Have you watched the movie and read the book "Safe ...
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Have you watched the movie and read the book "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks and the movie of the same name starring Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel ? This is what Elaine Breson's new book "Keep Me Safe" reminded me of. Keep Me Safe starts off with the main female character Sadie stuck in an abusive relationship with her husband. The first chapter ends with Sadie hanging on for her dear life. Then chapter two starts with Sadie moving into her new house and being pulled over by the hunky cop Officer Stevens. Later she discovers that Officer Stevens aka Parker , is her new next door neighbor Beth's brother-in-law. As her romance starts to bloom with Parker and her life starts to look up, a killer is on the loose and women are being slaughtered and killed. Strange things start appearing for Sadie which makes the reader wonder -has her husband found her? Can Parker keep Sadie safe from danger or will her husband destroy everything she has worked to change in her life and this time will she survive the ordeal when faced with her husband ?
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Having read the book and watched the movie, I have to wonder if those involved making the movie even read the book?  With all the changes they made with regards to the book, one wonders why they bothered with it at all...they changed so many important things...the main thing being the relationship between David Ash and his sister...it was not a loving relationship, at all.  I realize Hollywood always "adds to and takes away" when making movies from books...but what they did with Haunted was just too much. The movie is good on it's own (they could have left out the graphic sex scene..not needed)but the movie would have been even better if they had followed the story line of the book.  If you haven't read it, you really should.
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Reese Witherspoon did a great job portraying Cheryl in an adaptation of the book.  While the book dealt more with day to day issues Cheryl faced, the movie seems to focus on safety issues both to Cheryl's physical well-being and her physic health.  The book gave more insight into the support she derived from the other PCT hikers.  I thought the scene where Cheryl struggles to get the too-heavily laden backpack onto her body and the effort it took to cover five miles was so realistic.  I recommend this movie but suggest if one finds it entertaining to consider reading the book as well.
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LOVED the book and the movie is just as great!! Must read and see! But read the book first ;)
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I have watched the movie made from this book more than once.  The book answers a question that was never addressed in the movie.  I'm glad that I have added it to my collection.
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It's an interesting story! I am sure that at the time it was written it made for great reading. The plot, which is filled with suspense, twists, and mysteries, was already known to me through the movies.  However, I took an interest in the book in order to get a better insight, and as you know  "the book is always better than the movie."
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I read the book then watched the movie. Just WOW. The book made the movie great to watch!
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If you loved the movie then you have to read the book. Truly a thought-provoking and heart warming read. I even rewatched the movie before reading the book so that I could have a fair comparison. Both were wonderful.
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I read the book by the same title several years ago.  The movie is a fairly accurate portrayal of actual events.  My husband thought it was a good movie, but I think it was better for me since I had read the book that supplied more details.
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As someone who has read the book (twice) and seen the movie (twice), as usual the book wins by far. This is a incredible story so sit down on weekend and read it. If you're still interested watch the movie, but it pales in comparison to the depth portrayed in the book,
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at first I just wanted too see the movie, (which was fantastic) then I decided I would read the book. they are different in many ways yet the movie and book are wonderful. I would read and re-read again and again. small note though(have a box of tissues with you.)
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The movie was great and the book was better.....If you liked the movie, do yourself a favor and read the book.
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i saw the movie first and loved it. but that biased me when i read the book because so many things were drastically different. but i would say since the book possesses far more detail and intricacies than the movie, and you are privy to the thoughts of both norah and nick, the book is slightly better. but one should certainly read/watch both.
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Well, I first saw the movie not knowing that there was a book. I really liked the movie. The book has some of the same characters but it's mostly a different storyline then the movie. All and All I liked the movie better.  *BUT* the book WAS good yet a little confusing at times. I was happy with  the ending.
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I purposely waited until the book came out to see the movie. In fact, I first read the novel and then watched the movie.  After having read the novel I have to say it was WAY better than the film. Yeah, the movie had its moments, and I liked it, but the book really does a much better job explaining the history of the Others as well as further explores the relationships of the characters. In fact (SPOILER ALERT) I was really disappointed the movie only dealt with Part 1 of the novel and completely ignored parts 2 and 3.  Anyone know whether the plan is to deal with parts 2 and 3 in the next movies?

Anyway, enjoy the novel. I do strongly recommend you give it a try.  If you like modern day horror you'll enjoy this book. I anxiously await Day Watch.
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This is the first Michael Crichton book I have read _after_ watching the movie (12 years later, in fact), and must say it is phenomenal.  The book is quite different from the movie, enough so that it maintained suspense despite my knowledge of what happened in the movie.
Forgive me for not giving a detailed review, but I am certain there are hundreds of them for this book.  I just didn't want you thinking that it was not worth reading because you've seen the movie.
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I liked the movie so much that I decided to read the book too. The book is great - of course they altered the movie quite a bit from the book, but both were good.