I LOVE Alfonso Cuarón’s sci-fi action movie Children of Men. I’ve watched maybe six times and every time, the ending always almost brings me to tears. So when I learned it was adapted from P.D. James’ book of the same name, it was a no-brainer deciding what my next book would be.
After finishing the book, it wasn’t difficult to reach to the conclusion that I enjoyed the movie better.
While James’ book gives a more in-depth look at how human infertility and humanity’s slow death march towards extinction affects the sexual dynamic between men and women and almost demented ways humans try to cope with a world without children or a race of dead men walking, I feel the book dedicates WAY too much time describing the failing of human civilization and the Regrets and guilt of Theo Faron. It’s not even until after 2/3 through the book where it feels like the plot and story are properly paced and stuff of consequence actually begin to happen.
The film’s adaptation by, comparison, feels consistent in its pacing and the world building and woe-is-mes of Theo feel more compact a take up less of the audience’s time.
What books do you feel were worse than its film adaptation and why?
Silo series.
I saw the first season and I liked it and after finding it’s based on books decided to read it.
And while I did like the books, they were fun, it just didn’t seem as good as tv show. For the the TV show was above average dystopian show while the books were your average modern dystopia.
I actually liked some minor changes they did to the show, I thought the pacing was better. Most importantly, characters were way better. In the books everyone were just kinda… Generic. I saw someone describing it as if any character could be saying any character lines and it wouldn’t matter, and I agree.
However, in the tv series I think actors have done decent job and make bland characters interesting, especially Rebecca Ferguson.
There are many more examples of tv being better, but this is just on top of my head since I finished Silo this month.
I’m totally here for the disease they created for the show and can’t wait to see how it plays out.
I did exactly the same thing as you. The show was so good and I needed answers. I devoured the first book. I slowed down more and more and eventually left the third unfinished. Now that I know what’s up, I think I’d rather see what the show does with the story 🤷🏼♀️