Comments on: Let’s not get excited… http://www.kategriffin.net/2009/12/26/lets-not-get-excited/ Fantasy Author Kate Griffin Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:12:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.kategriffin.net/2009/12/26/lets-not-get-excited/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Matt Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:57:44 +0000 http://www.kategriffin.net/?p=399#comment-349 Reading back through the archives and agreeing largely with your thoughts on Istanbul and the latest wave of vampire angst, you don't mention The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. You've read that book though, right? Reading back through the archives and agreeing largely with your thoughts on Istanbul and the latest wave of vampire angst, you don’t mention The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.

You’ve read that book though, right?

]]> By: Colin Meier http://www.kategriffin.net/2009/12/26/lets-not-get-excited/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Colin Meier Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:05:27 +0000 http://www.kategriffin.net/?p=399#comment-280 Kate, I'm only halfway through Madness Of Angels, and I think it was by page 18 that I was thinking "Why is there no movie of this book yet?" I really, really hope it happens. You are responsible for (so far) two nights of lost sleep. (And I have The Midnight Mayor waiting in the wings...) Kate, I’m only halfway through Madness Of Angels, and I think it was by page 18 that I was thinking “Why is there no movie of this book yet?”

I really, really hope it happens.

You are responsible for (so far) two nights of lost sleep.

(And I have The Midnight Mayor waiting in the wings…)

]]> By: Kevin Giilmartin http://www.kategriffin.net/2009/12/26/lets-not-get-excited/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Kevin Giilmartin Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:15:30 +0000 http://www.kategriffin.net/?p=399#comment-137 That is good news. I read A Madness of Angels just before Christmas and - to the detriment of my studies - could harldy bring myself to put it down. I agree with AdrianH, it read like a film in my head and I really hope that it gets made and they do it justice. One of my favourite pub conversations is the "If this book became a film who'd be in it?" one. I could go on for ages about it. But I won't. I'll just say that then I was reading I pictured Marc Warren (Hustle/Hogfather) as Matthew and Hermione Norris (Ros from Spooks) as Oda. That is good news. I read A Madness of Angels just before Christmas and – to the detriment of my studies – could harldy bring myself to put it down.

I agree with AdrianH, it read like a film in my head and I really hope that it gets made and they do it justice.

One of my favourite pub conversations is the “If this book became a film who’d be in it?” one. I could go on for ages about it. But I won’t.

I’ll just say that then I was reading I pictured Marc Warren (Hustle/Hogfather) as Matthew and Hermione Norris (Ros from Spooks) as Oda.

]]> By: jess http://www.kategriffin.net/2009/12/26/lets-not-get-excited/comment-page-1/#comment-134 jess Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:34:12 +0000 http://www.kategriffin.net/?p=399#comment-134 Oh! How exciting! I hope it does happen, and that it is done well, and you can bet your ridiculous socks that I will absolutely be in the theater when the time comes. Multiple times. With friends. Oh! How exciting! I hope it does happen, and that it is done well, and you can bet your ridiculous socks that I will absolutely be in the theater when the time comes. Multiple times. With friends.

]]> By: AdrianH http://www.kategriffin.net/2009/12/26/lets-not-get-excited/comment-page-1/#comment-127 AdrianH Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:05:59 +0000 http://www.kategriffin.net/?p=399#comment-127 Kate, dear heart, that's wonderful news, I'm thrilled to bits for you. While I was reading Madness... I kept visualising it as a film, because you have such good descriptive qualities in your writing. Now, your caveats definitely apply here, because there are so many examples of excellent books languishing because various directors can't realise the money/script/whatever. Now, while that is true, there are good examples of it working out when the book is a compelling story. The Lovely Bones is the most recent; the rights were bought up, Peter Jackson's attention was brought to it, but someone else was developing it. Eventually they passed and it is appearing at a cinema near you early next year, boxes of tissues will be required. I wish you the very, very best of luck with it, and I'm now going to put some thought into who would be the best actor for the lead role. Kate, dear heart, that’s wonderful news, I’m thrilled to bits for you. While I was reading Madness… I kept visualising it as a film, because you have such good descriptive qualities in your writing. Now, your caveats definitely apply here, because there are so many examples of excellent books languishing because various directors can’t realise the money/script/whatever. Now, while that is true, there are good examples of it working out when the book is a compelling story. The Lovely Bones is the most recent; the rights were bought up, Peter Jackson’s attention was brought to it, but someone else was developing it. Eventually they passed and it is appearing at a cinema near you early next year, boxes of tissues will be required. I wish you the very, very best of luck with it, and I’m now going to put some thought into who would be the best actor for the lead role.

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