Books2Movies Club discussion

Here we'll post books with feature movies and TV shows that will be in our cinemas or on TV this year.

January / February / March / April / May / June - July
August / September / October / November / December

If you would like to give special attention to a particular book with a movie or a show mentioned below, the easiest way to notify us would be right here. We'll add it to our bookshelf and create a special thread for it. One book per month, please :)

January 2020

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
The Outsider by Stephen King (HBO)
The Rhythm Section by Mark Burnell
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (The Turning)
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting (Dolittle)

February 2020

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (Netflix)
The Bone Collector et al by Jeffery Deaver (Lincoln Rhyme, NBC)
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Emma by Jane Austen
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride (Showtime)
I Am Not Okay With This: by Charles Forsman (Netflix)
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
The Last Thing He Wanted by Joan Didion
Locke & Key by Joe Hill (Netflix)
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han (Netflix)
Waiting For Anya by Michael Morpurgo

I missed these books having releases this month:

Briarpatch by Ross Thomas (USA Network)
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby (Hulu)

Little Fires Everywhere upcoming months
Rebecca expected release date 2020
Artemis Fowl
The Secret Garden
The Woman in the Window
Death on the Nile
The Witches
Dune
News of the World
Nine Perfect Strangers
The Pale Horse Already released 1 season
The Luminaries with Eva Green OMG
The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye I'm not sure its based on one book, but its going to be based around Enola Holmes
Brave New World
The Devil All the Time
Minamata The Story of the Poisoning of a City, and of the People Who Choose to Carry the Burden of CourageThe Stand
Normal PeopleThe Knife of Never Letting Go
China Rich Girlfriend

I am quite taken with a lot of these! Sorry, i went a little overboard.

Lorena wrote: "Little Fires Everywhere upcoming months..."

Thank you Lorena! That was very helpful. I'll come back to that list each month to check on them when they come out :)

March 2020

Valiant Masters: Bloodshot by Kevin VanHook
The Burnt Orange Heresy by Charles Willeford
The Half-Life by Jonathan Raymond (First Cow)
I Still Believe by Jeremy Camp
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (Hulu)
On Her Own Ground by A'Lelia Perry Bundles (Self Made) (Netflix)
The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
The Silence of the White City by Eva García Sáenz (Netflix)
Spenser Confidential by Ace Atkins and Robert B. Parker (Netflix)

I just finished watching the Pale Horse, and the mini series was really good!

April 2020

(if not in cinemas, in our homes at least - I am sorry, I do not know for all of them through which channels they'll be distributed, and please, tell me if I missed something!)

Council of Dads by Bruce Feiler (NBC)
I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb (HBO)
Legado en los huesos by Dolores Redondo (Netflix)
Normal People by Sally Rooney (Hulu, BBC)
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (?)
El silencio del pantano by Juanjo Braulio (Netflix)
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (Disney+)
True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey (?)
A Vida Invisível de Eurídice Gusmão by Martha Batalha (Amazon Prime)
The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry (Netflix)

I LOVED The Willoughbys book.

May 2020

The Old Axolotl: Hardware Dreams by Jacek Dukaj (Into the Night, Netflix)
Sweet Magnolias: Stealing Home by Sherryl Woods (Netflix)

It is getting a bit difficult to track all new releases, so if you notice I missed something, freely add them in the comments below!

Great additions! Haven't seen anything newsworthy but I will do a little digging during the weekend!

June - July 2020

The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin (Netflix)
Going the Distance by Beth Reekles (Netflix, The Kissing Booth 2)
The Last Days of American Crime by Rick Remender (Netflix)
The Last Soldiers of the Cold War by Fernando Morais (Netflix, Wasp Network)
Ofrenda a la tormenta by Dolores Redondo (Netflix)
Radioactive: Marie Pierre Curie by Lauren Redniss (Amazon Prime)
Warrior Nun Areala by Ben Dunn (Netflix)

Ohh I just saw the trailer for the babysitters club and it was truly adorable! Got Radioactive on my list to watch as well. And Warrior Nun was way better than I hoped. I didn't know it came for a comic book! Thats great!

Lorena wrote: "Ohh I just saw the trailer for the babysitters club and it was truly adorable! Got Radioactive on my list to watch as well. And Warrior Nun was way better than I hoped. I didn't know it came for a ..."

I've never heard of Warrior Nun before. The title itself was so bizarre I had to look up the source. Is it really worth watching?

It is good, similar in mood to Motherland Fort Salem (military witches from Hulu).

It is tween in content, meaning that it is not as deep as other supernatural shows and it has quite a lot of angst and teenager love drama. For me, it walks the delicate line of being teenage but still entertaining without being too angsty.

The plot overall is quite entertaining, there is a nice amount of double-crossing, character development and interesting lore about the demon world.

The characters make sense unto themselves, their priorities, background and motives really develop over the season and it makes a good job in establishing motive and goals of the main party, so to speak.

Overall, I would say give it a chance. It is not super deep so it makes for a relaxing and entertaining show. :)

Lorena wrote: "It is good, similar in mood to Motherland Fort Salem (military witches from Hulu). It is tween in content, meaning that it is not as deep as other supernatural shows and it has quite a lot of angst..."

Sounds as a good fit for long summer nights :) Thanks for sharing!

June - July 2020 continued

Greyhound by C.S. Forester (Apple TV, originally The Good Shepherd)

The Old Guard #1

This one just got made into a Netflix movie that is also really good! No plot holes and great character development!

Lorena wrote: "The Old Guard #1

This one just got made into a Netflix movie that is also really good! No plot holes and great character development!"

Thank you, I totally missed that!

