We loved this book. The writing style was very conversational, often pausing to address the reader. It was funny, adventurous, and an enthralling story.
When we finish a good book, our tradition has been to try to find the movie that goes with it. This was an easy one, obviously, since it's a new release. And any movie that comes from an excellent book, especially when read within a few weeks of friends reading it... calls for a party!
We gathered at the home of the Bakers Dozen for soup (a primary theme throughout the movie), pretzels that her children had crafted into adorable mice (I wish I'd gotten a photo of those!), and our contributions... spools of red thread (also very important in the story, though not in the movie. Ours was licorice), and strawberry mice.
The movie was somewhat entertaining... but a huge disappointment compared to the book. I suppose that's usually true, but it seemed even more so in this case. Nevertheless, the kids had a fun afternoon, and we built another literary memory.
We just finished this book too. We also loved it. What a griping story.
I was wondering about the movie. You just never know what you are going to get! Was the dungeon/rat bit or the abuse of Mig embellished too much, making it too scary?
Anything else you can remember from the movie that would be unfun for conservative viewers?
Posted by: AmyH | 05/05/2009 at 08:47 PM
We haven't read the book yet. Isn't it awful.... I didn't realize (perhaps if I had thought about it I would have) that there was a book before we saw the movie. I thought it was great for all ages and what wonderful Christian themes woven throughout the whole thing. Love your "mice"!
Posted by: Cutzi | 05/05/2009 at 09:22 PM