The BOOK/MOVIE Club discussion
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Thanks, I'm excited to read some of these great books. I love all my lawyer skills but litigation was giving me an eye twitch and pre-mature wrinkles:) Its always fun to read some the legal fiction, I probably drive my friends crazy pointing out inaccuracies.
Hi my name is Crystal I'm a mother of two teenagers I'm also a wife been with my husband for almost twenty years I'm 37 years old
I have been reading for as long as I can remember my first book I remember buying myself was Stephen King's Insomnia that was back in the 90's
I read mainly mystery,syfy, horror and everything in between I'm an introvert it took me a day or two to get my nerve up to say hi (I had to get everything out before I changed my mind ) so hi.
Crystal wrote: "Hi my name is Crystal I'm a mother of two teenagers I'm also a wife been with my husband for almost twenty years I'm 37 years old
I have been reading for as long as I can remember my first book I..."
Hi Crystal, welcome!! Love SK, read a lot of his works as a teenager/adolescent, but then took a break from it. Planning on starting it back up again. Last year I read Under the Dome. Next year I want to read The Dark Tower series; will have to re-read the first couple of ones I'd already read.
Looking forward to discussing some books & movies with you!
I'm not new, but enjoy seeing so many who are new to the group. I always wonder how people find us and what made them decide on a particular group. Anyone want to chime in with a reply? I recently discovered I'm in a couple of groups with another person in this one. What fun!
Paula wrote: "I'm not new, but enjoy seeing so many who are new to the group. I always wonder how people find us and what made them decide on a particular group. Anyone want to chime in with a reply? I recently ..."This group I found because I was searching for ways to keep track not only of the books I read but also the movies I watch. I happened to stumble upon this group and decided to join. Other groups I found by checking the profiles of members of another group I'm in.
Merel wrote: "Hi! My name is Merel and I am 18! I am from the Netherlands and I speak English well enough to conversate but my grammer is off most of the time, so bare with me! I am not very common on goodreads ..."Welcome to the group Merel. Dont worry, there are many people here whose first language is not English including me. Try being active in this group, I am sure this will make you visit goodreads more often :)
Susy wrote: .This group I found because I was searching for ways to keep track not only of the books I read but also the movies I watch. I happened to stumble upon this group and decided to join. Other groups I found by checking the profiles of members of another group I'm in. ."
Same story for me. I wanted a group which not only discussed books but also movies and I found this one.
Hey everyone. I'm Lili, an 18 year old English lit student from Brooklyn, though I currently live in Germany with my elderly dog, Jar Jar (I have no regrets), and the killer rabbit from Monty Python. I'm a writer myself and I read in various genres, including fantasy, sci-fi, cozy mysteries, graphic novels and comics and the occasional horror and romance novel.
As for movies, I'm a huge Star Wars and cartoons fan. I very much enjoy the works of Stanley Kubrick and Christopher Nolan, and I also have a fond appreciation for movies of the truly terrible kind (like it's so bad, it's almost good).
As for movies, I'm a huge Star Wars and cartoons fan. I very much enjoy the works of Stanley Kubrick and Christopher Nolan, and I also have a fond appreciation for movies of the truly terrible kind (like it's so bad, it's almost good).
Lili wrote: "Hey everyone. I'm Lili, an 18 year old English lit student from Brooklyn, though I currently live in Germany with my elderly dog, Jar Jar (I have no regrets), and the killer rabbit from Monty Pytho..."Welcome to the group Lili. Its good to have more writers here. Even I am a Nolan fan and have watched all of his movies so far. Sometimes we all like some movies which other people find terrible.
Lili wrote: "Hey everyone. I'm Lili, an 18 year old English lit student from Brooklyn, though I currently live in Germany with my elderly dog, Jar Jar (I have no regrets), and the killer rabbit from Monty Pytho...""It's so bad, it's almost good" gets us a seat on Mystery Science Theater 3K." Killer Rabbit? I have a pet rabbit named Scout after one of my favorite fictional characters. Go to my profile and look at the pictures and you'll see the little bookworm bunny sitting among the books. Welcome. We look forward to your comments and reviews.
Rohit wrote: "Lili wrote: "Hey everyone. I'm Lili, an 18 year old English lit student from Brooklyn, though I currently live in Germany with my elderly dog, Jar Jar (I have no regrets), and the killer rabbit fro..."I used to have a bird ( cockatiel named, well, "Bird"). I used to tell people it was a vicious cockatiel like that rabbit in Monty Python.
Almost 15 years back I had a pet rabbit on my farmhouse along with a dog. One day I learned that the dog killed the rabbit. Lesson learned: no more pet rabbits. But since then I have had around 20 dogs till now.
