How do you feel when you hear your favorite novel is being made into a movie?
Do you look forward to seeing it in the theatre, or do you inwardly cringe and cry, “No! They [the producer & director] are going to ruin it!”?
And how often have you heard not to see a film unless you’ve first read the book because, “The book is sooo much better,”?
Here are a few LCL staffers favorite novels which were subsequently made into films—staff are recommending the books, by the way, not necessarily the films. See which ones you’ve read and/or seen. Which is better and why?
Tell us in the comments at the end.
What happens to the bystanders who witness acts of police brutality?
Find it in the library catalog HERE
Also available through digital media sources:
Wild romp of a tale with great characters and clever dialogue.
Bonus: young female protagonist!
Find it in the library catalog HERE
Also available through digital media sources:
National Endowment for the Arts’ Big Read information on True Grit HERE
Bretagne recommends . . .
A classic that will break your heart and also warm it in so many different ways.
Find it in the library catalog HERE
Also available through digital media sources:
Chuck Palahniuk's debut novel that will start you thinking about
things long after you are done with the book.
Find it in the library catalog HERE
Also available through digital media sources:
Graphic novels and more by Palahniuk on Hoopla HERE
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Whimsy, ridiculousness, portmanteaus, the grin before the cat...
This book has it all.
Find it in the library catalog HERE
Also available through digital media sources:
It's inconceivable that you've never read this book.
Find it in the library catalog HERE
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The World According to Garp
This
is the book that I most often return to. I have read this book every
other year since I was a teenager. I use this book as a measure of my
own adulthood. It is a wonderful story about writing, writers, readers,
and reading.
Find it in the library catalog HERE
Who knew the 80's were so cool? Cultural references notwithstanding,
this dystopian future novel keeps you on the edge of your haptic seat to the end!
Find it in the library catalog HERE
Also available through digital media sources:
The
Chinese American stories in this book delve deeply into mother-daughter
relationships. Even if you’ve already seen the movie, you simply must
read this incomparable novel by Amy Tan.
Find it in the library catalog HERE
Movie version available through Hoopla HERE
National Endowment for the Arts’ Big Read information on The Joy Luck Club HERE
I had to read this book in college for a children’s literature class. A tender story about friendship, fitting in (or not), creativity, and loss.
Find it in the library catalog HERE
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