Adaptations

An adaptation can be anything from a book based on a movie or the retelling of a classic tale. It is when a story is adapted from another story form or source. Not merely a remake in all cases, some stories are only loosely adapted from original sources or legends.

The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
The Fault in Our Stars
Gone Girl
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Pride and Prejudice
Daisy Jones & The Six
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
The Great Gatsby
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
The Handmaid's Tale
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
Little Women (Little Women, #1)

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[T]here must be something particularly appealing about adaptations as adaptations. Part of this pleasure, I want to argue, comes simply from repetition with variation, from the comfort of ritual combined with the piquancy of surprise. Recognition and remembrance are part of the pleasure (and risk) of experiencing an adaptation; so too is change.
Linda Hutcheon, A Theory of Adaptation

When we love something, we always want more of it, whether it’s good for us or not. This is as true of ice cream and French fries as it is of great books. It’s only natural to wish for more time with our favorite characters, but an essential part of what makes us fall in love with a book is the fact that it ends (something it wouldn’t hurt to remind the heads of Hollywood studios). When there can be no more of something, it makes what already exists more precious and perfect.
Emily Uecker

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