Sandy's comments (member since May 15, 2008)

Sandy's comments from the Read the Movie group.

Read the book first, then saw the movie:
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden - loved the book, did not care for the movie.
White Oleander A Novel by Janet Fitch - loved both.
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides - loved both.
The Invisible Circus by Jennifer Egan - liked the book, hated the movie.
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - The movie was pretty bad, in my opinion, and although it's not the greatest literature, I did like the books. Precisely because it reminded me of the type of books I used to read as a kid that got me loving reading in the first place.
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson - both were fairly good, though I read the book years ago, and only saw the movie recently.

Saw the movie first:
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen - loved both, and though the movie took liberties with the story, I liked the movie better.

I am excited for the Time Traveler's Wife movie to come out, as well as the Lovely Bones. I also have never watched the movie version of one of my favourite books, the Unbearable Lightness of Being, as I had no idea it was a movie until recently, but I am planning on watching it as soon as possible.