Hello every one I'm nicole! I've actually just stumbled upon goodreads about a month ago and I love it so much. it helps me a lot with the blog I run and I always get to meet new people. I read just about everyday. That's my form of procrastination lol. I'm happy to be here and hopefully I can meet some lovely people to share thoughts and books with!www.goodbooksdaily.wordpress.com
I too had rabbits growing up, one of my favorite games, when I was little, would be to take them out of their cage and try to catch them as they hopped all over the backyard. It was before we didn't have cable yet so this passed for entertainment,:)
Monika wrote: "I too had rabbits growing up, one of my favorite games, when I was little, would be to take them out of their cage and try to catch them as they hopped all over the backyard. It was before we didn'..."Lol, way better than tv :)
Nicole wrote: "Hello every one I'm nicole! I've actually just stumbled upon goodreads about a month ago and I love it so much. it helps me a lot with the blog I run and I always get to meet new people. I read jus..."Welcome Nicole! Hope to discuss some books ánd movies with you too!
hey every one , welcome I haven't been on line recently , nice to see some new friendly faces !
Hi everyone, I'm Chris from Connecticut. I'm in my 50's and have been an avid reader all my life. I am also a big movie watcher, having seen over 130 films so far this year. I tend to read before I watch a film adaptation, but I made an exception for Game of Thrones due to the size of the books they are based on. Looking forward to joining the discussion.
Chris wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Chris from Connecticut. I'm in my 50's and have been an avid reader all my life. I am also a big movie watcher, having seen over 130 films so far this year. I tend to read before I..."Welcome Chris!
O wow, you really are a big movie watcher lol
Have watched 90 so far myself.
Do you also watch series?
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This came up on another thread, but I thought I'd mention it here as well.
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Susy wrote: "Chris wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Chris from Connecticut. I'm in my 50's and have been an avid reader all my life. I am also a big movie watcher, having seen over 130 films so far this year. I tend to..."Yes. Several. LOL. I primarily watch network TV but have a few online favorites like Handmaid's Tale (what a coincidence it's the next group book) and Grace & Frankie.
Chris wrote: "Susy wrote: "Chris wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Chris from Connecticut. I'm in my 50's and have been an avid reader all my life. I am also a big movie watcher, having seen over 130 films so far this ye..."Have quite a list of series that I watch myself. Been cutting down though lol
Did anyone else notice that from 15th may - 14th June there was no new member in the group? :\
Rohit wrote: "Did anyone else notice that from 15th may - 14th June there was no new member in the group? :\"Do you think that’s bad Rohit?
I myself enjoy smaller groups, provided that the members are active ones of course.
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Rohit you are correct that our new member volume has dropped!
Previously we were on goodreads featured groups on the main page. It made it easy for goodreads users to join our group.
Unfortunately, the featured groups rotate and due to goodreads group search capabilities it is difficult for users to find our group!
Max and I have been trying to figure out how to market our group and let people know about it.
Let me know if you have any creative ideas to increase membership! Our goal is to reach 1000 members. (:
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Do you think that’s bad Rohit?
I myself enjoy smaller groups, provided that the member..."
I agree Susy. I come across many groups with thousands of members, but they're ghost towns!
This group has a diverse group of readers who consistently provide excellent book / movie recommendations and leave well written intelligent comments.
I agree with both of you. I wasn't saying that it was a bad thing, but it was a bit strange that before 14th may we had lots of new members joining everyday and suddenly it came to a full stop. lol
its a fantastic group i put comparisons of stephen king books/ movies on here and people give such friendly replys on that stephen king group with 10000 plus members on there of they dont like your opinion on there not only do the treat you like s*** they then kick you off .... odd but i see a huge difference
Adriana (Mea) wrote: "Susy wrote: "Rohit wrote: "Did anyone else notice that from 15th may - 14th June there was no new member in the group? :\" Do you think that’s bad Rohit?I myself enjoy smaller groups, provided th..."
Not only that they can turn to ghost towns but even with the active groups I notice that it’s less personal, there’s less of a group cohesion. Small groups are more like real book clubs, or like groups of friends.
Matthew wrote: "its a fantastic group i put comparisons of stephen king books/ movies on here and people give such friendly replys on that stephen king group with 10000 plus members on there of they dont like your..."
They kick you off?? Seriously?
Rohit wrote: "I agree with both of you. I wasn't saying that it was a bad thing, but it was a bit strange that before 14th may we had lots of new members joining everyday and suddenly it came to a full stop. lol"
Yes, that is true. Probably due to the fact that it’s not a featured group at the moment, like Adraina said.
susy , yep and the guy who stalked me on there has stalked me on a a group i recently joined called apocalypse now and his friend had me kicked off of another new group i joined called horror aficionados funnily enough they assured me that it wouldn't happening there ( the cyber bullying ) but it did and theyre way of dealing with it was to kick me off ... odd but there you go
Hello everyone!I am Kimberly. I’m 28, mom of 2 boys, from Austin,TX. Recently graduated with a bachelors in Business Management. I am also a preschool teacher and I LOVE my job.
I throughly enjoy reading books before watching the movie/show, so I think this is the group for me! I’m currently working on the Dexter series and I CAN NOT wait to start the show.
Feel free to friend me. I’m excited to participate in this group!
Kimberly wrote: "Hello everyone!I am Kimberly. I’m 28, mom of 2 boys, from Austin,TX. Recently graduated with a bachelors in Business Management. I am also a preschool teacher and I LOVE my job.
I throughly enj..."
Welcome Kimberly! Sounds like you have joined the right group indeed! Have fun!
