Reading Books That Inspired My Favourite Movies 🍿🎬 Jurassic Park, Legally Blonde, The Shining

Are the original books as good as their movie adaptations?
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0:00 Introduction
5:57 Legally Blonde
18:24 Jurassic Park
28:01 The Shining
42:41 Wrap-Up
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Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
The Shining by Stephen King
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#JurassicPark #LegallyBlonde #TheShining

[@ericalewis3535]

For the shining there’s movie people and then there’s book people, the two are doing a lot of different things. I do like both but for very different reasons

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Ash and Tobu are growing at an exponential rate. Sending all my love to them!

[@GavinReadsItAll]

They really are, they won’t be kittens for much longer 😭

[@aspiring_recluse]

It's been a rough day so I needed this! So glad you enjoyed Jurassic Park. I was obsessed with it as a kid when the movie first came out and it's one of the few adaptations where I like both book and movie. It's been a long time, but I'm pretty sure I liked Lost World (the book) a lot too, though not as much as the first. I think it went a lot more into Chaos Theory so some may not be into that. I couldn't stand the Lost World movie, but I had read the book first in that case.

[@jessicagolden1631]

I love the book transition graphics! Another great video :)

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Yay thanks for appreciating the transitions 🥰

[@AmyNoelleReads]

So glad Jurassic Park was such a success! It's one of my fave movies of all time too and I have it on my tbr to read this year, for the first time. I've been nervous but I'm so much more excited now! Great vlog!

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Ahhh I hope you enjoy it, let me know if you do read it

[@billiep1603]

I watched Jurassic Park for the first time last night and loved it 🦕

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Yay!! Glad you enjoyed it, it’s an amazing film

[@SN_Sims]

I’m actually reading Jurassic Park right now. I love it!! It’s wonderful and refreshing.

[@soniciris]

I love how much reading there was in this kitten vlog! 😉

[@bridgetuphoff5225]

I have heard Gabby, Katie C and Olivia rave about you so I went to your channel and watched your 'cabin in the middle of nowhere' video and now I'm hooked!

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Aw yay thank you so much for giving me a shot, I owe Gabby, Katie and Liv a drink!

[@ulrika44]

Same! I’m a little obsessed to be honest ❤️

[@louisedunn545]

You’ve convinced me to watch Legally Blonde tonight, I couldn’t even tell you how long it’s been since I’ve watched it! Great video as always

[@TheBaldieBookNerd]

Courtney Bowman was actually in SIX too!! She played Boleyn on the West End!! Love this!!

[@allgirlreview433]

I'm currently reading "The Princess Bride" to my daughter. You have to read it! Thank you for another great vlog!

[@renatereist]

A perfect combo of bookish and kitty content. Love it!! 👌

[@cindywingetbooks]

I love your cats! And yes King definitely overwrites!

[@GabrielTheMagolorMain]

“Oh my God, oh my God you guys, all this week I’ve had butterflies, every time he looks at me it’s totally proposal eyes…” I have that song stuck in my head at least once a week! I’ve seen it the musical on KZbin many times, amazing you got to see it in person! 😊😊 I saw it in a weird way, I knew about the movie, but never watched it, but I came across a reality show that people had uploaded to KZbin to be Elle, and I watched that, so I had to watch the musical. There’s so many scenes I love in the musical, I’d love to see it in person.

[@hannahcrossett3415]

I'm so glad you enjoyed Jurassic Park, and I highly recommend trying the audiobook of it if you need something to listen to sometime. It's so good!

