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Julia Blake Author Uncategorized Leave a comment January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 0 Minutes
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Okay, we've done the whole books to screen adaptation thing before, but Fox began a new series Tuesday based on a book I absolutely love "The Passage" by Justin Cronin. Set now and in the near future, it's a clever, sophisticated take on the whole zombie/vampire apocalypse scenario, in that a disease is discovered in the depths of the Amazon that causes longevity, loss of human emotions and a violent lust for blood - sound familiar? Now instead of doing the sensible thing, leaving it well alone and never going there again, the US government decides to bring patient zero back to try and utilise the health giving benefits of this disease for the sake of "all Americans", despite the fact there are literally dozens of films out there showing why this is a bad idea. I watched episode one braced for the worst, this is a long, complex and multi-layered book and I've been disappointed so many times before with dreadful adaptations of books I've really enjoyed - "Clan of the Cave Bear" by Jean M. Auel. "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini. "Skallagrigg" by William Horwood. "The Dark is Rising" by Susan Cooper and don't even get me started on "The Shannara Chronicles" by Terry Brooks. So, I wasn't hopeful. Verdict? So far, cautiously so good. They've changed the sex of a character, changed the colour of another and completely dropped a major character that has me wondering how they're going to deal with later plot aspects, but, so long as they don't do anything stupid I'll keep watching. Who am I kidding? Of course they're going to mess it up, they always do. What are your thoughts on screen adaptations of your favourite books? Any disaster stories you'd like to share? Or have there been occasions when they've - gasp - got it right? #authorsofinstagram #britishwriter #bookstagram #juliablakeauthor #thepassage #justincronin #bookstoscreen #bookadaptation #readersofinstagram

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