I don't want to be one of those "the book was soooo much better than the movie" kinda people, but recently I have found some joy in reading books before seeing their adaptations. It's great to see what you've created in your head come to life and to join in in the whole "omg that actor so doesn't look like the Patrick I pictured in my head" conversation. Here are some books turned films I've already read as well as some I'm meaning to do so soon and see if any of them take you fancy!
1. Room by Emma Donoghue
If you've read my previous blog posts, you've seen me go on about this movie, I found it so good that I went and bought the book too, So I guess I'm doing this the other way round. Room is a novel telling the story is told from the perspective of a five-year-old boy, Jack, who is being held captive in a small room along with his mother, who then escape and are released into the real word. The movie stars Oscar winner Brie Larson.
In Cinemas: NOW!
2. The Girl On The Train
Emily Blunt is due to star is the adaptation of this tense thriller following Rachel, a washed up alcoholic divorcee who becomes obsessed with a couple she see's on her daily commute, and becomes embroiled in the case when the wife suddenly goes missing.
In Cinemas: October 2016
3. Me Before You
I've just started reading this book and I'm loving it already. It centres around a girl who has been made redundant and when looking for work, she begins taking care of a recently paralyzed man. (Hint, it's a love story). The movie is set to star Game Of Thrones' Emilia Clarke and Hunger Games' Sam Clafflin.
In Cinemas: 3rd June 2016
4. The Choice
In Cinemas: 4th March 2016
5. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
This creepy YA novel is bound to make an even creepier movie. Starring Eva Green, Asa Butterfield and Judi Dench, and being directed by Tim Burton, the story follows Jacob, a teenager who has been deeply troubled ever since witnessing the terrifying murder, seemingly by a supernatural creature, of his grandfather.
Obsessed with finding out the truth about his Grandfather's past, Jacob travels to the Orphanage where he grew up to find out why his Grandfather died, and if all of the fantastical stories he told him growing up are actually true.
In Cinemas: December 2016
6. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
In Cinemas: It never made it there, so you'll have to watch it online.
7. Eleanor & Park
Eleanor is the new girl in town, and she's never felt more alone. All mismatched clothes, mad red hair and chaotic home life, she couldn't stick out more if she tried.Then she takes the seat on the bus next to Park. Quiet, careful and - in Eleanor's eyes - impossibly cool, Park's worked out that flying under the radar is the best way to get by.
Slowly, steadily, through late-night conversations and an ever-growing stack of mix tapes, Eleanor and Park fall in love. They fall in love the way you do the first time, when you're 16, and you have nothing and everything to lose. Set over the course of one school year in 1986, Eleanor & Park is funny, sad, shocking and true - an exquisite nostalgia trip for anyone who has never forgotten their first love.
In Cinemas: TBA
8. The Longest Ride
I loved this book and was so interested in Ira and Ruth's love story and what relationships were like back in the 60's.
In Cinemas: April 2015 - So you can stream it online!
9. Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them by J.K Rowling
In Cinemas: 18th November 2016
10. Looking For Alaska by John Green
If you were a fan of The Fault In Our Stars, then this will be one for you. Written by the same author, Looking For Alaska is probably the darkest of his novels. Miles Halter’s whole life has been one big non-event, until he meets Alaska Young. Gorgeous, clever and undoubtedly screwed-up, Alaska draws Miles into her reckless world and irrevocably steals his heart. For Miles, nothing can ever be the same again. The cast and release date is still yet to be announced.
In Cinemas: TBA
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