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B.Y.O.B(ooks).: Your Favorite Book-to-Movie Adaptation
B.Y.O.B(ooks).: Your Favorite Book-to-Movie Adaptation
Discussions held on January 18, 2023 at Bennett Martin Public Library and January 19, 2023 at Walt Branch Library
Groups led by Jen J. (Bennett Martin Public Library) and Deanne J. (Walt Branch Library)
Bennett Martin Public Library – January 18, 2023
Around the World in 80 Days
by Jules Verne (Verne) — and the recent new BBC/PBS version of the novel
recommended by Carrie
All Creatures Great and Small
by James Herriot (Biography Herriot and/or B H4355) — and the recent new BBC/PBS version of the stories
recommended by Charlotte
The Brother Cadfael Mysteries
by Ellis Peters (Peters) — and the 1994-1998 TV series, starring Derek Jakobi
recommended by Charlotte
The Sherlock Holmes novels and story collections
by Arthur Conan Doyle (Doyle) — and the recent series Sherlock (2010-2017), starring Benedict Cumberbatch
recommended by Charlotte
The Sherlock Holmes novels and story collections
by Arthur Conan Doyle (Doyle) — and the classic adaptations starring Jeremy Brett (1984-1994)
recommended by Charlotte
Gone With the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell (Mitchell) — and the 1939 film adaptation
recommended by Jen
The Color Purple
by Alice Walker (Walker) — and the 1985 film adaptation, directed by Steven Spielberg
recommended by Jen
The Body, a novella in the collection Different Seasons
by Stephen King (King) — and the 1986 film adaptation, entitled Stand By Me, directed by Rob Reiner
recommended by Jen
Dracula
by Bram Stoker (Stoker) — and the 1992 film adaptation
recommended by Jen
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, a novella in the collection Different Seasons
by Stephen King (King) — and the 1994 film adaptation, entitled simply The Shawshank Redemption
recommended by Jen
L.A. Confidential
by James Ellroy (Ellroy) — and the 1997 film adaptation (not in the libraries’ collection)
recommended by Jen
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett (Stockett) — and the 2011 film adaptation
recommended by Jen
To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)
by Harper Lee (Lee) — and the 1962 film adaptation starring Gregory Peck
recommended by Scott (in absentia)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1974)
by John Le Carre (Le Carre) — and the 1979 TV mini-series starring Alec Guinness
recommended by Scott (in absentia)
The Lord of the Rings trilogy (1954-1955)
by J.R.R. Tolkien (Tolkien) — and the three movies directed by Peter Jackson (2001-2003)
recommended by Scott (in absentia)
The Princess Bride (1973, with several updated later printings)
by William Goldman (Goldman) — and the 1987 movie adaptation from director Rob Reiner
recommended by Scott (in absentia)
The Exorcist (1971)
by William Peter Blatty (Blatty) — and the 1973 movie adaptation by director William Friedkin
recommended by Scott (in absentia)
The Hercule Poirot novels and short stories (1920-1975)
by Agatha Christie (Christie) — and the TV series starring David Suchet (1989-2014)
recommended by Scott (in absentia)
Walt Branch Library – January 19, 2023
Wintering
by Katherine May (May)
recommended by Connie
(not part of the books-to-movies discussion)
Little Women (1886)
by Louisa May Alcott (Alcott) — and the 2020 film version with Saoirse Ronan
recommended by Deanne
Sophie’s Choice (1979)
by William Styron (Styron) — and the 1982 film adaptation starring Meryl Streep
recommended by Sheryl
Pride & Prejudice
by Jane Austen (Austen) — and the 2005 BBC adaptation
recommended by Vicki
