who has made her life to care for Hazel.
Mr. Lancaster- Is Hazel's father and is caring but prone to tears. Like Hazel's mother, he only understands Hazel's cancer broadly and spends much of his time at work.
Peter Van Houten- He is the infamous author of An Imperial Affliction but is later to be revealed a drunk and deflects emotion with walls of intellectualism and cruelty.
Overall Ranking:
John Green's novel is given a ranking of 5 out of 5 stars because it is and isn't a typical love story/ YA novel. The story surrounds many themes such as life and death which is something I can forward opinions on and discuss further. Even though, the plot has funny aspects it still has some serious aspects that are mentioned. The characters, that are acknowledged are battling cancer but at the same time want to live a normal life. They are also shown to have a hint of adult like relationship even though they are portrayed as teenagers. The book creates beautiful scenery that can be painted in your mind such as the famous Amsterdam scenes. You can imagine that John Green took careful thoughts into the Amsterdam scenes because he traveled to The Netherlands to get inspiration for this novel long before the book was published. A couple of other ideas that I would like to mention are, the tone and attitude of Hazel and the poetic feel that the novel hints. I feel like John Green can be some how shown in Hazel's character but at the same time stay true to a young teenager is something I favorite. I would recommend this novel to anyone because it has all these concepts that were mentioned above. Please give this novel a try if you haven't read this novel. Be sure to follow me and my sites listed below. Don't forget to be awesome! Till then my lovely readers!