2012-03-28, 03:13 AM
My Kindle gave me a free sample of the book (I think it's just the first chapter). I find it hard to read the writing style. There's a LOT of fragmented sentences in the author's writing. As much as I want to read the book, that's really a hard thing to get used to. I'm used to books where the author completes sentences, and doesn't constantly make use of one and two word sentences to bring out ideas. I have to question whether or not the publisher reviewed the book for grammar.
That being said, I'm interested in the movie still, even after reading this whole thread. It seems that the people who are annoyed are more annoyed over little details...stuff you couldn't possibly transmit 100% into the movie. It just will never happen. The only part that I can understand as a complaint is the apparent lack of character development in the movie. From reviews I've read, that's lacking in the first book as well. In fact, it's one of the main complaints I saw while looking over reviews in the Kindle Shop (After weeding out the "OMFG THES BEEK ES ARESUM," of course). Many people complained that they were unable to connect with Katniss emotionally because she seemed to be a drone in the first book. It also apparently is better later on, so I'm not surprised this is also a complaint in the movie.
Every time there's a movie based upon a book, there's always the few people who insist that it HAS to be more like the book. Are you sure about that? Would you really enjoy something that was EXACTLY the same in EVERY SINGLE WAY? Somehow I doubt it. Small changes here and there that do not change the premise, major story, nor conclusion, are welcome. Why do you want to know exactly everything that will happen? Why waste your money seeing that movie?
That being said, I'm interested in the movie still, even after reading this whole thread. It seems that the people who are annoyed are more annoyed over little details...stuff you couldn't possibly transmit 100% into the movie. It just will never happen. The only part that I can understand as a complaint is the apparent lack of character development in the movie. From reviews I've read, that's lacking in the first book as well. In fact, it's one of the main complaints I saw while looking over reviews in the Kindle Shop (After weeding out the "OMFG THES BEEK ES ARESUM," of course). Many people complained that they were unable to connect with Katniss emotionally because she seemed to be a drone in the first book. It also apparently is better later on, so I'm not surprised this is also a complaint in the movie.
Every time there's a movie based upon a book, there's always the few people who insist that it HAS to be more like the book. Are you sure about that? Would you really enjoy something that was EXACTLY the same in EVERY SINGLE WAY? Somehow I doubt it. Small changes here and there that do not change the premise, major story, nor conclusion, are welcome. Why do you want to know exactly everything that will happen? Why waste your money seeing that movie?