random book thoughts
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archersangelspoilers for the books listed & one mini-series
i wanted to read a book by edith wharton (for some reason) & had the ages of innocence on by to-buy list, but heard that had a downer ending so off it went. i had seen the mini-series on PBS (which i recommend) in 1995 & thought i might like the book. i did but was puzzled by something; why, in the mini-series, did they make the duke homosexual? in the novel he and nan were never a good fit. he was more interested in clocks, she didn't understand what her role as a duchess was & had some romantic notions about his dukedom (if that's the right word) . did they writers think that modern audiences wouldn't get that?
i never understand why stuff is added when a book is made into a movie or TV movie. i can understand why stuff is taken out, like liz's younger sister. she didn't add much to the story & after she married a rich american, she didn't show up again until the end.
also, if i recall, the ending of the TV movies was less, well not happy, hopeful than the novel.
these books tie-in to a couple of episodes; a matter of time & abyss. the loss of boyd's team, or leaving them behind rather, pushes jack into getting some tech left on a world ba'al once controlled to save them. this leads to some bad moments for jack because it stirs up memories of when he was tortured by ba'al. the show didn't teal with his PTSD, or many of the injuries the team got, you know he had issues for a while.
i thought for sure they would kill of boyd, what with his; "i have yet to tell my family i'm back after 5 years." bit. i was sure he was going to sacrifice himself in the big battle in book 2. can't figure out why a random member of his team was killed off just as they were about to be recused, though.
i can't figure out how the CIA knew about the plot mal'akh had with the video to expose the masons. did i miss that? and i totally glossed over the part about noetics.
i wanted to read a book by edith wharton (for some reason) & had the ages of innocence on by to-buy list, but heard that had a downer ending so off it went. i had seen the mini-series on PBS (which i recommend) in 1995 & thought i might like the book. i did but was puzzled by something; why, in the mini-series, did they make the duke homosexual? in the novel he and nan were never a good fit. he was more interested in clocks, she didn't understand what her role as a duchess was & had some romantic notions about his dukedom (if that's the right word) . did they writers think that modern audiences wouldn't get that?
i never understand why stuff is added when a book is made into a movie or TV movie. i can understand why stuff is taken out, like liz's younger sister. she didn't add much to the story & after she married a rich american, she didn't show up again until the end.
also, if i recall, the ending of the TV movies was less, well not happy, hopeful than the novel.
these books tie-in to a couple of episodes; a matter of time & abyss. the loss of boyd's team, or leaving them behind rather, pushes jack into getting some tech left on a world ba'al once controlled to save them. this leads to some bad moments for jack because it stirs up memories of when he was tortured by ba'al. the show didn't teal with his PTSD, or many of the injuries the team got, you know he had issues for a while.
i thought for sure they would kill of boyd, what with his; "i have yet to tell my family i'm back after 5 years." bit. i was sure he was going to sacrifice himself in the big battle in book 2. can't figure out why a random member of his team was killed off just as they were about to be recused, though.
i can't figure out how the CIA knew about the plot mal'akh had with the video to expose the masons. did i miss that? and i totally glossed over the part about noetics.
