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hotsake's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
2.25
It surprised me how much more I enjoyed the movie compared to the novelization. They gave an origin of the mogwai, not a good one but they did. They also had Gizmo POVs and mogwai (English) conversations both of which distracted from the story.
wendigo's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
lisannejanna's review against another edition
2.0
Eens moet de eerste keer zijn, maar bij dit boek raad ik iedereen aan om de film te gaan kijken.
Het verhaal heeft mogelijkheden, Gizmo is een interessant wezentje en zelfs de semi-romantiek tussen Billy en Kate is typisch voor een film. Dankzij deze mogelijkheden heb ik mij door het verhaal heel kunnen worstelen,maar het slechte en vreemde Nederlands maakt het boek niet aantrekkelijk. Vanzelfsprekend is het Nederlands verouderd (de vertalibg stamt uit 1984), maar zelfs voor een ouder boek is het verbazingwekkend lastig om te begrijpen waarom een bepaalde zinsopbouw is toegepast.
Conclusie: Het verhaal is goed, maar je hoeft het niet te lezen. De film is goed genoeg.
Het verhaal heeft mogelijkheden, Gizmo is een interessant wezentje en zelfs de semi-romantiek tussen Billy en Kate is typisch voor een film. Dankzij deze mogelijkheden heb ik mij door het verhaal heel kunnen worstelen,maar het slechte en vreemde Nederlands maakt het boek niet aantrekkelijk. Vanzelfsprekend is het Nederlands verouderd (de vertalibg stamt uit 1984), maar zelfs voor een ouder boek is het verbazingwekkend lastig om te begrijpen waarom een bepaalde zinsopbouw is toegepast.
Conclusie: Het verhaal is goed, maar je hoeft het niet te lezen. De film is goed genoeg.
bookish_whispers's review against another edition
3.0
This was one of my favorite movies growing up, and it's' one of my favorites to re-watch around Christmas time. So back in November, I was super excited to snag this off the shelf at a bookstore back in my hometown. And, I couldn't think of a better time to crack it open.
I will say that I went into this expecting nothing. Book adaptations from movies at best are the movie scene for scene with nothing new added. At worse they turn out to be every moment edited out of the movie.
Gremlins oddly fell somewhere in the middle. While it was scene-for-scene in parts, there were also a bit more that I don't feel like we got in the movie. Billy and Gizmo are the main characters of the movie, but with a book, we got a bit more of the other characters. Both of Billy's parents got chapters of their own from the point of view. Even Mrs. Deagle got a few chapters from her point of view, and I stand by she deserved everything she got.
And, she's got the coolest death in both the book and the film.
The best part of this book, in my opinion, was the fact that both Gizmo and Stripe had chapters in their point of view. It was cool to finally learn a little more about the Mogwai. I've not seen the second movie, so I don't know if we learn about the origins of the Mogwai there, but we did in the movie which I thought was pretty cool.
We also learned a few more rules about the Mogwai as creatures and why they turn into Gremlins. I thought it was pretty neat. Creature features have always been my favorite, so it was kind of cool to learn more about the little guys.
Plus, Stripe is my favorite character in the movie. So getting chapters from his point of view was fun.
This book turned out to be more fun than I thought. Though, it did kind of drag about the last third of the book, about where the movie would have gotten good. For some reason it felt like two of the chapters dragged on, and I think it's because I knew how it was going to end, and at that point, it seemed silly to keep going. But I did read its cover to cover because I do like the end of the movie.
So if you're a fan of the movie, this is a fun read, especially with the movie soundtrack playing in the background.
I will say that I went into this expecting nothing. Book adaptations from movies at best are the movie scene for scene with nothing new added. At worse they turn out to be every moment edited out of the movie.
Gremlins oddly fell somewhere in the middle. While it was scene-for-scene in parts, there were also a bit more that I don't feel like we got in the movie. Billy and Gizmo are the main characters of the movie, but with a book, we got a bit more of the other characters. Both of Billy's parents got chapters of their own from the point of view. Even Mrs. Deagle got a few chapters from her point of view, and I stand by she deserved everything she got.
And, she's got the coolest death in both the book and the film.
The best part of this book, in my opinion, was the fact that both Gizmo and Stripe had chapters in their point of view. It was cool to finally learn a little more about the Mogwai. I've not seen the second movie, so I don't know if we learn about the origins of the Mogwai there, but we did in the movie which I thought was pretty cool.
We also learned a few more rules about the Mogwai as creatures and why they turn into Gremlins. I thought it was pretty neat. Creature features have always been my favorite, so it was kind of cool to learn more about the little guys.
Plus, Stripe is my favorite character in the movie. So getting chapters from his point of view was fun.
This book turned out to be more fun than I thought. Though, it did kind of drag about the last third of the book, about where the movie would have gotten good. For some reason it felt like two of the chapters dragged on, and I think it's because I knew how it was going to end, and at that point, it seemed silly to keep going. But I did read its cover to cover because I do like the end of the movie.
So if you're a fan of the movie, this is a fun read, especially with the movie soundtrack playing in the background.
leesdame's review against another edition
3.0
Waar de film komische elementen bevat, is het boek een stukje grimmiger. Dat niet alleen, het boek geeft de lezer ook nog eens een kijkje in de gedachtewereld van Gizmo én Stripe. Niet dat het daardoor inhoudelijker wordt, maar het geeft wel wat extra informatie die je mist in de film. Het boek is vermakelijk, met her en der quotes waarbij je toch wel even aan het denken gezet wordt.
Lees verder op mijn blog :)
Lees verder op mijn blog :)
takin492's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
cyanide_latte's review against another edition
dark
funny
lighthearted
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was definitely a fun read, albeit an odd one. George Gipe did some... interesting things of his own for the lore and backstory. I appreciated a lot of the extended scenes and some possible insight into the interactions between Gizmo and Stripe. My biggest issue is with the repeated use of the word "Oriental" and the term "Chinese man" to describe Mr. Wing (and his grandson.) I get it was from the 80s so not everything ages well, but I think those terms are all that are used to describe Mr. Wing in this book. I'm not even sure if they used his name more than once or twice, which is more than a little annoying. Other than that however, it was enjoyable.
Once again, a huge thanks to the 80s Slasher Librarian for recording a fan audiobook of this novelization and posting it for everyone to listen to for free on YouTube! Check out his channel if you haven't already!
Once again, a huge thanks to the 80s Slasher Librarian for recording a fan audiobook of this novelization and posting it for everyone to listen to for free on YouTube! Check out his channel if you haven't already!
pablandomucho's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
This was a fun fast novelisation of the movie. It’s tag line says “a novelisation for young readers” there was one part where I would say it got too dark for young readers. It is a book about an 15s film though. If you enjoyed the film it’s a good fun.