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This will be a longer list, but most of the books on it are older. I have not had as much luck seeing more recent favourites on the small screen or the big screen, but I hope that will change now that the writer’s strike has been over for a while.
Books into films:
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The Martian by Andy Weir
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Room by Emma Donoghue
The Cider House Rules by John Irving
Books into TV shows:
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid’s Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (And they’re making a tv show based on the sequel, The Testaments, too!)
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett
The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) by Lev Grossman
The Mist by Stephen King
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Oof, I forgot Matilda. Such a fun movie — my intro to Danny DeVito and Mara Wilson, I’m sure. I always appreciated how Wilson stepped back from acting to focus on something she loved — writing!
I’m happy for her!
Yeah, that was my introduction to Danny DeVito and Mara Wilson, too.
I love Matilda. I completely forgot about the Magicians! Such a great series (books and TV)
Agreed.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and The Man in the High Castle are excellent choices, Lydia. So many great books to the big and small screen. Thanks for sharing.
The Princess Bride is one of my top 3 movies! Also, I need to watch The Man in the High Castle, I do enjoy Philip K. Dick.
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OMG how did I forget Good Omens when putting my list together? I have SO MUCH LOVE for that show.