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Top Ten Tuesday - Book to Movie Adaptations

11/10/2015

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This weekly frenzy of listing is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.
I honestly don't watch a lot of movies. So this list could probably be really long. I'm going to limit it to movies that I'd actually like to see someday and/or books I've read (because that is required before seeing the movie).
Read the Book, Haven't Seen the Movie (Yet)
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  • The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  • ​Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
  • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  • A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Haven't Read the Book or Seen the Movie, but Plan to Do Both
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  • The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
  • ​Wild by Cheryl Strayed
  • ​Life of Pi by Yann Martel
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Emily Alfano link
11/10/2015 10:14:50 am

The Book Thief and Wild are on the top of my list of books that I want to read still before i see the movie. great TTT post this week! (also, can't believe you haven't read/seen TFIOS but i hope you like it when you do! as far as film adaptations go, this one was very well done)

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
11/13/2015 11:30:11 am

I loved The Book Thief as a book. I'm a little worried that I won't like it as well as a movie, so I've been putting off watching that one. The Fault in Our Stars is one I've been meaning to read for a long time. Just haven't made it there yet! :)

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Kate @ Mom's Radius link
11/10/2015 12:11:16 pm

I read Life of Pi and liked it, but I haven't seen the movie. I'm not sure if I will. It's just not calling to me.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
11/13/2015 11:31:05 am

I've been meaning to read the book for a long time. We'll see how well I like it. That will probably determine if I see the movie or not. :)

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Allyson
11/10/2015 01:02:01 pm

I haven't read the book, so I can't comment on how faithful an adaptation it is, but I do love the movie Memoirs of a Geisha! It's really great :)


<a href="http://justusbookblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/top-ten-tuesday-from-book-to-screen.html?m=0">My TTT.</a>

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
11/13/2015 11:31:42 am

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the movie so much! That gives me hope, because I really loved the book! :)

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Greg Hill link
11/10/2015 03:51:02 pm

Nice list, I kinda wish I would have picked more classics for mine.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
11/13/2015 11:33:18 am

This was a surprisingly hard topic to narrow down, wasn't it? :)

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Lois link
11/10/2015 05:36:28 pm

I love the Book Thief and I would dare to say that I think the movie might be better than the book. How have you not seen the movie of TKM yet? That's a classic!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
11/13/2015 11:34:58 am

The movie's better than the book? High praise! I've been a little afraid to see TKaM because I want to keep my image of Atticus in my mind. But I know the movie is practically as classic as the book is, so I'm sure I'll watch it someday!

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Kat C link
11/10/2015 10:11:05 pm

I would almost say The Fault in Our Stars is a movie you can watch without having read the book ( I know, I know blasphemy), I liked what they did with the adaptation.

Happy Reading!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
11/13/2015 11:35:57 am

I can see how that could be true for The Fault in Our Stars. I'm not sure I could convince myself to see the movie without reading the book first, though! :)

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JJ link
11/11/2015 08:49:05 am

The Book Thief is a really beautiful movie, if you liked the book then you'll definitely enjoy the movie, they did it really well.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/10/top-ten-tuesday-30/

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
11/13/2015 11:37:29 am

I've heard a lot of people say the movie adaptation is a really good one. I'll definitely have to watch it sometime! :)

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Reading With Jade link
11/11/2015 03:43:30 pm

I quite enjoyed the film Memoirs of a Geisha, although I did watch it before reading the book. I read the book after though and enjoy it too. Lengthy though, film and book!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
11/13/2015 11:38:37 am

It was a bit of a chunky book, wasn't it? I didn't realize the movie was on the longer side, but I guess that makes sense!

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