The 52 Book Club: 2025 / 2026 Challenge discussion

This category is specifically for books made into a TV series, which one did you choose?

Big Little Lies

Virgin River
Outlander
You series
Dumplin’

All of these are on Netflix right now.

Under The Dome by Stephen King

"Ross Poldark" by Winston Graham
Haven't read any of the books or seen the series

I think I’m going to try ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ by Walter Tevis for this one.

Julia wrote: "
"Ross Poldark" by Winston Graham
Haven't read any of the books or seen the series"

This has been done as a series twice. As good as I have heard the new one is, I can't bring myself to watch it because I have such fond memories of watching the first one as a kid. The first one was on Masterpiece Theatre, but I am not sure if that's where the second was or not. Such a great set of books for a series.

I chose "Shopping, Seduction & Mr. Selfridge" by Lindy Woodhead for this category.

After several doubts, I've choose a classical one, after watching the tv series with B. Cumberbatch was a pending reading for me... 'Sherlock Holmes', by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia

The Cuckoo's Calling by J. K. Rowling, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

I'm going with Game of Thrones!

I Know This Much is True

Pachinko and Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

When Dimple Met Rishi

Melissa wrote: "Virgin River
Outlander
You series
Dumplin’

All of these are on Netflix right now."

Does Dumplin’ count since it was a movie and not a series?

Call the Midwife

A Discovery of Witches

I think I'm going to go with Adrian Mole. I haven't read it since school but I already own it so will save money and will give me space once done to get something new

Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

I chose "You" by Caroline Kepnes

I just finished Call the Midwife...it was really good!

Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

The BBC made The Secret of Crickley Hall by James Herbert into a tv series.

Alida wrote: "I'm going with Game of Thrones!"

Same here. I wonder how it compares to the actual show??

Turn of The Screw by Henry James was turned into The Haunting of Bly Manor on Netflix.

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Completed: January 7, 2021

The Agatha Raisin cosy mystery series by M.C. Beaton. I'll be reading Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage.

I read The Highway by C.J. Box - series currently on TV - The Big Sky.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/edit...

The Duke and I

I've actually now read almost all the series since I watched Bridgerton on Netflix in January and am loving them!

Completion Post:

Just finished reading: "Flashforward" by Robert J. Sawyer (★★★★☆), it is a science fiction thriller, which centers on an experiment at CERN looking for the Higgs boson, which had a unique side-effect – the entire human race loses their consciousness for about two minutes. During that time, nearly everyone sees themselves roughly twenty-one years and six months in the future and the chaos it spews forth as individuals try to fulfill or deter their future from happening. A twenty-two episode season was produced by ABC with the same name.

Sawyer's narrative uses the third-person omniscient narrator, as the narrative shifts seamlessly among the perspectives of his many characters, anchoring the grander story in small details. Philosophical and scientific themes explored are: free will and determinacy, the Copenhagen interpretation, transactional interpretation, and the Omega Point.

The Queen's Gambit

Thirteen Reasons Why

Erika wrote: "Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia"

Are they really making a movie of this? The book itself was so gross (the scene saying goodbye to the father in law) I gave up on it around the middle. I can only imagine how horrific the movie would be.

I read all the Bridgerton books this year :)

Elspeth wrote: "Erika wrote: "Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia"

Are they really making a movie of this? The book itself was so gross (the scene saying goodbye to the father in law) I gave up on it around th..."

According to Google, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelo will be producing it on Hulu

Voces de Chernóbil: Crónica del futuro

The Ladies' Paradise by Émile Zola, made into the BBC drama The Paradise.

Describes the birth of the modern department store in Paris in the late 19th century.

I disliked it. It felt like a love-letter to capitalism and virginity. The world was decadent and the novel well-written, but I hated the basic premise of the book.

I amended this prompt to “made into TV series or movie”. I read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine D’Engle and am planning to watch the movie.

Lindsey wrote: "Elspeth wrote: "Erika wrote: "Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia"

Are they really making a movie of this? The book itself was so gross (the scene saying goodbye to the father in law) I gave up..."

I saw that finally. I'm sure the movie version will be better because you won't have to read the descriptions of her hallucinations rather than just seeing a random scene.

I"m also reading The Stand. Boy is it looooong!

The Moonstone listened on audible read by Peter Jeffrey

Just for fun, I switched it up again and readDeadly Heat by Richard Castle which was a book series based on a TV series.

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

I chose The 100. I've seen every episode of the TV series and I've got to say that I loved the book even better. Especially because Clarke and Bellamy were far from platonic. And I like that storyline between Clarke and Wells as well. It was interesting how in the book, both of her parents were killed by the Chancellor whereas only her father died in the show. I thought it was more brutal in the book than the show. And the cliffhanger is a great way to get people to read the next book.

I read The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Loved the book and the show!

Little Big Lies by Liane Moriarty

Tiny Pretty Things

I read Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, 3 Stars

Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah