Books made into movies

The last time I went to the library I picked up two very different books that were both made into movies. The first one was Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause. I unfortunately saw the movie before reading the book and thought it was just ok. The movie is about a clan of werewolves that live in Romania after being forced from their homes by the typical villagers with pitchforks and what not. The main female character, Vivian, is a werewolf of course and wants nothing to do with her werewolf brethren. The leader of the pack wants her for his new mate but she wants nothing to do with him. Vivian meets a human man who write comic books about werewolves and finds herself drawn to him because of his fascination with her kind. Unfortunately all sorts of things ensue that threaten to ruin their relationship, including him finding out that werewolves do exist and she is one of them. I wont ruin the end for you but  there is a lot of fighting and wolf chases after that.
Now the book is a lot different. The book takes place in America to begin with but the pack does have to keep moving to avoid being discovered. Vivian is in high school in the original tale and meets a human boy who wrote a poem about werewolves. She decides to make him her 'meat boy' and ends up falling in love with him. Unlike the movie, when he finds out what she is he doesn't just get over it. He actually decides to try to kill her. But there is more to the story besides their unrequited love and drama. I enjoyed the book much more then the movie but I do suggest you read the book and see the film just because it's so much fun to whine about the movie not being accurate at all. So yeah, read the book. The only thing I didn't like was the ending. It leaves you wondering what will happen next and as far as I know there isn't a sequel to the first novel.
The other book I got was Julie and Julia. I love the movie, although I can't quite seem to get the idea of Julia Child having a sex life out of my head. That just grosses me out. All those years of watching her cook and hearing that voice just pretty much convinced me that she couldn't possibly be a sexual person. But enough of that...starting to get nauseous again. So I am going to assume that most of you have seen or at least heard of the movie. So I wont describe it too much here. But I have to say if you love the movie and don't mind some foul language you will LOVE the book. The book is so much more funny and it more about Julie then Julia. Not that I don't want to know about Julia Child but Julie Powell is so much more interesting to me. She is hilarious and deals with a lot of the issues that a lot of us around the age of thirty deal with. Other then the cooking, her way of describing just every day events is hilarious. I cannot begin to describe how much I am enjoying this book. I say enjoying because I  haven't even finished it yet but I couldn't wait to tell everyone how wonderful it is. She has written another book called Cleaving that I cannot wait to read next. I will probably have to buy it since the library doesn't have it in stock. But as soon as I get my hands on it I will be sure to let you all know how it is.
A wonderful side effect of reading Julie Powell's book is the urge to want to try some of the recipes she describes in the book. Not all of them, aspics do not sound like anything that any human should be forced to eat. And eggs poached in wine just doesn't sound at all appealing to me. Just imagining a purple poached egg kind of makes me want to vomit. But the soups and roasted meats sound wonderful. I did pick up a copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking at the library also and have picked out a few recipes that I would like to try. I am planning a trip to the vintage book store in Russellville to see if she happens to have any copies for a relatively cheap price. That way I don't have to worry about accidentally dripping something on the library book. But yes, I do want to try several of the recipes in the book and I think it's an excellent book to have laying around in case you need to come up with a special dinner and you don't want to make the usual pot roast or pasta dish. They are things you've always heard of but never tried to make yourself. But the main piece of advice I offer if you are going to try any of these recipes, stock up on wine and butter. You're going to need them.