Top Ten Tuesday - Book to Movie Adaptations

11/10/2015

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)

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

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Life of Pi by Yann Martel

16 Comments

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)

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! :)

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.

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. :)

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>

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! :)

Greg Hill link

11/10/2015 03:51:02 pm

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

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

11/13/2015 11:33:18 am

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

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!

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!

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!

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! :)

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/

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! :)

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!

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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