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Snow White the Huntsman Lily Blake Evan Daugherty John Lee Hancock Hossein Amini Books

Overall, I liked this book in general. It plays well off the movie and fleshes out the backstories of the characters nicely. Unfortunately, the author's writing style, especially regarding the fight scenes, was choppy, unwieldy, and generally unpolished. It reads like a 15-year-old's novelization of a movie that may or may not have been his favorite. Even in fight scenes, one's sentences should have a flow and rhythm to them- something that the author failed to achieve- and the ending feels truly half-baked, as though the author hit a deadline and whipped up the ending in about 5 minutes instead of the 5 days he probably should have used.

Pros: Good backstory, quick read, fleshes out characters that really needed some love.

Cons: Choppy, unpolished writing style, inappropriate use of prepositions, feels unwieldy, and struggled to keep my attention because of this.


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Snow White the Huntsman Lily Blake Evan Daugherty John Lee Hancock Hossein Amini Books Reviews

Snow White and the Huntsman is an enchanting new version of the famous fairytale, Snow White. In this story Snow White is portrayed as a beacon of hope. Not a helpless princess that sings in the woods. The Evil Queen is also taken to another level as we are given an explanation to her need to be "the fairest of them all."

Throughout the story we are presented to the characters from the original fairytale, but we could never really name who will Snow White's prince be. Snow White finds herself in the middle of a love triangle between the brave Huntsman and an old childhood friend. Who will be the one to wake her after bitting the apple? Read the book to find out...
Snow White & the Huntsman was one of my most anticipated films of the summer, and a theater-going experience that left me with decidedly mixed feelings. I loved the visuals and the hints of a unique and fresh take on the Snow White story thanks to charismatic performances by Charlize Theron as Ravenna and Chris Hemsworth as the Huntsman. But overall I felt the film was decidedly lacking in the plotting and character development areas -- with so much potential only partially realized on-screen, I was left wanting more -- and with that aim in mind I decided to investigate the movie novelization. Film novelizations are very iffy propositions, more often than not a slap-dash attempt to capitalize on a movie's popularity. For the most part this SWATH adaptation is a mediocre work of fiction, falling into the same traps as its filmic inspiration -- too enamoured with Snow's world instead of the story's characters. But at best this slim volume offers some interesting additional tidbits of insight into the Huntsman and the Queen, and leaves me hoping for a more character-driven, satisfying second outing, if/when the SWATH sequel comes to pass.

The novelization offers some background information on Ravenna and her brother Finn -- apparently her coup against Snow's father was in retaliation for his attack on her family. Interestingly enough in the film there is no sense that Snow's father was guilty of this crime, no concept of a blood-feud, but it does add an interesting contextual shade to the Snow/Ravenna relationship. The novelization also (thankfully) white-washes at the least the incestuous overtones between Ravenna and her brother Finn, explaining away their almost "mystically" close relationship as a result of their mother's powerful curse.

The best (and I used that term loosely) aspect of this novelization is in the increased depth and insight it brings to bear on the characters of Snow White and the Huntsman (the latter is actually given a name -- Eric) and their relationship. Thanks to having the visual of Chris Hemsworth as the Huntsman firmly ingrained in my imagination, I positively relished any extra nugget of insight into the Huntsman's character, background, and view of Snow White (yes, I am a SAP). )

While Snow and the Huntsman fare the best in the novel, William is white-washed into a bland, barely-there supporting role (he fares much better in the film thanks to Sam Clafin's energetic performance). I think part of the issue is the fact that both Snow and William are seventeen in the book, and while watching the film I reckoned them both a (slightly) more mature early twenty-something. The story's fascination with Snow-as-savior fares marginally better here, in part due to the fact that since most of the novel is told from her point-of-view, we are a little more invested in seeing her "rise to the occasion" to vanquish Ravenna and reclaim her throne.

As novelizations of scripts go, this one does a decent job of translating the SWATH story to the page with adequate if uninspiring prose. It's a quick, fluffy read, and while it does add a few interesting details that expound on the film (most notably, perhaps, there is no ambiguity as to who Snow White favors romantically -- and in this case I couldn't agree with her more!), but like the film that inspired it this is a story that is more concerned with style and world-building than character substance. Hopefully some of these issues will be rectified in the script for SWATH 2...I dearly hope so. The Huntsman deserves it. )
A lovely adaptation of a visually arresting movie, Blake does a fine job of diving into the minds of these timeless characters. However, at times it felt as though it followed the movie too closely, without giving us more of the back story I was craving. Other parts felt rushed. Yet I enjoyed reading the depth given between Snow White and the Huntsman. More time was given to explain the connection between them, how she saves his life repeatedly. The tension between them is played out more, as is her absolute feelings for William in the end. An enjoyable, quick read that made me wish for them to come out with a sequel to the movie already.(less)
Finished this book in about a day and read it before I saw the movie. That's probably the best way to go with this story, but it can certainly be done in reverse. The books does go more in depth on the character's pasts, but in some ways the movie succeeds at doing that better. It was a very leisurely and entertaining read. I liked that I understood the story before I watched it, but I don't think I'd be confused otherwise.

*SPOILERS* There's definitely a Harry Potter element to it, what with the prophecy and Snow being the only one who can kill the queen. My favorite part was the thing that saved Snow White was not some childhood infatuation, or superficial love for Snow, but Eric's love for his wife (which turns into love for Snow). I actually believe the movie portrayed this better than the book. The other thing it portrayed better was the queen's character. I do wish there had been more depth in Snow White after being locked up in a cell for ten years. That tends to turn people a little maniacal or vengeful, but since she is supposed to be pure and this is a fairy tale, I'll let it slide. In the book, I do believe it was more clear that Snow had feelings for the Huntsman than in the movie, but that may be an acting issue. The book also tended to show some superficial aspects of the characters which the movie thankfully did without. William was actually better portrayed in the movie than the book as well. */END SPOILERS*

Overall, it was a fantastic adaptation of Snow White. It kept the fantasy element while making it raw and real. I did wish there would have been more warrior training for Snow, and that they had faced more obstacles in the forest which could have developed her character further. Maybe that's for the sequel.
Overall, I liked this book in general. It plays well off the movie and fleshes out the backstories of the characters nicely. Unfortunately, the author's writing style, especially regarding the fight scenes, was choppy, unwieldy, and generally unpolished. It reads like a 15-year-old's novelization of a movie that may or may not have been his favorite. Even in fight scenes, one's sentences should have a flow and rhythm to them- something that the author failed to achieve- and the ending feels truly half-baked, as though the author hit a deadline and whipped up the ending in about 5 minutes instead of the 5 days he probably should have used.

Pros Good backstory, quick read, fleshes out characters that really needed some love.

Cons Choppy, unpolished writing style, inappropriate use of prepositions, feels unwieldy, and struggled to keep my attention because of this.