I just went to check again what else I missed. It's a bit difficult now to comb through all these streaming and TV services. There are just so many of them!

The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr (TNT)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Peacock)
Cursed by Thomas Wheeler and Frank Miller (Netflix)

August 2020

Arkansas by John Brandon (Amazon Prime)
Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland (Amazon Prime)
Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke (Germany)
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff (HBO)
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (Disney Plus)

Sell Out (story) by Simon Rich (HBO, An American Pickle)

Young Skins by Colin Barrett ( ? , Calm with Horses)

September 2020

The Boys in the Band by Mart Crowley (Netflix)
The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock (Netflix)
Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer (Netflix)
A Higher Loyalty by James Comey (Showtime, The Comey Rule)
I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid (Netflix)
Noughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman (Peacock)
Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks (HBO)
Love in Amsterdam by Nicolas Freeling (PBS, Van der Valk)
A Wilderness of Error: The Trials of Jeffrey MacDonald by Errol Morris (FX)

I had no idea A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth is already finished, and apparently aired on BBC One this August.

There was a controversy concerning this adaptation. You can check the newest article: Director Mira Nair Addresses ‘A Suitable Boy’ White Writer Controversy.

My concern was not so about the cultural appropriation, but that, even though he is a masterful screenwriter, Davies has a history of controversial dramatic choices intended to shock in his period dramas, last being Sanditon, that was not what Austen (and Austenites) would've ever approved. Was his writing faithful to this story and sensitive to this culture? The director is of Indian descent, and she did some amazing movies, so I am sure she wouldn't have approved anything out of the order. The article mentions they collaborated well and extensively on the script after he finished the first draft intended for eight hours long series. Interestingly in the end it is noted she wouldn't mind another approach to the story. What does that mean in the view of this show? Let's see for ourselves. I would like to watch the series, but don't know when I'll get the chance. If some of you has already seen it, please share your thoughts with us!

Brave new world was quite a good adaptation! Can't wait to see Enola Holmes, albeit most of my excitement stems from Henry Cavill playing Sherlock...

October 2020

Bom Dia, Verônica by Andrea Killmore (Netflix)
Books of Blood by Clive Barker (Hulu)
I diavoli by Guido Maria Brera (Sky, Devils)
Fly a Little Higher by Laura Sobiech (Disney+, Clouds)
The Good Lord Bird by James McBride (Showtime)
A Life on Our Planet by David Attenborough (Netflix)
North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud (Hulu, Monsterland)
The Outpost by Jake Tapper (Netflix)
The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis (Netflix)
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (Netflix)
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe (Disney+, TV adaptation)
Serious Men by Manu Joseph (Netflix)
The Undoing by Jean Hanff Korelitz (HBO)

November 2020

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (Disney Plus)
Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden (FX)
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan (Netflix)
Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne Jones
The Highway by C.J. Box (The Big Sky) (ABC)
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance (Netflix)
The Minions of Midas by Jack London (Netflix)
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Prime)
Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz (Alex Rider) (Prime)
La Vie devant soi by Romain Gary (La vita davanti a sé) (Netflix)
The Witches by Roald Dahl (HBO)

Also, it appears The Luminaries have already aired, but where? How I missed it??

Ah, yes, I think it was on BBC. I still haven't seen it, but cant wait! I got hooked on the Queens Gambit :D

Lorena wrote: "Ah, yes, I think it was on BBC. I still haven't seen it, but cant wait! I got hooked on the Queens Gambit :D"

Ah I see. I do not have BBC, but I assume our national TV will eventually buy it from them :) Thanks :)

December 2020

After We Collided by Anna Todd
Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward
Bridgerton: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
El desorden que dejas by Carlos Montero
Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton (The Midnight Sky)
Let Him Go by Larry Watson
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley (Wild Mountain Thyme)
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (Ut og stjæle hester)
Le Père by Florian Zeller (The Father)
Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton

Ohh such a great list! I have to confess I watched After we collided. It is not good, but it's like taking a full glass of tween angst on steroids. I think it fills a void left by Twilight, xD Can't wait to see what the book is like.

Lorena wrote: "Ohh such a great list! I have to confess I watched After we collided. It is not good, but it's like taking a full glass of tween angst on steroids. I think it fills a void left by Twilight, xD Can'..."

Lol I understand what you mean, a guilty pleasure :)

I am curious about Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and News of the World. The plays are so difficult to get for me. I have to patiently wait for an e-book discount, as paperback versions are so expensive. I'll probably just watch the movie. News of the World I actually have an e-book, but I think I'll watch the movie first anyway. I'll never watch it otherwise, I have so many other books on the waiting list :)

Ohh I want to watch News of the World too! Depending on how it is I might consider the book, but it is doubtful. xD Have you checked if there are any used library books on Amazon? Since I am far away too but I usually do when there is no ebook is to order the paperback version from a reseller, there are lots that sell library books. They have the stamp but are otherwise in good condition. They sell for 2 or 3 dollars, so you only have the expenditure of the shipping which is like 3 USD extra and sometimes it is free inside the US. You need to use a box service since most only send inside the US and then pay for the shipping to your country. Books usually don't have import taxes so that is free and voila! :D

Lorena wrote: "Have you checked if there are any used library books on Amazon? Since I am far..."

Thanks for recommendation, I will look into Amazon deeper. I do buy used books, but mostly on Ebay UK and other UK bookstores, as the shipping is cheaper. The problem with plays is that they are so rarely offered for cheap, if there is any available at all. I guess the print is scarce if they are not classics like Tennessee Williams. Sometimes I get lucky and I find one or two on discount for Kindle - that way I got Twelve Angry Men and Fences!