It's the tenth!

[eleanoreader]

Once a month book_memes demands to know: What are you reading?

What book are you currently reading?
How far in are you?
What's it about?
Are you enjoying it?


[my answers in comments]

Comments

[travelingmonkey]

Wow, you've never even seen the movie?? They actually did a really good job on it, given the difficulties to tackle with such a lengthy detailed novel.

[somuchforendings]

No. I try not to watch anything based on a book before reading the book itself, since movies/tv shows (as Stephen King aptly put in the intro to The Stand, actually) tend to limit imagination. That said, I'd only heard of the miniseries vaguely in passing from a few people, none of whom seemed too warm on it, so I never really thought about checking it out.

[travelingmonkey]

I like to read stuff without knowing what's going to happen, but I'm also not going to wait 16 yrs to watch something just 'cause it came from a book I haven't read yet! ;P haha.

[somuchforendings]

Well, if it came out sixteen years ago, then I was only five and didn't have much an interest in Stephen King, lol. But, usually, I see a trailer for a movie I think looks interesting and, if it's based on a book, I read the book then see the movie. So no years involved. In the case of The Stand, though, I'm not particularly interested in watching the movie (though I will probably watch it someday), so there's no waiting involved, either. ;p

[travelingmonkey]

lol, yeah, I get what you're saying. For me, it just kinda depends what it is. I saw Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, and Clear and Present Danger all long before reading the books, and didn't have a problem with it. It depends on the subject, and the individual one in question, too. The thing is, movies of books tend to kind of suck, horribly, in comparison; so lots of times I kind of prefer to see the movie first, so I don't watch it and just get utterly peeved about how horribly they killed it, but instead see it and enjoy it, then go read after, and am pleased by how much better the book was. =P