[@snayres_]

I love watching your videos - just feels so safe & fun! I was so happy to share your love of charmed & buffy! thank you for keeping me company with every video you post! 🤩

[@krisprepolec5616]

Just a few of my thoughts: I read Jurassic Park when I was in high school, just before the movie came out (showing my age). I felt that the movie was a Disneyfied version of the book. Fun adventure, and the effects were amazing when it came out, but it didn’t have the guts of the book. Both great. The Arthur Conan Doyle references in The Lost World (starting with the title) are great. Watch for those. For the Shining, I love the book and the movie for different reasons. The most iconic scenes from the movie are not in the book, and they are cinema magic. I live in the Canadian Rockies, so loved the setting. Love the maze, like the representation of Wendy and Dick Hallorann better in the book. Also like the ending of the book better, which made me like the book for Doctor Sleep better than the movie (love you Ewan McGregor). Can definitely appreciate each on their own merits. Adoring the kitten content ❤🐈‍⬛

[@Cafe_Scribbles]

Dammmmn boy! You got through those quick!!

[@GavinReadsItAll]

💅🏼

[@judithcakelover]

Ash & Tobu are so adorable!!😍 Now I really am excited to read more of Jurassic Park too. I was also so scared it would be boring and nothing like the movie. And I adore the Jurassic Park movies❤️

[@judithcakelover]

I also really need to do that someday and take myself out on a lunch date with a book. It looks like so much fun.❤

[@valkyrie794]

I needed this today! Your energy can really brighten my day no matter what and your creativity is always so fun to see! Great video

[@Megan-gy4ly]

From what I understand, the Legally Blonde book and screenplay were developed sort of at the same time and both the book and movie were released in July 2001 (book first, then movie). It makes sense that the book would be so bad comparatively because it's not like it was a beloved book that later got adapted, it was written for both mediums and the movie was just better.

[@britteny6865]

Doctor Sleep is the sequel to The Shining and you should definitely read it!!!

[@GavinReadsItAll]

I have it so I really should

[@RachelRamirezCaroline]

Is it bad that my unfiltered thought as soon as you said “there is no Emmett in this (book)” I immediately responded to you “deduct a star.” 😆 as if you could hear me and this period of time hasn’t already passed lolz. Guess my love of Emmett and Elle in the movie goes much deeper than I thought. Top notch kitten coverage! They’re so cute!! Thanks for sharing them with us by showing them as much as you do in your videos. I’ve been wanting to read and watch Jurassic Park and The Shining and you convinced me to try doing so by the end of the year 2022.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I love movies, books and adaptations. So, this is going to be fun! 👏🏽

[@roseofoulesfame]

"Bend and Schnapps" lol, love it

[@paginator]

I’m glad to find someone else who loves Jurassic Park as much as I do! Fantastic movie, wonderful book! 🦖🦕

[@BooksandLala]

🙌🙌🙌

[@bby.kaylamarie]

Your kitties are just the cutest ever!! My kitten is like adhd can never rest it’s so cute so see them cuddle and relax🥰 I think because you got two they get their energy out so they are calm at times. Thanks for another great video!

[@GavinReadsItAll]

I love that they play fight so much cause it really does mean they get all their energy out haha love them so much

[@ARMY_ksoo]

Was a fan of Jurrasic Park the movie since I was little, and this year I read the book and LOVED it !! So glad you enjoyed it as well

[@avsambart]

Kitties 🥺🥺🥺 29:00 your Good Vibes Tshirt is ADORABLE. Do you have a pet cam? You might feel ok going out more if you have one, especially one you can link to an app on your phone. The Rose Lemonade looks so nice!

[@Wuggas]

Jurassic Park and Lost World are 2 of my absolute favorite books and I used to read them once a year. The 2nd book is fun ^_^ I just finished a re-read of Jurassic Park and when I was a kid I loved Muldoon and Malcom but this time around I really liked Grant even more then I did before (I think it's the dad vibes). I really need to re-watch all of the movies.... OMGosh your adorable kittens

[@PokhrajRoy.]

The Blue Striped Shirt with ‘Good Vibes’ is cool. Also, going somewhere is a uphill task.

[@AbiofPellinor]

I totally need to read the Jurassic Park book!!

[@cutosaurus]

when the kitten were sleeping the ying and yang 🥺

[@xtheisabellex]

I saw Courtney in Six the musical last may, so glad you got to see legally blonde!! Open air theatre looked so good I never had an opportunity to experience that but will definitely keep an eye on it for the future.

