Category Archives: Books To Film
Is Anyone, or Has Anyone, Been Watching ‘The Slap’?
I thought I would ask as I have and yet I haven’t seen much discussion about it and I think its quite a good adaptation. I am not saying it’s perfect, but then what adaptation is, but it’s got some … Continue reading
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Loaded – Christos Tsiolkas
Ever since having read ‘The Slap’ last year (a total of two and a half times), for The Green Carnation Prize which it was long listed for – it was also listed for some prize called the Booker in the … Continue reading
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Toast – Nigel Slater
It is thanks to routing through other peoples shelves (I’m going to do a post on the joys of other people’s shelves and having a nosey next week) that I ended up reading a book that I probably wouldn’t have … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2011, Books To Film, Harper Collins, Nigel Slater, Review
Books To Film #1
I do like seeing people’s thoughts on books that they have read and how they feel about them when they are turned into films. In fact I almost took part in the ‘Read The Book, See The Movie’ challenge that … Continue reading
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A Single Man – Christopher Isherwood
You probably all know by now that I am someone who actually has to read a book before I see the film (unless I don’t know it’s a book or I was young and had no idea it was a … Continue reading
Precious – Sapphire
I am one of those people who likes to read a book before I see the film and so with a planned visit to the cinema to see ‘Precious’ this weekend I thought that I would read the book, originally … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2010, Books To Film, Review, Sapphire, Vintage Books
Faceless Killers – Henning Mankell
I mentioned on Saturday that I have been really enjoying the BBC series of Wallander adapted from the Henning Mankell series. I have however been leaving watching Faceless Killers as I wanted to read the book first. Well finally I … Continue reading
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Sherlock Holmes
One of my favourite characters in literature and one of the best fictional detectives ever has to be Sherlock Holmes. It is also down to him and the unusual way that I was introduced to him by a very special … Continue reading
Filed under Arthur Conan Doyle, Book Thoughts, Books To Film
Small Island – Andrea Levy
No more Granny Savidge Reads for a while, you will just have to make do with me from now on. Well until the spring when I am off, with the Converted One of course, up north for a weekend of … Continue reading
Filed under Andrea Levy, Books of 2009, Books To Film, Headline Review, Review
The Wild Things – Dave Eggers
I have not read the children’s book ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ by Maurice Sendak for about eight years since my sister was about three or four. It is a book that has always stayed with me though, it’s a … Continue reading
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Dorian Gray – The Movie
I mentioned the other day that myself and the delightful Novel Insights were off to see the movie Dorian Gray which I was quite shocked so few of you had heard was out, maybe just for once they have released a … Continue reading
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This Evening, When You Read This…
…I shall be stuffing my face, full of popcorn and chocolates with the delightful Novel Insights by my side whilst we both watch this… After reading the book recently I am actually really looking forward to the film. I also think its the perfect … Continue reading
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Julie & Julia – The Movie
I don’t normally blog about books to movies on the whole, and didnt after I saw The Time Traveller’s Wife, however I had to blog about this one! Last night in a big break from the Sensational Season (in tomorrow’s … Continue reading
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The Full Cupboard of Life – Alexander McCall Smith
I actually wanted to call today’s blog ‘Precious Time With Precious Ramotswe’ for that is exactly what it has been but am sticking to the formula of the books title but the thought was there. I had some really good … Continue reading
Filed under Alexander McCall Smith, Books To Film, Little Brown Publishing, Review
