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Bird Box by Josh Malerman
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I'm glad you liked it and that the movie stayed true to the book. It is always disappointing when it doesn't.
I was able to get this one in audio. I'm trying to wait till I get the ebook so follow along.
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I'm interested to hear what you think of it.
Hey, I've read this one! 😁
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what did you think of it?
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Leigh wrote: "Midu, here is your badge. "Thanks Leigh :D
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Leigh wrote: "Midu, I'm sorry that you did like it." Bad quarter, reading wise 🙂
Trying to finish, started on Saturday.
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Are you liking it?
I am, still trying to finish, I'm around 75%. Saw the movie on Netflix and it doesn't have all what the book has. The characters come off different in the book as well. No sure which is better just yet. I loved the movie, I thought they did an awesome job picking Sandra Bullock to play the MC.
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Thanks for the badge, he has book two coming, I can't wait to see what happens, I'm hoping that they find a way to rid themselves of these creators (book) or phantoms (movie).
Genre:Horror/Fiction/Thriller/Science Fiction/Dystopia/Mystery/Post Apocalyptic
Description:Something is out there, something terrifying that must not be seen. One glimpse of it, and a person is driven to deadly violence. No one knows what it is or where it came from.
Five years after it began, a handful of scattered survivors remains, including Malorie and her two young children. Living in an abandoned house near the river, she has dreamed of fleeing to a place where they might be safe. Now that the boy and girl are four, it's time to go, but the journey ahead will be terrifying: twenty miles downriver in a rowboat—blindfolded—with nothing to rely on but her wits and the children's trained ears. One wrong choice and they will die. Something is following them all the while, but is it man, animal, or monster?
Interweaving past and present, Bird Box is a snapshot of a world unraveled that will have you racing to the final page.
Some things to think about while you're reading. Answer just one or all of these questions, but remember, PLEASE USE SPOILER TAGS when necessary! If you don't know how, ask :)
1. What was your initial reaction to the book? Did it hook you immediately, or take some time to get into?
2. Do you think the story was plot-based or character driven?
3. What was your favorite quote/passage?
4. What made the setting unique or important? Could the story have taken place anywhere?
5. Did you pick out any themes throughout the book?
6. How credible/believable did you find the narrator to be? Did you feel like you got the 'true' story?
7. How did the characters change throughout the story? How did your opinion of them change?
8. Which character did you relate to the most, and what was it about them that you connected with?
9. How did you feel about the ending? What did you like, what did you not like, and what do you wish had been different?
10. If the book were being adapted into a movie, who would you want to see play what parts?