The Tempest Reading Challenge discussion

Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella still remains one of my favorite chick-lit books ever and one of the first I read!
And the movie trailer was released a few days ago starring Alexandra Daddario and Tyler Hoechlin as the lead characters, Emma Corrigan and Jack Harper and unfortunately, I might be disappointed.
For starters, the Americanization of the characters and the setting is definitely a bummer, but despite that, I might actually go watch the movie.
Who knows, I might be in the wrong? But there again, I might also be right!
So, I ask all of you;

What do you think is the BEST book adaptation?

This could be a TV series, movies or even theater productions! Which book had the best adaptation, in your eyes. Controversial to even suggest it could be done, but who knows!

For me, I have quite a few;
- Room by Emma Donoghue
- How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- The Maze Runner by James Dashner
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

(The latter two hands down were better on screen then on page)

So, what do you all think were the best book adaptations?

(Sorry, but comic books don't count as well as know how awesome the Marvel universe is). XD

Hmmmm tricky one...

For me, Chocolat is probably my top choice. I LOVE the film, read the book subsequently and felt really let down by it.

I think opinions on adaptations can be majorly affected by whether you read the book first, or saw the adaptation first. I find that the first one you see becomes the definitive one, and any others have to live up to what you think the definitive story is.

Gone With the Wind is a pretty fantastic adaptation, though it unfortunately skirts over the whole 'main characters are in the KKK' thing that I remember thinking was more prominent in the book (admittedly I both watched and read GWTW when I was about 14 so my memory might not be accurate!) The movie of Brooklyn (Colm Toibin) was a pretty special adaptation in my mind too.

With theatre...less a book and more a classic story, but I am obsessed with Hadestown, which is a musical retelling of Greek myth Orpheus and Eurydice. A true masterpiece. The music, staging, casting etc all add layers and meaning to this ancient story. I recently saw the musical of The Color Purple, which was spectacular. The stage show of Cabaret, adapted from Isherwood's The Berlin Stories, is another stage adaptation I love (more than the film!)