[@arobinreads]

Great vlog! 🙂 So glad you loved Jurassic park! Btw THANK YOU for having the sound for the music at a good volume!!! Booktubers seem to forget to change the sound a lot and I get overwhelmed with the music all the time. So again: thanks for that I enjoyed The shining more, but I really like slow paced books, especially in horror. So, if you don't like that, I just wouldn't read SK anymore or only the short books tbh if I were you. That is his thing. He does go on and on, but I think it does add a lot to the characters. I actually disliked the movie. I think there was too much changed and especially the ending was very bad. SK explains that really well.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Gavin doesn’t make videos, they make documentaries for us to have with.

[@ph_read_be]

Ahh I used to live right next to that cafe, it's so weird seeing 'real life' places online. Their bread loaves and cakes are fantastic ❤️ I spent so much money with that place just round the corner 😆

[@manyttaggy7778]

Gregor the Overlander isn’t a movie but if you haven’t read it you need it. It’s a top tier overlooked middle grade series

[@RosLanta]

I always use Legally Blonde as my argument against the common view that movie adaptations are never as good as the books they're based on. The LB book is okay but that's all it is. But without it we wouldn't have a great movie (or a stage show, which I haven't seen sadly).

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Obviously we need more franchises of this!

[@lightscamerasashley.]

love this 💞 I've been wanting to read jurassic park since the new film came out!

[@LongstoryshortIsurvived44]

We need a house tour . P.s. your kitties are so precious !

[@fannihalmy7372]

Your kittens are super cute and entertaining to watch! 😁

[@JadeBoltonminiskirtsminimorals]

Yay so happy you liked Jurassic Park 💕 I bloody loved it!

[@laurencaldwell5601]

I love michael crichton. My favorite by him is Sphere. More horror and a little more technical and scifi than jurassic park but very chilling and good

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Ooo I need to check Sphere out

[@RosLanta]

I agree I loved Sphere

[@biankatoth1786]

Jurassic park is the best adaptation of Michael Crichton's books. Then comes The Andromeda Stain for me and Timeline is a guilty pleasure for me with Gerard Butler and Paul Walker. Unpopular opinion: I didn't like The shining movie, neither did the book, I haven't even finish it. The writing was too dry for me.

[@bookwitchlair2817]

The only Stephan king book I dead was Cycle of the werewolf. Silver bullet was the movie version and love it

[@natcommon]

Yes! This was a great vlog, especially since you could not waste the legally blonde footage. 😄

[@ravenous_reads]

There's a book called "the great Zoo of china" that is supposed to be Jurassic Park with Dragons. It might be something you would enjoy?! I hope to read it next week on vacation, I'll let you know how I find it. But i really enjoyed the vlog and all the kitty content. Made me wanna pick up JP the book. I love the movies as well🤗

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Aw thank you, and I think you’ll enjoy the Jurassic Park book if you love the film like I do, let me know if you do end up reading it!

[@brandim1230]

Don't feel bad about drinking a hot coffee on a hot day. Lol! I had a cup of hot chocolate this morning.

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Hot drinks all year round, let’s goooo

[@brandim1230]

@@GavinReadsItAll for real Gavin! If I could have a cup of hot chocolate everyday I would! LOL☕

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Gavin, you look so cool in your suit! 🔥 (P.S. ‘Bend and Schnapps’ is top-tier wordplay)

[@ZoeyDeLeonVA]

The Shining is mesmerizing to me from start to finish, but I see why you didn't like it as much as I did, but atleast you did have some fun of it, Yeah, I think it has so many backstories and lots of talking, but the scary stuff in the middle and the whole action from the last half made it worth it

[@BemuzedBookworm]

Life ... UHM... Finds a way. Love it

[@RosLanta]

I read Jurassic Park for the first time last year - I'm not sure why it took me so long as I read several other books by Michael Crichton as a teenager! I really loved it.

