Let’s face it, the movies do subtlety as well as Edward Scissorhands knits sweaters.A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Hollywood will turn it into an all out bleeding-heart kissing-in-the-rain romance that involves a lot of soaked through clothes and sex. Yeah, they smash and they clearly like each other, but it was never really a “for sure” thing between the two of them. Thinking of the cinematic portrayal of the relationship between The Dragon and Agnieszka fills me with terror as well.Įspecially because their relationship isn’t entirely conventional. To be fair, the book did that to a certain extent but…it was complicated, okay? I don’t think I will be able to take that seriously.Įspecially since it will likely be morphed into an “OMG save the trees!” message. It’ll be like a fantasy version of The Happening.įreaking CGI tree-people. To strip away all of that depth and detail to just a visual? It’s an individual language that can transcend conventional understanding. The way Novik describes magic is so much more personal than any other writer I’ve come across. It’s not just a bunch of fancy made-up words, it’s part of a person’s essence. I want to be able to feel what the characters are feelings like I can in the book. It’s not nearly as impactful if we’re just being flashed CGI imagery we’ve seen a million times. However, what also made the book so vibrant and powerful were the metaphors and descriptions.Īll of which would work for the book only. The imagery was one of the most appealing aspects of this book. Surely you can’t be suggesting Uprooted wouldn’t look gorgeous on the big screen!” “But Rachael,” you say, “ Uprooted was full of beautiful imagery and action-packed scenes. The Lovely Bones was one book, and I believe Uprooted is another. It may seem weird that I’m resistant to the idea of an Uprooted movie, especially because I enjoyed the book so much.īut here’s the thing, regardless of how well-written a book is, some novels just aren’t meant to be translated into a visual medium. Novik proudly announced Warner Brothers will be making a movie based on the novel. While perusing her page, I also discovered some interesting news regarding Uprooted.
I was thrilled to discover she’s written several other books that I will greedily dive into as soon as the opportunity presents itself.
So after finally finishing Naomi Novik’s excellent fantasy novel, Uprooted, I decided to do more research on her via her website.
WARNING: THIS POST WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR THE NOVEL “UPROOTED.” IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THIS BOOK AND WISH TO DO SO, DO NOT CONTINUE READING THIS POST.
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