Book Blogger Hop May 27-30 & Follow Friday Fun

This is my second week doing the Book Blogger Hop, hosted weekly by Crazy For Books.  Be sure to stop by her blog to check it out! 

This week's question: What book-to-movie adaptation have you liked most?  Which have you disliked?

My favorite book-to-movie adaptation is definitely Harry Potter.  I think they've stayed pretty true to the books, and I think all the actors are perfect in their roles.  As for ones I haven't liked - and I'm sure I'm going to catch a lot of flack for this - the Twilight series, with the possible exception of Eclipse.  It's not that I don't like the movies per se, it's that I think most of the actors are so painfully bad that they butchered the movies.  By Eclipse, some of the worst of them seem to finally be learning to act, so I have some hope for Breaking Dawn.  One movie that I thought was actually better than the book - not something I say often - is The Notebook, based on the book by Nicholas Sparks.  I saw the movie first - again, not something I normally do - then read the book and didn't really enjoy it that much.  I had a few other people tell me the same thing, so I know it's not just me.

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I'm joining another new weekly theme this week: Follow Friday Fun, hosted by Parajunkee  Check out her blog for details/rules and to join!

This week's question: How many books do you read in a week?  And in what format do you read them, or listen to them?

How many books I read depends on how long they are and how much time I have during the week, since I'm the slowest reader in the world.  On a good week, I can read two small-to-medium sized books.  If they're really long, it might take me an entire week, sometimes longer.  It also depends on how good they are - if it's something really good that I can't put down, I seem to be able to read faster.  Go figure.  I read all my books in actual book format since I don't own an e-reader, and I think my mind would wander if I tried to listen to audio books.


Happy Friday, everyone!  Have a great weekend!  I'll be back tomorrow or Sunday with my latest Library Loot post.  Be sure to leave me a comment to let me know you were here, and I'll be sure to visit you in return!