I don't think I've made it a secret how FREAKING excited I was to see Life of Pi, the movie version. However, I also made it clear that I was nervous. And unfortunately... I think I had grounds for being nervous.

I'm not going to say too much about the movie. All I'm going to say is that when I left the theater I felt... not awesome. And it's taken me a while to put the reason into words.

This book made me think. The whole time I was reading it not much was happening in terms of action (I mean, he's just floating on a boat) but my brain was going 300mph. In order for the story to have meaning I had to find and create that meaning.

That isn't true for a movie. You don't have to think much at all for a movie to exist. All you have to do is sit there with your eyes open. Media is passive, while reading is active.

This movie took one of the most mentally stimulating stories I have ever read, and made it passive. Yes, it was visually stimulating and beautiful. And everyone I went with (some of whom have never read the book and some have) said that they loved it. But I didn't have to think at all. And that made me sad.

At the end of the day I think I just went in with too high expectations. I thought if there was 3.5 months in between me re-reading the book and seeing the movie then that would be enough. Apparently it wasn't.

I think they did the best job possible in turning this book into a movie, and that just wasn't enough. I stand by my original thought that this is just one of those books that cannot be translated into film.

A while ago I posted the teaser-trailer for the upcoming movie version of Life Of Pi. The full theatrical trailer has been released, and I thought y'all might like to see it.

I'm still dubious about how this will translate into a movie (and it looks like they've made up a love interest for Pi which bugs me like crazy!), but the closer we get to the release the more I'm excited to see it. It is one of the best books ever, so... either the movie will be awesome or terrible.

Now, I absolutely ADORE Life of Pi. It is one of the only books I read for a high school English class that I actually liked, let alone loved. So I have abosolutely no shame in sharing how I feel about this movie:

It ticks me off.

The whole point of this book is that YOU CAN'T SEE IT. You have to READ it.

There's no way they're going to be able to do it justice. The ending will come off as cheap hollywood tricks instead of the beautiful story it really is.

Any other Life of Pi lovers/haters out there? How do you feel about them making a movie?

Here's the new book-trailer for Crossed! You have to click here to see it.

What do you think? Honestly, I LOVE IT!

I'm sure many of you have seen this already, but I invite you all to bask in the epicness.

As y'all know, this year I read Holly Cupala's debut Tell Me a Secret and LOVED it. Plus I lurv Holly, too. Many of you saw her guest post back in September for my birthday, but she's back again as part of Teen Book Scene's tour for Tell Me a Secret. She's gonna tell us how her AWESOME trailer came to be. Enjoy!


Thank you, Ennalee, for inviting me to Squeaky Books! I’m very pleased to be here and thankful for all of your support of Tell Me a Secret (and of the book trailer!).

Before Tell Me a Secret hit the shelves, my husband and I started playing around with the idea of making a book trailer. Originally were thinking live action, and we put together this elaborate script.

Then my author friend Molly Blaisdell hooked us up with her screenwriting partner, indie filmmaker Paul Michael Gordon (http://www.paulmichaelgordon.com/), who does this amazing motion work. Paul came up with a completely original concept based on our script, which was totally unexpected and breathtaking.

We were especially excited to feature the gorgeous and haunting “Ironspy” song from our friends at Splashdown. (In fact, two of the Splashdown members created the music that is featured on the Tell Me a Secret audiobook and website, http://www.tellmeasecretnovel.com/). I even did the voiceover!

We were thrilled and grateful that bloggers and readers have loved it so much. We had a few thousand hits within a few days, and later we released a high definition version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqzUuoAmTJs

I hope you all enjoy, and thank you again, Ennalee and Teen Book Scene tours!





Thanks, Holly!

I just saw this trailer, I'm SO EXCITED! Jane Eyre is my FAVORITE classic. It blows even Pride and Prejudice out of the water. I cry every time I read/watch it. This trailer looks AWESOME! I wasn't a big fan of the masterpeice mini-series, but I have high hopes for this one.

Releases March 11, 2011

Okay, so I know this is my third post today, but I HAVE to share this.

There is no doubt in my mind that this video will go viral FAST because it is honestly one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I sobbed like a baby the whole time I was watching it. Be warned, there is quite a lot of blood, it is the Hunger Games after all.

Did you hear about Breathless Reads? You may also know of them as "The Penguin Five." Well, Penguin recently released a short commercial featuring all five books! I have had the chance to read all of these, and even though I only really liked two of them, I think this commercial ROCKS. You should watch it. The Matched segment is BY FAR my favorite.




Which segment was your favorite?

HI-larious author and readergirlz diva Holly Cupala welcomed her debut novel into the world on June 22nd. Now the trailer has been released. Check it out below. Isn't it so cool? I haven't been able to get a copy of this book yet, but I can't wait! I'll be giving away some TMAS swag (donated by Holly herself!) during my birthday bash! Happy watching!