Tuesday 4, Books and Movies

 Time for another Tuesday 4. This time it's about books and movies. Join me if you'd like.

1. Is there a hero or character on TV, in a book or a movie .. or even on all three, that you are especially like? What do you find attractive about them?  I'm sure there are characters that I admire if I could only think of them. Scanning my bookshelf, I see three books about people I admire. They are all nonfiction. The first one is Educated by Tara Westover that tells of her overcoming a severe childhood to be successful in the outside world. The next is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot which tells the story of how Henretta Lacks's cells became one of the most important tools in medicine and how that affected her family. The third is Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin where Temple uses her autism perspective to understand animal behavior. All of these women did extraordinary things even though they had one form of handicap or another. I marvel at people who have the strength, talent, and determination to do that.

2.  Was there a book that was better in movie form? How about a movie you thought didn't live up to the book? Once again, a blank. We don't watch that many movies, but I did watch the trailer for the Temple Grandin movie. And while the actress seemed good, she did not really get the style of Temple. I have seen Temple talk in person a couple of times and she is very distinctive.

3. When you choose a book, program, or movie, which subject it is most likely to be: science fiction, mystery, romance, comedy, documentary, etc.?    What draws you to a particular book or movie? I don't always gravitate to a particular book genre like my friend who is an avid mystery reader. In general, I like more character-driven stories as opposed to action-driven stories. Most of my selections are based on recommendations from friends. For movies and shows, I am first attracted to comedies, and then mystery and romance. And a well-done documentary is always interesting no matter what the subject. I generally don't read or watch science fiction like the rest of my family but have read some that I liked. A well-written book can tell a good story in any genre.

4. How important is the title or picture on the cover of a book?   How much importance do you place on a movie because of the actors who are in it? The title or picture on a book is not important to me. In fact, I sometimes don't remember the title of a book even when I'm reading it. Also, I don't choose a movie based on the actors in it. However, if an actor makes mostly a certain style of a movie and I like that style, I am more likely to watch another one of their movies.