gina
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Post by gina on Dec 31, 2018 21:31:30 GMT
Has anyone watched? Oh man, it is SO good! I wish it was longer. I have two episodes left. I watched a bunch alone, then thought my DH would really enjoy it so I re-watched the first 5 or 6 with him. He texted me from work this mornin "How many episodes do we have left?" and when I said "Good, right?". He replied "Really good!" lol James Franco....  Anyway, who has watched the series? And no I did not read the book. The older I get, the shorter my attention span for books gets.  Seems like the 300-350 page range is where its at for me.  |
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Post by trollie on Dec 31, 2018 21:35:11 GMT
I started the series. Looked good. Even though the book is long, it is an easy read and keeps your attention the entire time. I actually missed this book when I was finished.
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Post by KelleeM on Dec 31, 2018 21:38:27 GMT
I bought the book and never read it. Dh and I watched the series and loved it so much!!
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gina
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Post by gina on Jan 1, 2019 0:55:07 GMT
I think I may try the book. Hate to do the book second, as its always better, but I'm enjoying the storyline!
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Post by workingclassdog on Jan 1, 2019 1:10:39 GMT
I watched it awhile ago.. it was awesome.. I loved it.. so sad when it was over.. Yes James is very cute in this one!
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Post by purplebee on Jan 1, 2019 1:31:36 GMT
I loved the book, but don't have Hulu...
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Post by cmpeter on Jan 1, 2019 2:32:43 GMT
I’m reading the book right now...didn’t realize there was a show. Cool!
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Post by trollie on Jan 1, 2019 2:35:18 GMT
I think I may try the book. Hate to do the book second, as its always better, but I'm enjoying the storyline! You won't regret it. I almost didn't start because of the length of it and the subject matter, to be quite frank. I decided to read the first chapter and then couldn't put the dang thing down. |
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Post by Gennifer on Jan 1, 2019 2:59:00 GMT
I actually got Hulu just to watch this, because the book is one of my all-time favorites. I think I made it through 2 or 3 episodes, because I was just so disappointed.
Handmaid’a Tale was a winner, though! True to the book, and amazing. Hulu got that one right!
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Post by freecharlie on Jan 1, 2019 3:09:21 GMT
Dh got the DVD for Christmas
It is on our list to watch
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Post by myliesmom on Jan 1, 2019 4:53:20 GMT
Loved it and the book was soooooo good!
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Post by Anita on Jan 1, 2019 4:56:14 GMT
I don't have Hulu. I didn't even know they made this into a miniseries. Dangit.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2019 5:15:33 GMT
Don’t have Hulu so I just placed a hold for the dvd at my library. Thanks!
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Post by kelly8875 on Jan 1, 2019 5:23:10 GMT
It’s on my list of things to watch!
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Post by dewryce on Jan 1, 2019 8:15:35 GMT
I think I may try the book. Hate to do the book second, as its always better, but I'm enjoying the storyline! I had no idea it had been made into a show, loved the book. I’m just the opposite. I find that the book almost always adds to the story things that the movie missed. But sometimes, especially the book is really good, I find the movie lacking simply because I had read the book first. |
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Post by simpleeb on Jan 1, 2019 8:25:23 GMT
I read the book first and then tried to watch the mini series. I ended up not finishing the miniseries because I felt it deviated too much from
the book. The book was an amazing story and I felt that the miniseries removed some of the parts of the story that made it so interesting.
But with that said...if I hadn’t read the book and only watched the miniseries I would have thought it was a really interesting movie.
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Post by annie on Jan 1, 2019 15:56:50 GMT
Great book, great show!
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Post by Skellinton on Jan 1, 2019 17:45:15 GMT
I read the book first and then tried to watch the mini series. I ended up not finishing the miniseries because I felt it deviated too much from the book. The book was an amazing story and I felt that the miniseries removed some of the parts of the story that made it so interesting. But with that said...if I hadn’t read the book and only watched the miniseries I would have thought it was a really interesting movie. I agree. The book was wonderful, the mini series was good but not very faithful to the book, there were some very big deviations from the book. I think you can easily enjoy both and honestly they are different enough that they both are worth your time. |
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Post by Just T on Jan 1, 2019 17:48:17 GMT
I read the book and LOVED it. A couple of years later, I binge watched the series when I was home in the winter after breaking my ankle. I liked the show, but I didn't love it. It has been two years since I watched it and I don't remember all the details, but I do remember that the show was a lot different in places than the book.
The book is wonderful. I have always been a SK fan, and this is one of my favorites.
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Seems like the 300-350 page range is where its at for me. 
