Here's what it's all about:
"There's a lot of novels, comics and plays that have been made into films and TV dramas,
BUT how many of them have you BOTH seen the film/TV drama and read the original book, play or comic story?"
When I first discovered this blogfest I could only think of about three off the top of my head. But now... well you'll find out. Due to the length of my list I have forgone descriptions and pictures... I'd be here forever.
So here is my list, in no specific order - the bits in brackets are when the title was changed for the film. And yes a couple of these are novelisations of films... slightly cheating but... who cares?
- The Fellowship of the Ring - J R R Tolkien
- The Two Towers - J R R Tolkien
- The Return of the King - J R R Tolkien
- The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
- Dracula - Bram Stoker
- Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill
- Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
- Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
- Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
- Emma - Jane Austen
- Interview With the Vampire - Anne Rice
- Queen of the Damned - Anne Rice
- Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
- The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger
- The Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler
- The War of the Worlds - H G Wells
- The Time Machine - H G Wells
- The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
- The Shining - Stephen King
- Salem's Lot - Stephen King
- Matilda - Roald Dahl
- The Witches - Roald Dahl
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey
- I Am Legend - Richard Matheson
- Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane
- Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone - J K Rowling
- Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets - J K Rowling
- Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban - J K Rowling
- Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire - J K Rowling
- Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix - J K Rowling
- Charlie & the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
- Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote
- The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic - Sophie Kinsella [Confessions of a Shopaholic]
- The Godfather - Mario Puzo
- Atonement - Ian McEwan
- Dr Dolittle - Hugh Lofting
- Kiss the Girls - James Patterson
- Along Came A Spider - James Patterson
- PS I Love You - Cecelia Ahern
- Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
- The Wizard of Oz - L Frank Baum
- The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Murder On the Orient Express - Agatha Christie
- Death On the Nile - Agatha Christie
- The ABC Murders - Agatha Christie
- James & the Giant Peach - Roald Dahl
- The Client - John Grisham
- Misery - Stephen King
- Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - Terry Brooks
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones - R A Salvatore
- Romeo & Juliet - William Shakespeare
- The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
- Angels & Demons - Dan Brown
- Various Sherlock Holmes Stories - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Various Buffy The Vampire Slayer/Angel Stories - Various
5 comments:
You have a wonderful list I have the dvd "PS I Love You" I read the book which I really enjoyed. I saw the author Cecilia Aherne during a Daniel O Donnell chat show in Dublin some years back, such a down to earth person.
Yvonne.
I've seen a lot more of these on film than I've read, but you've entered a pretty comprehensive list.
Lee
Tossing It Out
Great list! And I'm smacking myself... how could I have forgotten about The Godfather? I liked the book, but loved the movie.
You have an impressive list. Many I recognise and share. Thanks for taking part.:O)
It's surprising how long the list can get when you really think about it, isn't it? Thanks for joining in the blogfest.
If you get a chance, check out a fellow writer's zombie story and help me make him wear an embarrassing shirt next year! It's the ultimate grudge match between social media and the zombies. Details are here:
http://kelworthfiles.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/prove-the-zombies-wrong-social-platforms-can-build-readership/
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