Kimberly wrote: "Hello everyone!I am Kimberly. I’m 28, mom of 2 boys, from Austin,TX. Recently graduated with a bachelors in Business Management. I am also a preschool teacher and I LOVE my job.
I throughly enj..."
I didn't even know that Dexter was based on books. Pretty dark subject. The TV series wore me down. Has there ever been a series other than Dexter where the protagonist is a murderer?
Greetings All! I am Cassandra, 28. I am a salon owner but am currently enrolled in school to pursue my library science degree. Reading and promoting literacy has always been very important, I run a fundraiser every year trading haircuts for books or donations to a literacy campaign (RIF, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, etc.). When not reading I play Jazz Ukulele and enjoy quality time with my family and friends. I live with a dog named Fernando del Torro and my life partner; who has taught me to enjoy movies and I am excited I found this group that merges our 2 interests. I look forward to discussing the age old dispute of books vs movies!
ROBERT wrote: "I didn't even know that Dexter was based on books. Pretty dark subject. The TV series wore me down. Has there ever been a series other than Dexter where the protagonist is a murderer?"TV or books?
TV series, there was Hannibal... The series is based on characters from Red Dragon.
Cassandra wrote: "Greetings All! I am Cassandra, 28. I am a salon owner... I run a fundraiser every year trading haircuts for books or donations to a literacy campaign ..."That is so cool Cassandra!
Welcome to the group, looking forward to discuss some books - movies!
Susy wrote: "ROBERT wrote: "I didn't even know that Dexter was based on books. Pretty dark subject. The TV series wore me down. Has there ever been a series other than Dexter where the protagonist is a murderer..."I guess both. I did watch a few Hannibal episodes but it did not resonate with me.
Kimberly wrote: "Hello everyone!I am Kimberly. I’m 28, mom of 2 boys, from Austin,TX. Recently graduated with a bachelors in Business Management. I am also a preschool teacher and I LOVE my job.
I throughly enj..."
Hi Kimberly. Welcome!
I haven't read the Dexter books but I have watched the entire series. It's fantastic! After you watch season one, let us know how it compares. I may want to pick up a book or two.
ROBERT wrote: "Susy wrote: "ROBERT wrote: "I didn't even know that Dexter was based on books. Pretty dark subject. The TV series wore me down. Has there ever been a series other than Dexter where the protagonist ..."Sorry to hear that, Robert. I thought the Hannibal series was brilliant. I was quite upset no one picked it up after NBC canceled it after season 3.
Hello from indian soul living in viking land sweden...!LOVE books and movies. Always try to read the book first and then watch the tv/movie adaption.
The latest one I watched was "Love, Simon" based on the book
by Becky Albertalli - one of the few times I saw the movie first and then read the book - the book is almost always better!And now, after finishing
by Margaret Atwood, finally, off to watch the hbo-show!
Carolin wrote: "Hello from indian soul living in viking land sweden...!LOVE books and movies. Always try to read the book first and then watch the tv/movie adaption.
The latest one I watched was "Love, Simon" b..."
Welcome Carolin!
I'm going to watch Love Simon tomorrow (already read the book)... Almost afraid cause I really liked the book and I feel I'm going to be disappointed by the movie...
Susy wrote: "Carolin wrote: "Hello from indian soul living in viking land sweden...!LOVE books and movies. Always try to read the book first and then watch the tv/movie adaption.
The latest one I watched was..."
That's why I read the book AFTER the movie.
Hello,Everyone!I am Viz,22, a medical student from Chennai,India.
I love reading about Crime and I am into Thriller,Espionage,Sci-Fi,Classic,Medical Literature and Astronomy.
I want to read Romance-based novels as well.
I love reading,stargazing,writing poetry,Origami...
Kirsten wrote: "That's why I read the book AFTER the movie."Ah, I prefer to read the book first so there's nothing to influence my imagination! Also, I lack the patience to read a book after the movie, knowing too many things that are going to happen, just can't concentrate on it anymore.
Susy wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "That's why I read the book AFTER the movie."Ah, I prefer to read the book first so there's nothing to influence my imagination! Also, I lack the patience to read a book after the ..."
most people read the book first and then watch the movie because there is no point in reading the book after watching the movie as you already know the story.
Rohit wrote: "Susy wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "That's why I read the book AFTER the movie."Ah, I prefer to read the book first so there's nothing to influence my imagination! Also, I lack the patience to read a bo..."
Yes, same for me. But I can imagine that some people do like reading it after the movie. They just have the patience (that I'm lacking) to read a story they already know. I just lose my concentration if I'm not curious and wondering what is going to happen next.
I like to see how movies interpret a published novel or story in any formI haven't had a chance to look around but I look forward to being a part of this group
side note:
recently I watched Victor Frankenstein (2015, Director: Paul McGuigan) - interesting retelling, character Igor was not in Shelley's novel but I kind of remember was in an old movie that put this book on the map
Name is Jillian! I am super pumped to join the group! Have always loved books and then critiquing the film based off of what I came up with in my head!
The BOOK/MOVIE Club
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The Handmaid’s Tale (other topics)
Red Dragon (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
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