Over the years, I've had mixed experiences with movie/TV novelizations. In some cases--R. A. Salvatore's rendition of "Attack of the Clones" certainly comes to mind--there was a lot of extra content that made it worth reading, even if you'd already seen the film it was based on. Others were just average, such as the book version of the latest "Star Trek" flick, which was a decent read, but wasn't as good as it could have been. Still others were terrible; I can still remember how disappointed I was in the literary adaptations of "Jingle All the Way" (which seemed to be based on an early draft of the screenplay) and even "The Magic School Bus" (which I was fine with...until I saw the actual episode, which had a scene that wasn't even referenced in the book.) I decided to read "Transformers" because I like sci-fi/fantasy stories, but I really didn't want to see a film with a half-dressed Megan Fox throughout. (If you want to know why, read Matthew 5:28.) As a book, this was good...but not great. Some of the scenes and thoughts were well-described, and the writing was quite well-done. On the other hand, quite a bit of profanity and some sexual dialogue messed things up a bit. If you saw and liked the "Transformers" movie, you'd have to read this book for yourself to see if you'd like it.
