Cirque du Freak

So, I said in my last post that when I’m into something, I read it fast. Well, Dan Brown took me a month and a half. The first three books in the Cirque du Freak series took me less than 48 hours. Friday night, I bought the collection (40% off at Borders! Have you guys used your coupons yet?) and Sunday morning, I finished it. :)

It is so unbelievably different from the movie that I have to wonder if they only read the back-of-the-book summaries to write the movie. Steve is a psycho, yeah, but he’s not quite at the level he’s in the movie. Darren is kinda goody-good, but not the level he’s in the movie…

But I have to say, I preferred the movie to the books so far. The movie was more action packed (though book 3 got me going and the end of book 2 made me very upset) and I think the characters were better developed in it. Darren in the books… bores me for the most part. He was a semi-intriguing character on the big screen, but in the books… he’s pretty damn flat. Woe is me, I hate you, I lose my morals pretty damn quick, blah blah blah.

I dunno, I’m gonna reserve judgement until I’ve read all 12 (thank god, a series that is complete by the time I start it!!!) and… yeah, gotta read all 12. I bought 4-6 today at Barnes and Noble (because Borders didn’t have them!!! Grr) and am about to flip on my reading light and start (and maybe finish… haha) book 4. I got school in the morning, so who knows how far I’ll get.

OH. One more thing. Seriously, book sellers, is it that hard to like, print one set? I don’t like having mismatched books. Not at alllllll.