Someone told me the other day that the film remains very faithful to the book. She said of all the books she has read, that have been taken to the big screen, The Hunger Games is the one that strays least and she loved it. I too, really enjoyed the trilogy and am unsure about going to see it as I hate having my image of everything and everyone 'overridden'.

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I thought she rounded off the Pern series fairly nicely (from a linguists point of view) and everything else has been tidbits after that. With so many books in the series, I eventually go back and reread them. Sometimes you find little snippets and gems that make more sense the second (or third) time around. Maybe I'll read them to the kids ... though the Hobbit would be more suitable first up.

I don't know if she is still there, but Anne McAffrey was living in Ireland at one stage and horses were her real-life dragons. I sent her an e-mail from her web-site once enquiring about whether her books had been translated into Irish (given her Irish connection) and got a nice reply back directly from her - although unfortunately the books hadn't been translated.

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My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Yes, she's still there. She has a farm called "Dragonhold," and for some reason I think it's in Waterford, though I may be wrong about that.

She's tops on the list of people I'd love to have a conversation with someday! She has a tremendous knack for crafting believable characters and worlds that really seem to "live."

I actually came into the Pern books by way of the second book in the Harper Hall series (which I loved even though I was totally baffled by such things as "thread" and "going between," not having read any of the other books in the Dragonriders series!), wnich I found at a second-hand bookstore near my home when I was in high school.

She does occasionally bring Irish into her books, though not always in ways that I necessarily find comfortable. For example, in her Petaybee series, she has the people using "sláinte" as their version of "aloha" or "shalom"...something that can mean "hello," "goodbye," "thanks," etc. I think that may be why we get so many people asking for translations who sign off with "sláinte."

Redwolf

It's one that I can see translating so well to film, though. I just hope it's not in 3D. I can't watch 3D at all.

I thought the first book was the best of the bunch. I couldn't put it down, and ran out and bought the other two the very next day.

Redwolf

I received the trilogy for mothers' day. There is some controversy about what age group they are suited to. They are easy to read, but the content may not be suited to people who are well able to read them. They are labelled 'young adults', but that could mean anything.

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I came in at "The White Dragon" and then went back and collected the set. My parents owned a bookstore and the cover art on "The White Dragon" just jumped out at me. Not everyone likes them, but David Roe's dragons were my first impression and grabbed my attention. There are some pictures here:

http://forums.srellim.org/showthread.php?t=1994

An extract of The Hobbit was read to us at school but it was years before I got hold of the book and then realised it was the same story. The cover art would never have won me.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

I had the Lord of the Ring books but I gave them away without reading them.
It is always disappointing when a film doesn't follow the book. Especially a famous book like that.


The Hunger Games - I've read two of the books. Must read the third before I see the film.


A must read is "The Strain" trilogy of books. Co-authored by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan.
I bought the first book at a charity jumble sale and I just had to by the other two. You will like it too Lughaidh, it's about vampires.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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ar cuireadh Fraincis orthaí? Nó nuair a léigheam litríocht i mBéarla bíonn barraíocht focal nó cora cainte nach dtuigeam (tá sé i bhfad níos fusa leabharthaí teangeolaíochta a léigheamh i mBéarla! bíonn i bhfad níos lú focal do dhíth ort )

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

Níl fhíos 'am.
Níl mé in ann leagan Fraincise a fháil trí Google, ach ní shin le rá nach bhfuil sé ann.
Deirinn go bhfuil an leabhar le fáil i Spáinnis mar sin í teanga dúchais del Toro.
Tá scannáin iontach déanta i Spáinnis freisin aige.

Níl Béarla casta sa leabhar.

Rinne mé typo thuas "buy"

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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Níl an Béarla sin casta agadsa

Cha dtuigeam an teideal "The Strain" féin, bhfuil's agad

Ab é seo atá i gceist agad:
http://www.amazon.fr/lign%C3%A9e-Tome-G ... 699&sr=1-5
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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne