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Just completed reading the novel "Killing floor" from Lee child. Now I see books are more interesting than the actual movies with stunts, visual effects, etc when it comes to ACTION THRILLERS. For instance, there is a whole luxury of imagination of your own when it comes to a fight, chasing, the land mass, etc unlike the movies where you have to live with what is shown whether you like it or not.
As this is only my first book on this genre I am not sure if everyone feels the same way as I do.
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Books AND movies. Why choose ?
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I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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When you finish a book and watch the movie straight away, wont you feel like you are watching a short trailer of 2 hours? Atleast I badly felt it when I watched the movie "Night train to lisbon" after finishing the book. So basically it should be one or the other (atleast for me), it can't be both. You will loose the interest on the one that comes second. So the ultimate question is which one do you prefer doing it first? 
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Provided it's not the "book of the movie" that's fine.
But generally speaking, "movie of the book"s tend to disappoint as well, if you read the book first. Anything by Dan Brown excepted, of course.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Harry Potter, LOTR -> beautiful movies !
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I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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LotR - Beautiful movie, wrecked plot.
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They were. But...they cut out a heck of a lot to get it in there! Even the first HP book lost a lot of detail to make the movie. The later ones were eviscerated!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Did you ever watch the movie first? You might feel the movie is too long until you read the book first only to see the movie as the trailer of the book. Don't you see it as just a mind set?
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Yes, but the purpose is not the same ! If you assume that the movie has to render everything from within the book, then every movie would last 20h !
I see them as two different representations of the same story, and both are enjoyable to me.
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I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
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That is why I use to wonder why dont they do tv series on good novels........there is high a chance we get the similar output. (Atleast I am not aware of any at this point of time).
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Govindaraj Rangaraj wrote: I am not aware of any at this point of time
Game of Thrones?
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Clumpco wrote:
Game of Thrones?
Nope, misses a huge amount compared to the books, although not a bad attempt.
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Rage wrote: LOTR -> beautiful movies
Right, but the books are far better...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Sadly I don't have the attention span to read a book, have attempted many many times reading novels but always end up failing. But give me a technical reference book and I have no problem reading them.
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You know what, I would have described myself the same way if asked last year same time. With in last 6 months I completed about 5 books. Believe me, if you are able to finish one book, it is highly likely that you may end up as a book freak. I am telling from my experience.
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6 months? 5 books? 
I read that many in a week... 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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I wonder where you store your books
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Electronically, and at the Public Library!
(There are probably less than 2000 books in this house: I threw out 5000 or so when we moved - couldn't even give 'em away  )
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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The British Heart Foundation would have taken them, provided they were in halfway decent nick.
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Tried the Red Cross, local hospitals, charity shops, even book shops. Nobody interested regardless of condition. Enough to make you cry...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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In my city (town, really), the library started to put surplus books in the train station to take and keep. This lasted until their book collection was severely culled by Hurricane Sandy.
Once we got back home, we sorted through our personal book-mountain and brought hundreds to the station, a few bag-fulls at a time*. Not the same as donating to charity, but pretty much all of them were scarfed up. This included, for those interested, obsolete computer books and chemistry and physics books from coursed I taught (my own books, naturally, were kept). Very few lasted more than a few days.
Any way you can do this sort of thing? It could even start a trend.
* 10-20 books/bag
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I am not a fan of electronic books. The main reason why I like reading is the book itself (in paper fold).
watching electronic screen at work, and also at relaxation? I am sorry 
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I wasn't...but then I got a tablet.
And I can carry 400 odd books with me at all times, on something that fits in my jacket pocket. And doesn't try to take over the house in the way that print does! 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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So now the topic is paper book or electronic ones? 
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You should have checked the local high schools. A few years back I donated 1500 books to the local high school and was able to declare the donation on my taxes. A win for the high school and a win for me!
Now, this was before ebooks really kicked in so things may be different now.
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