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Books that are worse than the film (which was already bad?) (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've started reading Jumper by NameDoesNotMatter. I would like to formally apologise about all the harsh things I've ever spoken about that film.

Fine, the cast is unlikeable and the action scenes are just fisticuffs in the air, but my god, in comparison to the teenage dreck that is the book, it's a masterpiece. At least they tried to build a credible back story for the main character.

In the book, he literally thinks everyone is out to sexually assault him (and somehow they seem to), he solves his problems by throwing money at it, instead of any actual creativity, and the author desperately tries to portray him as a mature-for-his-age adult, despite the fact that his first reaction to anything is crying followed by petty revenge.

I'm just flicking through the pages, pausing at any plot bits, and then flicking on.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (3 children)

The lord of the rings!

I love reading....I read a lot. But Tolkien's style just never worked for me, the movies were great.

[–] owenfromcanada 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I like Tolkien's style, but I get it. If you're not prepared to hear everything described in excruciating detail, maybe just stick with the Hobbit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

The Hobbit was pretty good. It's been a long time since I read it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I liked most of the books, but I hate the long songs. Maybe this is a hot take but authors should not put in songs longer than a few lines.

[–] daltotron 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah no I hate songs in books. Most of the time it's pretty hard to figure out what the actual tune of the song is supposed to be sung like, unless the author's pretty good at it, and most aren't.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I remember hearing that tolkien when reading the songs aloud never sang them, so noone really knows what they should sound like

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I always skip a song that is more than a few (max 5) lines long

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I agree with thus, I tried the books and got pages in before abandoning them, the movies are well done