Books I've read that have been brought to the screen (big and small)

Submitted by ukaunz on Thu, 09/29/2005 - 12:12
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  • 101 Dalmatians, Dodie Smith - saw the animated version (1961) and later the live-action version (1996) starring Glenn Close as Cruella de Vil. Haven't seen any of the other versions.
  • Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll - I've seen the Disney animated version (1951) and another couple of TV versions... there's been so many adaptations of this classic.
  • His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman - A movie of the first of the trilogy, The Golden Compass, has been announced for 2007 - I'm looking forward to seeing it!
  • Angel’s Ashes, Frank McCourt - directed by Alan Parker (1999)
  • Animal Farm, George Orwell - I don't think I've seen either the animated version (1954) or the animatronic made for TV version (1999).
  • Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery - loved the TV series (1985) as a teen, haven't seen any other versions.
  • Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer - movie was announced for 2005 but seems to have been postponed...
  • The Babysitters Club, Ann M. Martin (don’t plan to see it)
  • The Beach, Alex Garland
  • Benji, (which came first, the book or the film?)
  • The Bridges of Madison County, Robert James Waller
  • Bridget Jones’ Diary, Helen Fielding
  • Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres
  • The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss (don’t plan to see it)
  • Catch–22, Joseph Heller (haven’t seen it)
  • The Celestine Prophecy, James Redfield (don’t plan to see it)
  • The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, Thomas Kenneally (haven’t seen it)
  • Charlotte’s Web, E.B. White
  • Chocolat, Joanne Harris
  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Mark Haddon (announced)
  • The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (filming)
  • The Day of the Triffids, John Wyndham
  • The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank
  • Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee (announced)
  • Enduring Love, Ian McEwan
  • Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury (haven’t seen it) (announced)
  • The Far Pavilions, M.M. Kaye (haven’t seen it)
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S. Thompson (haven’t seen it)
  • Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk
  • The Firm, John Grisham
  • The Five People You Meet In Heaven, Mitch Albom (haven’t seen it)
  • Flowers for Algernon/Charly, Daniel Keyes (not sure?)
  • Flowers in the Attic, Virginia Andrews
  • For the Term of His Natural Life, Marcus Clarke (might have seen it?)
  • A Fortunate Life, A.B. Facey
  • Fungus the Bogeyman, Raymond Briggs (haven’t seen it)
  • The Godfather, Mario Puzo (have I seen this or not?)
  • The Green Mile, Stephen King
  • Hannibal, Thomas Harris
  • Harriet the Spy, Louise Fitzhugh (haven’t seen)
  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, J.K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J.K. Rowling
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling (to be released soon)
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling (in pre-production)
  • Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad - have seen Apocalypse Now Redux (1979)
  • He Died With A Felafel In His Hand, John Birmingham (haven’t seen it)
  • Heidi, Johanna Spyri (not sure?)
  • Hideaway, Dean Koontz
  • High Fidelity, Nick Hornby
  • The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
  • The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Holes, Louis Sachar
  • The Horse Whisperer, Nick Evans
  • The House of the Spirits, Isabelle Allende (not sure?)
  • Intensity, Dean Koontz (haven’t seen it)
  • Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice
  • Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte (haven’t seen it)
  • The Jewel in the Crown, Paul Scott (haven’t seen it)
  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach (haven’t seen it)
  • Left Behind, Tim LaHaye (don’t plan to see it)
  • Life of Pi, Yann Martel (announced)
  • The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis (haven’t seen it)
  • Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
  • Looking for Alibrandi, Melina Marchetta
  • The Lord of the Flies, William Golding
  • The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien
  • The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebald (announced)
  • Madame Doubtfire/Mrs Doubtfire, Anne Fine
  • Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden (to be released)
  • Misery, Stephen King
  • The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley (haven’t seen it)
  • Mr Men series, Roger Hargreaves (haven’t seen it?)
  • The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco
  • Needful Things, Stephen King (haven’t seen it?)
  • The Never Ending Story, Michael Ende
  • Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman (haven’t seen it)
  • Nineteen Eighty–Four (haven’t seen it), George Orwell
  • The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton
  • A Passage to India, E.M. Forster (haven’t seen it)
  • Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Patrick Suskind (filming)
  • The Phantom of the Opera, Gaston Leroux
  • Playing Beatie Bow, Ruth Park
  • The Power of One, Bryce Courtenay
  • A Prayer for Owen Meany/Simon Birch, John Irving (seen it?)
  • Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen (haven’t seen it)
  • The Princess Bride, William Goldman
  • Puberty Blues, Kathy Lette (read it?)
  • Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, Eleanor Coerr (haven’t seen it)
  • Salem’s Lot, Stephen King
  • Schindler’s Ark/Schindler’s List, Thomas Keneally
  • The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾, Sue Townsend (haven’t seen it)
  • The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning, Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
  • The Shining, Stephen King (haven’t seen it)
  • Shining Through, Susan Isaacs
  • The Shipping News, E. Annie Proulx
  • The Silence of the Lambs, Thomas Harris
  • The Silver Brumby, Elyne Mitchell (haven’t seen it?)
  • Sleeping with the Enemy, Nancy Price
  • Sophie’s World, Jostein Gaarder (haven’t seen it)
  • The Stand, Stephen King
  • The Street Lawyer, John Grisham (haven’t seen it)
  • Tales of the City, Armistead Maupin
  • The Tesseract, Alex Garland (haven’t seen it)
  • The Thirty–nine Steps, John Buchan (haven’t seen it)
  • Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll (seen it?)
  • The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger (announced)
  • To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
  • Tuesdays With Morrie, Mitch Albom (haven’t seen it)
  • Wake in Fright, Kenneth Cook (haven’t seen it)
  • Watership Down, Richard Adams
  • When the Bough Breaks, Jonathan Kellerman (TV movie – don’t think I’ve seen it)
  • Where the Forest meets the Sea, Jeannie Baker
  • Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak (in pre-production)
  • White Teeth, Zadie Smith (haven’t seen it)
  • The World According to Garp, John Irving (might have seen it?)
  • The Worst Witch, Jill Murphy
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