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First Insurgent Trailer is Out Now!

November 14, 2014 by Caitlin

All we can say is…. That. HAIR. We the good people of Ladies On The Shelf have some pretty mixed feelings about the Divergent series (see our discussion posts here and here). I’m thinking that the latest installment, due out March 20, 2015, is going to be another pile of YA ridiculousness, complete with serious sexual tension (hey, can we get some more Theo James up in this trailer??), angst, poor communication skills and a whole lot of CGI action. […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: book versus movie, divergent, insurgent, Theo James' eyebrows, Veronica Roth, young adult

Why, cello there…

August 22, 2014 by Jessi

Bingo Square: Book That is a Movie in 2014 Book: If I Stay, Gayle Forman Favorite Quote: Adam lay down on my bed, stretching his arms above his head. His whole face was grinning–eyes nose, mouth. “Play me,” he said. “What?” “I want you to play me like a cello.” …Aaaanndd it goes on from there. I’ve never giggled so hard in my life. Yikes. Main character, Mia Hall, and some baseball card type stats: Parents: Progressive, avid rock music […]

Categories: Book Review • Tags: book versus movie, contemporary YA, Film Fest Friday, Gayle Forman, If I Stay, literary bingo, teenage romance

Divergent – For Once, the Movie Might be Better than the Book

March 20, 2014 by Ladies On The Shelf

We, your authors at Ladies On The Shelf, love us some young adult fiction. It’s not something we have ever shied away from – it’s consumed us since we were actual young adults. Divergent hits theaters tonight, and promises to be in line with fellow YA dystopian trilogy The Hunger Games – but despite our YA love, something about Divergent just didn’t hit the same chord. Familiar with the term the “Mary Sue”? Here we discuss whether that’s what bugged […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: book versus movie, divergent, fiction, young adult

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