[@JessicaLynn10]

I did not know that legally blonde was a book! I know you didn't enjoy it as much but I really need to read this now! 🤣🧡

[@SarahTBooks]

I am a little late to this video but oh my gosh Jurrassic Park is one of my faves as well. I am not sure, if you have read the Lost World yet but in my opinion, the Lost World is better than Jurrasic Park. It's definitely better than the movie as well. I rated the first book (Jurrasic Park) 4 stars because I liked the movie more, but the Lost World was definitely a 5-star read.

[@ryn_pb]

Oh my gosh Cujo was a ROUGH time. That was the first book I ever read out of pure stubbornness and spite lol

[@sassysarahreads]

I love the Legally Blonde movie, but the book is a hard pass for me. I love Jurassic Park so much! I have yet to read the book though. It’s so exciting to see how much you loved it! I’ve been reading to read Crichton because he is so beloved. Okay, so hear me out, what I love so much about The Shining is that is a reflective work from King. He wrote it at a time when he was starting to grapple with alcoholism and see how it was effecting his children and wife. It scared him. King is no stranger to alcoholism and its effects on the psyche. The trapping of the solitary nature of the Overlook very much reflects his own struggle with alcoholism and while Jack was never a “good” guy we also never saw as someone not controlled by the bottle. So we don’t really know who or what kind of father he could’ve been without. I think this book was just one big reflective terrifying grapple with King’s own issues and fears of what he could do to his family if he kept choosing the bottle first. But, yea, super slow book, but I am so glad that Mike survives in the book and isn’t killed off like in the film bc his death was unnecessary and another racist moment of Kubrick’s killing the only person of color in the film off. King did right by keeping Mike alive and making him an important father figure for Danny when he was father never could be.

[@ILoveJahangeer]

I need to know what happened at the coffee shop, Gav’!

[@NamasteBbooktube]

Stephen King is a phenomenal writer. His characterisations are brilliant.

[@brandim1230]

Another great reading vlog. Happy Friday. Have a good weekend.

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@jillc9648]

I loved this Gavin! You're so cute with those kittens ❤😺xx

[@Cassandrareads]

Legally Blonde was originally self published in 2001 and then republished in 2003, so that is probably when the changes were added

[@erinsbooks]

Legally Blonde is one of my favorite movies of all time. Saw it in theaters when it came out such good female rep at a time when that wasn't in too many movies. I read the book finally a few years ago and I didn't like it. Elle just didn't have her can do sprit like she did in the movie. And I still have yet to make it through The Shinning. I hope to try again next Winter.

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Glad we are on the same page re: the Legally Blonde book

[@Sydney2326]

I’m not sure if you know about this, but The Phantom of the Auditorium actually had a musical! I’ve gotten ads for the songs on your videos a few times. Some of them are really catchy!

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Haha I’ve seen the ads too! Love how Goosebumps is part of my brand now haha

[@PokhrajRoy.]

6:36 Gavin, you look so cool. It’s giving Edward Norton in ‘Fight Club’ but way more smiley and cuter.

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Oooo thank you 🥰

[@NakiasHideaway]

Oh I could just watch Tobu and Ash all day! They are so adorable and remind me so much of my babies! 😻 And I'll trust your judgement about The Shining. I had already heard about all the constant use of the N word and decided to skip it. And now with your review I know I made a good decision. I'll stick to the movie thank you. 😁

[@nonfictionfeminist]

Jurassic Park is one of my absolute favorites! Love me some Crichton. Unfortunately The Lost World just isn't that great

[@wolfme4030]

Controversial opinion: I was actually bored reading The Shining and actually preferred Doctor Sleep as a book. I love The Sining movie but haven’t seen Doctor Sleep yet.

