The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars, a novel by John Green, is story narrated by sixteen year old cancer patient Hazel, who is forced to attend a support group by her parents. In the support group she meets and falls in love with a seventeen year old, Augustus Waters, an amputee who lost his leg to osteosarcoma. The book is filled with many beautiful quotes and messagaes. Some of my favorite quotes are:
" My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations"
" Some infinities are bigger than other infinities"
" The marks humans leave are too often scars"
The whole book is just amazing and that clever title comes from Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar (Act I: Scene II), The nobleman Cassius says to Brutus, 'The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings." 

Here is a link about the upcoming film:
http://news.moviefone.com/2013/09/19/the-fault-in-our-stars-shailene-woodley-and-ansel-elgort/


If you don't believe me, read what the author has to say about why his book is so successful:
http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com/post/51645711954/why-has-the-fault-in-our-stars-been-so-successful

Get Excited For...

1. "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters" released in August and based on Rick Riordan's popular "Olympian" Series

2.  "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones" released in August and based on Cassandra Clare's "Mortal Instruments" series.

3. "The Wolf of Wall Street," coming out in November and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is a memoir by Jordan Belfort.

4. "Romeo & Juliet" coming out in February 2014. While not a new story,  I'm hoping for something that sets this adaption apart from the rest.

5. "Carrie" Horror fans rejoice its coming very soon this October!

6.  "Horns" coming in October and based on the second book by Stephen King's son Joel Hill.

7.  "Ender's Game" being released in November and based on the 1985 book by Orson Scott Card.

8.  " The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" highly anticipated and coming in November. I can't wait for this sequel to Suzanne Collins " The Hunger Games".

9. " The Book Thief" scheduled for a November release.

10. "12 Years a Slave" coming in October and based on novel originally published in 1855 by Solomon Northup.

See more upcoming releases and a description at:

http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2013/0805/15-books-set-for-late-2013-early-2014-film-adaptations/Percy-Jackson-Sea-of-Monsters

How I feel about it....

When you go to the movies, while watching the trailers for upcoming films, you will most likely see a movie with a title that sounds vaguely familiar. Why does the name sound so familiar, because it is! It seems that Hollywood has run out of its own ideas and are now paying for the rights to other people’s. My topic of books that are being adapted to film is very appropriate for me. In the past I have read amazing books, imagined the main characters in my head, and how they would say this line or that one. Then when I get the announcement that they are making that awesome book into a film, I get mixed feelings. They could make it exactly like I imagined sticking straight to the storyline of the book or they could stray so far I hardly recognize what book they were basing the movie off of.  Most of the time I am disappointed by the film and think the books are much better, but I have pleasantly surprised by a movie once or twice. I really want to see how other readers feel when a book they have read is adapted. I also want to know how the author feels with their work being changed and rewritten. The actors who take on the roles of these much loved characters must feel some pressure from the fans so I’d also like to see how they mentally prepare themselves for the thorough inspection of their work by the avid fans.

Welcome!!!

Hey guys! Welcome to my blog, I am super excited that you decided to visit. My name is Rheagan and I am 20 years old. This blog is for my english 2000 class and i'll be focusing on books being adapted for film or possibly even t.v. shows. Thanks again for visiting!
Rheagan