RWL’s Comments (group member since Oct 25, 2013)

RWL’s comments from the Region of Waterloo Library group.

Heather wrote: "only if I read a couple of the titles."

That makes sense!

Every October, adults across Ontario can vote for their favorite Evergreen title. Will you vote this year?

Leanne wrote: "To me, it doesn't really matter whether or not a book has won an award. The best reads I've found have usually come by way of a friend's recommendation or browsing the library stacks for a cover th..."

What does everyone else feel - would you be more inclined to read a book a friend recommended, or a book that had won an award?

RWL wrote: "Do you believe that award winning books are usually good reads?"

Do you have any examples of titles that made you feel this way?

What about The Painted Girls makes it feel like a potential award winner to you?

Do you believe that award winning books are usually good reads?

Do you think the Evergreen book(s) you read should have been nominated?

If you could create an Evergreen List, what titles would you nominate? This is the current selection criteria used to pick Evergreen titles:

SELECTION CRITERIA

The following criteria are presented in order of importance:

1. Literary quality in the case of fiction including but not limited to: structure, richness of language, craft of the writer, pace

2. Quality of presentation for non-fiction, including but not limited to: appeal and appropriateness of the presentation, clarity, layout, format

3. Audience appeal: appropriateness to the age group, a range of readability, the themes and content

4. Accuracy and relevance

5. Balance in the final list: male and female protagonists, male and female subject appeal, cultural diversity, geographical settings, e.g., rural, urban, cross-Canada locations, genre variety

This month we are going to focus on the 2014 Evergreen title nominees. The Evergreen Award is part of the Forest of Reading program from the Ontario Library Association. It celebrates great Canadian authors while helping to support Canadian publishers.

Have you read any of the 2014 Evergreen nominees?

Do you think making a book into a movie encourages readership of a specific novel?

Angela wrote: "Graceling by Kristin Cashore"

Why do you think this book would make a great movie?

RWL wrote: "What book do you think should be made into a movie? Are there any titles you think would make an excellent film?"

When I hear you describe Kevin Mitnick's story, it kind of reminds me of the movie Catch Me if you Can. That is the Leonardo DiCaprio movie about a con artist (based on the real person Frank Abangale) that impersonates other professions. I think he ends up working for the FBI helping them catch people doing the same thing he did. It was also based on a book.

What book do you think should be made into a movie? Are there any titles you think would make an excellent film?

Do any of you ever watch the movie and wonder why they left, or included, certain parts? Do you find that really frustrating?

Describing the movie as the fast food version of the book is a great way of describing the difference!

Have you ever had the opposite happen where the movie was better than the book?

Do you find that if the movie is bad it deters you from wanting to read the book it was based on?

RWL wrote: "Christine wrote: "Last month, I read The Help. I saw the movie when it came out and bought the book but had never read it. I've had a difficult year with me health (which is why I have been MIA her..."

Hi Christine,

My apologies but I think that I accidentally deleted your full comment when I was trying to delete my own.

Would you mind sharing your thoughts and experience with The Help again and the part about the Chapters cashier's button?

Christine wrote: "Last month, I read The Help. I saw the movie when it came out and bought the book but had never read it. I've had a difficult year with me health (which is why I have been MIA here, sorry) and pick..."

Hope you feel better! No apologies necessary!

One member mentioned she saw a Chapters employee wearing a button that 'Never judge a book by its movie!'

Can you think of a few books where that is true?