Will you listen to the Audiobook; See the Movie, or Both?
Yesterday, I began my discussion of audiobooks being made into movies for holiday season release. There were too many titles to fit into one entry! Today, I continue to check out movies that are currently in theaters or set for November/December release.
Fantastic Mr. Fox is… well… a fantastic book written and narrated by Roald Dahl. Geared toward the elementary school audience, this is a fun and interesting adventure story. The movie features the vocal talents of Owen Wilson, George Clooney, Meryl Streep, and Willem Dafoe. My kids enjoyed the book, but are a bit too old to want to see the movie.
The Blind Side was written by Michael Lewis (narrated by Stephen Hoye). It is a story of a homeless teen that is taken in by a family, despite their very different backgrounds. The movie features Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates, and Sandra Bullock. My neighbor just saw the movie and loved it. I am not a Sandra Bullock fan. At all. I won’t be seeing it… but I might read it.
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer and read by Ilyana Kadushin is at the heart of the vampire craze. Teens have read and reread the books and flocked to the movie in droves. As for me, I’ll skip both.
The Road was an Oprah’s Book Club Selection by Cormac McCarthy (read by Rupert Degas). Oprah loved this post-apocalyptic road trip novel. It was well written, but a real downer. It opens in the US next week and I won’t be watching.
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller (narrated by Bernadette Dunne) is the story of a 50 year-old wife and mother whose surprising past is affecting her present and future. The movie stars Robin Wright Penn, Julianne Moore, Winona Ryder, and Keanu Reeves. I like the sound of both the book and the movie. I may just go for both…
December will bring the movies Invictus (based on a book about Nelson Mandela), The Lovely Bones (tearjerker extraordinaire), and Up in the Air (about a corporate downsizing expert).
Enjoy!
By Dorothy Distefano
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