Nothing prevents you from reading their YA books, you know.
Well, at least it’s not as bad as Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” By Sapphire.
That film is only in limited release. Checking Boxofficemojo.com, it’s in 552 theaters. For comparison, **Avatar is in 3,452 and Sherlock Holmes and the Alvin & the Chipmunks **movie are both in over 3,600. I don’t know when or if it will go wide.
As far as unwieldy titles go, how about The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe? That’s got four "the"s. Still did pretty well, though, as opposed to its follow-up.
I like it, if only because the hero is named Percy. Maybe he’ll undo the damage caused by Ron Weasley’s brother Percy.
I’ve read them, and I enjoy them. But they’re written with the YA audience in mind, no doubt. To me, anyway, the YA novels by Hautman and Riordan (and Hiaasen) don’t match the quality of their adult novels.
A friend recommended Riordan’s series of mystery novels set in San Antonio. Have you read them?
Although it lacks a colon, The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings won’t fit on most marquees. Also, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is right up there.
I read this series as an adult.
It’s definitely aimed at a younger audience (12-14 seems about right to me.) But I certainly enjoyed it.
If these books had been available when I was that age, I would have freaking loved them.
I didn’t read it and the title is a big turnoff. But so is the theme. And I avoid first-run films, so my opinion is worthless. shrug