A random tiktok of Ashton Kutcher landed on my fyp of him promoting Mila Kunis’ new film, Luckiest Girl Alive, on Netflix. I was bored and so I checked it out. About 15 minutes in, it felt very familiar. Until I realized I read the book it was based on before. So I checked back here to see what I wrote about it. Unfortunately, I read it pre blogger-wannabe phase so I didn't write a “review” about it. I do remember how it’s one of those books that kinda leaves you messed up for a few days after reading it. I remember the overall mood of the book was like a Gillian Flynn book--very dark with a big twist in the end. The only thing that I can vaguely remember from that book was the friend of the main character that reminded me of the Damian character in Mean Girls that stood out to me. Anyways, I just came here to share that another one of the books I’ve read was made into a movie. I told the hubby but he wasn’t very impressed.
Speaking of books made into movies/series, I'm currently watching the Jack Reacher series. It's interesting but not enough for me to pick up the books and read the series. I remember when the movie version came out, the fans were at an uproar of how Tom Cruise was a bad casting choice. Seeing the series version and how the Jack Reacher actor looks more like the book version, I'd be mad too if I was a fan of the books. Plus, I'm not a very big fan of Tom Cruise.
I also tried to binge-watch the Rizzoli & Isles series. It started out interesting but as the show progressed, it kinda felt (I hate to use the same word over and over but) dumb. The last straw was the mother character (Angela Rizzoli), she just got too annoying and just over the top and stereotypical. I think they tried to make it funny? Coz I remember the book series being too dark for my taste that I stopped at around book 7, irrc.
Other books to movie/series I've been meaning to watch are Defending Jacob and Sharp Objects. But holding off as I'm more in the mood for something brainless and light right now and those books are a bit too dark. I do wonder what translating a single book into a series would be like. I hope it wouldn't be dragging or that they won't take too much creative license just to get the number of episodes they needed. I really enjoyed those books so I'm hoping the series will live up to them. But if the series do suck, at least I can ogle Chris Evans the whole time.
Also, a bit of update, I’m still in a “reader’s block.” I just can’t find any motivation to start any books. I feel like the light, fluffy romance I used to enjoy just seem very shallow now (I don’t know if I grew out of it or the writing went to shit). I also don’t want to read the serious best seller type books that leave you unsettled after finishing it either because I want reading to be a relaxing, no-brainer, take-your-mind-out-of-your-problems kind of activity. And I did pick up new hobbies that kept me occupied.. and I’ve been into podcasts lately coz I can listen to it while I work… which made me think of trying out audiobooks.. I stumbled into Jessica Simpson's Open Book audiobook on youtube but only got to a few chapters before it was taken down. I actually enjoyed listening to it. So maybe audiobooks is they way to go? I already have a few audiobooks in mind that I want to listen to. We'll see.
