Book.
See my review of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh by Michael Chabon here.
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature created and hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Each week a new ‘top ten’ challenge is posted – anyone can join in. This week’s topic is a freebie so I’ve picked my top ten book to movie adaptations.
I’m the person that won’t see the film unless I’ve read the book. And most often I prefer the book (or perhaps I simply prefer the experience of reading rather than watching a film?!). But in some cases, films are PERFECT translations of the book, the characters and scenes unfolding just as you imagined. And sometimes a film not only does a book justice but makes it better. Yes, really. My top ten book to movie adaptations are the books that I think rocketed into awesomeness thanks to a fabulous film…
1. A Room with a View – a Merchant Ivory masterpiece.
2. Gone with the Wind – Vivien Leigh IS Scarlett.
3. Anne of Green Gables – perfection. Continue reading
Book.
Delicacy by David Foenkinos
Book. By a whisker.
The Feast of Love by Charles Baxter.
Film.
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.
Book.
One Day by David Nicholls.
Film.
Red Dog by Louis De Bernières
Book.
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
