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I have mixed feelings about this book. I love the author and always will. He is a brilliant writer. That's what kept me reading this one. But...
For my full review just click or head to my official blog.
Happy reading
I have mixed feelings about this book. I love the author and always will. He is a brilliant writer. That's what kept me reading this one. But...
For my full review just click or head to my official blog.
Happy reading
Panellists: Carrie Vaughn, Amy H. Sturgis, Martin Lewis, Thea James (The Book Smugglers), Erin M. Underwood
The YA publishing boom has been accompanied by a boom in film adaptations, but while some have seen commercial success others have stalled. What does it take to transition from book to film? Are there any special considerations when working with a young adult story? Modern YA is a genre with distinctive tropes — how are these being transferred to the screen? How is “classic” YA adapted in that context? Is this to the original story’s benefit or detriment? Which YA books have successfully made the transition–for good or ill? What stories would make great films, but haven’t yet been done?
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, instead of picking up a copy with that egregious new cover, you can read an unpublished chapter from the early draft of the novel over at The Guardian instead.
Also from The Guardian, a companion article on the history of the book: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/30/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-50-years-roald-dahl-quentin-blake
Through the years there have been a lot of covers for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, including the above. In case you missed it, here's the new on from Penguin UK:
A bit strange, yes? Yesterday at my book-loving family's get together to celebrate my mother's 85th birthday opinion ranged from "What!?" to "Probably chosen to sell more copies of the book." The whole brouhaha was discussed in a Saturday Washington Post article, "What divisive 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' covers says about books and readers." Link below:
With news that Steven Spielberg plans to adapt The BFG (yeah, really), Bibliodaze took some time out to look at some of the other works made from his books, from the good to the bad to the life ruining.
