The first book I've started reading is called The Shannara Chronicles: The Elfstones of Shannara. My interest was peaked when I started watching the TV show that I found one day on Netflix. While perusing through the book section on Amazon one day last summer, I came across this book and decided that I needed to read the book that sparked the show. Little did I know how many books came with this one. What I mean is that this book is part of a series and has another series that explains some of the history that may or may not be well explained in this series.
Although I've only read the first six chapters of the fifty-three chapter book, it's starting out a little different than they started the story out in the show. I'm not going to give away any other details due to the fact that a) I've not finished the book yet and b) I don't want to give away any details in the show if you haven't watched it yet (which I highly recommend you do if you like anything related to Lord of the Rings).
The second book I'm reading (I can't remember if I put this one on the earlier list or not) is The Count of Monte Cristo. I've loved watching this movie for years. One day, while at a book store with my family, I found quite a few classics that I've had on my classics reading list. I decided that it would be a good idea to go ahead and grab this one, along with a few others.
It's safe to say that the movie has taken a few liberties in how it structured the plot and what it decided to keep and what to toss out. I'm about halfway through this HUGE book and I've barely gotten halfway through what's in the movie. If you're wanting to read this book, I recommend that you watch the movie prior to reading the book (I know, shocker that an English major is recommending you watch the movie BEFORE reading the book) but you won't be able to keep up, especially if you have a hard time keeping up with difficult texts, if you don't watch the movie first.
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