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Oh dear God no! That was my first reaction to an article I read today on the Publishers Weekly website. http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6648610.html
And why this reaction? Once upon a time, I was a fan of the Anita Blake book. Not so much now. Why? Well, truthfully when there is more sex in a book than plot, why bother reading? The scariest part is that the author actually mentioned that she knew there was more sex and less plot. Some fans craved the overly graphic and excessive sex scenes, while others wanted more plot. What to do? Seriously, does that question even need to be asked? I think not.
Another reason for the reaction: HBO’s take on the Sookie Stackhouse series. Trueblood is campy, stupid, and filled with so much cheese that it is ridiculous. Not to mention, its total disregard of the actual plot of the series. Granted it is entertaining pop fiction, but still. Charlaine Harris had some good books before the plot went totally south. Open-ended series – never a really good idea.
So another book series bites the dust. Another movie shall be made. The first few books were ok, so maybe the movie will be ok. But with the track record of movies and series based on books, that is hard to believe.
off the top of my head, i can only think of two books that made a smooth transition to movies... the second adaptation of "lolita", and the miniseries of "tipping the velvet".
ReplyDeleteas far as sex taking over plot lines, i've been mildly annoyed with the "lord john" series for going in the opposite direction: one sex scene barely outlined, and then a firm shove right back into poor lord john never getting any. kid really needs to get laid, too.