[@stunningtoddlers4493]

Hi can you suggest some book which are all like Spooky, gruesome, mysterious and like very interesting and fascinating.. Adore your suggestions

[@ammalyrical5646]

Is that Fentiman's drink good? I've only had their gingerbeer and I was curious about that one. I once almost tried their elderflower thingy but my mom reminded me we could make that one at home And you've made me want to rewatch Legally Blonde now so I just might do that

[@GavinReadsItAll]

The drink was soo nice and refreshing, and yay to a Legally Blonde rewatch!! 🎉

[@daniellehinton9607]

Really like this series. 😊💛💛

[@KikiRamone1234]

I would love for you to do Jaws… well maybe not. I was so disappointed in the book. Wondering if you’ll feel the same.

[@ReadingNymph]

Hahaha god job on finishing the Shinning before midnight. Its a shame about Legally Blonde

[@PokhrajRoy.]

A video essay called the movie ‘Legally Blonde’ a “watershed moment” and truer words have never been spoken.

[@GavinReadsItAll]

That is a factual video essay

[@Rank.Roundup]

I’m living for the kitten montage.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I came across ‘Bag of Bones’ which I’ve put on pause but I found it interesting.

[@JAKandtheBookStack]

Ah man I was really hoping for a book vs movie analysis on The Shining! The movie doesn't have the hedge animals and the ending is totally different... Kind himself HATED the movie adaptation so yours might be an unpopular opinion 😂

[@J_R186]

Great video! Also, what a fantastic sweater😍 Where did you buy it from?

[@GavinReadsItAll]

I got it from the Canyon Gift Shop 😊

[@LynnetteReads]

Just been given evils by one of my boys for watching your boys!

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Haha sorry for getting you in trouble 😂

[@graceelizabeth1299]

I didn't really like the shining when I read it in one of the lock downs. It wasn't as scary as I hoped. It fell kind of flat to me, I haven't seen the film though. The sequel was a good read though, but to be had no correlation to the first book

[@reanna187]

When you were talking about The Shinning part one and said “ you know what Stephen king is like” 🤣🤣🤣 it’s like reminding your friends that your uncle is a bit of a pervert 😂

[@meloveschocolate]

I think I have to watch Jurassic Park now lol

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

YOUR JUMPER OMG

[@tazipea]

Jurassic Park is my all time favourite film too!!

[@tazipea]

Daddy Gav is so CUTE

[@littlelaw1994]

Love your vlogs get a combo of books 📚 and kittens 🐱 xx

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Thanks so much 🥰 x

[@dayrayme]

I haven't finished watching so if I comment again about something else please don't hate me lol.....BUT Stephen King said he barely remembers writing Cujo. He was so out of it at the time. I think that book was actually during the worst of his addiction issues. So all the "waffle" makes sense in that regard.

[@MacBeth21]

Aw I'm gutted Legally Blonde was a flop. I had the same experience with American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. I really like the film (not in a creepy way), Christian Bale is fantastic. So, I was hoping the book would be as good, if not better, than the film and it did not work for me. So wordy at times, it almost put me in a reading slump. Ugh! Anyway, I totally relate.

[@AnnabelleFr]

I have been looking for a Heartstopper jumper forever. Where did you get it from?

[@amymalski]

Stephen King has a lot of great ideas but is often way too long winded for me. Anyhoo, great video!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

38:01 SO CUTE

[@lindsayarmstrong7130]

Gavin are you going to read The Lost World at all or Dragon Teeth? Also have you seen the tv version of The Shining?

[@GavinReadsItAll]

I haven’t seen the tv version of The Shining, but I definitely plan on reading The Lost World

[@angelaholmes8888]

I haven't read the shining but I have watched the movie

[@bookishkat.3390]

I'm the same about leaving my pup at home, I'd rather not leave the house, he's too cute :P

[@rymhreads]

Stephen King notoriously did not like The Shining film adaptation and honestly... is it because Kubrick made it better? Maybe.... maybe 😌(and so pleased Jurassic Park was a success!)

[@xcsbooknook]

The Shining has sooo many differences between the movie and book and imo both are good for their own reasons, but the book is just a completely different story. King himself hates the movie

[@melaniefraser8827]

Loving the kitten content ❤️ 🐈‍⬛

[@GavinReadsItAll]

They always steal the show