![\"\"](\"http:\/\/zs1.smbc-comics.com\/comics\/20111130.gif\" "\\"Book-to-Movie")
<\/a>Courtesy of Zach Weiner @ Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal<\/p><\/div>\n
For the sake of comparison, consider:<\/p>\n
Going to the movies:<\/h2>\n\n- The national average for movie tickets is going on $8.<\/li>\n
- You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll watch about 30 minutes of previews and 2 hours of entertainment.<\/li>\n
- You can buy really expensive snacks or feel immoral for sneaking them in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Reading a book:<\/h2>\n\n- Books offer hours and days of enjoyment!<\/li>\n
- They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re free for checkout at the library!<\/li>\n
- You can read them over and over!<\/li>\n
- You can read them anywhere, not just in a dark room with soda and popcorn all over the floor.<\/li>\n
- This holiday season, you can read them at home while you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re trying to avoid interaction with extended family members.<\/li>\n
- We can’t guarantee it, but there probably won’t be anyone kicking your chair while you read.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
So, what are you waiting <\/em>for? The library is open this week. Come check out a movie you can read (we also call them books). Here are some of our movies in book form:<\/p>\nAtonement<\/a> by Ian McEwan<\/p>\nThe Lincoln Lawyer<\/a> by Michael Connelly<\/p>\nThe Picture of Dorian Gray<\/a> by Oscar Wilde<\/p>\nDiary of a Wimpy Kid<\/a> by Jeff Kinney<\/p>\nScott Pilgrim<\/a> (comic book) by Bryan Lee O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Malley<\/p>\nTrue Grit<\/a> by Charles Portis<\/p>\nShutter Island<\/a> by Dennis Lehane<\/p>\n(Did you notice that we didn’t mention the Ilighttway<\/a> <\/em>series? Oh… until now. Oops.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Reading a book:<\/h2>\n\n- Books offer hours and days of enjoyment!<\/li>\n
- They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re free for checkout at the library!<\/li>\n
- You can read them over and over!<\/li>\n
- You can read them anywhere, not just in a dark room with soda and popcorn all over the floor.<\/li>\n
- This holiday season, you can read them at home while you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re trying to avoid interaction with extended family members.<\/li>\n
- We can’t guarantee it, but there probably won’t be anyone kicking your chair while you read.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
So, what are you waiting <\/em>for? The library is open this week. Come check out a movie you can read (we also call them books). Here are some of our movies in book form:<\/p>\nAtonement<\/a> by Ian McEwan<\/p>\nThe Lincoln Lawyer<\/a> by Michael Connelly<\/p>\nThe Picture of Dorian Gray<\/a> by Oscar Wilde<\/p>\nDiary of a Wimpy Kid<\/a> by Jeff Kinney<\/p>\nScott Pilgrim<\/a> (comic book) by Bryan Lee O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Malley<\/p>\nTrue Grit<\/a> by Charles Portis<\/p>\nShutter Island<\/a> by Dennis Lehane<\/p>\n(Did you notice that we didn’t mention the Ilighttway<\/a> <\/em>series? Oh… until now. Oops.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
So, what are you waiting <\/em>for? The library is open this week. Come check out a movie you can read (we also call them books). Here are some of our movies in book form:<\/p>\n Atonement<\/a> by Ian McEwan<\/p>\n The Lincoln Lawyer<\/a> by Michael Connelly<\/p>\n The Picture of Dorian Gray<\/a> by Oscar Wilde<\/p>\n Diary of a Wimpy Kid<\/a> by Jeff Kinney<\/p>\n Scott Pilgrim<\/a> (comic book) by Bryan Lee O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Malley<\/p>\n True Grit<\/a> by Charles Portis<\/p>\n Shutter Island<\/a> by Dennis Lehane<\/p>\n (Did you notice that we didn’t mention the Ilighttway<\/a> <\/em>series? Oh… until now. Oops.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n