Thriller Chat with Chris Allen discussion

As I'm new to the world of thrillers, really, are there any "Epic Fail" books? And how about the same in movies and TV? I'd love to know what to avoid! ;)

Good question Steve, it's often the case when rights to books are sold into film, the author loses control over the end version of the film (unless they are JK Rowling) and there can be a disconnect between the book version and screen version of the book. Many of the Bond films barely even resemble the stories Fleming wrote. The only denominator was character names and titles! So for real fans of the books like myself that is a disappointment not to see his mastery of the language and storytelling taken to the big screen. You Only Live Twice is a great example where villainous spaceships and a hollowed out volcano doubling as the baddies hideout bear zero resemblance to the Garden of Death so cleverly described in the original novel. Don't even talk to me about Octopussy. That's my two cents worth!! Chris

Thanks Chris - I'll have to give the Bond books a look :) I must admit I wasn't inclined to, based on the movies - however entertaining!