Book Hype hosts Jen, Kyle, and Karen are joined by special guest Danielle to discuss the Divergent adaptation and some recent book news!

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What are we reading?
–Bark Stories by Lorrie Moore
–The Great Darkening by R.G. Triplett
-Marvel’s Civil War comic book
–Heads in Beds by Jacob Tompsky
–Veronica Mars: The Thousand Dollar Tan-Line by Rob Thomas
–Half Bad by Sally Green

Book Bites: What’s the weirdest thing we’ve used as bookmarks?
-This is Karen’s question, so she has to go first.
-Danielle’s answer isn’t that weird, but it’s still kinda strange.
-Kyle wins for the weirdest (grossest?) bookmark.
-Jen saves the convo by telling us what her usual bookmarks are.

What did we think of the Divergent adaptation?
-Danielle tells us about her experience at the Chicago premiere.
-Then Kyle tells us about his experience at the L.A. premiere.
-Was this a quality adaptation?
-Did the extra scenes with Jeanine add to the movie?
-How was Theo James’ portrayal of Four?
-What about Shailene Woodley as Tris?
-Make sure you read Ariana’s hilarious Divergent article.
-FYI, Insurgent has been greenlit.
-Will studios be moving away from dystopian adaptations and toward contemporary stories?
-Does Insurgent have the potential to be as successful as Divergent?

What’s the most recent book news?
-Karen is sad about no more Percy Jackson films.
-Should authors be more involved in their novel’s movie adaptations?
-We just really love the Veronica Mars book.
-We gush about the Maze Runner trailer. Again.

Our April Book Club Book is Half Bad by Sally Green!

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