On April 20th, 3 Westfield librarians hung out live on Facebook to discuss “What Makes a Good Book Adaptation?” and give their own recommendations. You can watch the entire video here or you can enjoy the list below for a variety of good book recommendations along with their adaptations. All links below lead to the catalog for an easy request!
American Gods – book by Neil Gaiman and TV series by Starz
Annihilation – book by Jeff VanderMeer and movie by Alex Garland
Bridget Jones’s Diary – book by Helen Fielding and movie by Sharon Maguire
Coraline – book by Neil Gaiman and movie by Henry Selick
Deadpool – comics by Marvel and movie by Tim Miller
Fantastic Mr. Fox – book by Roald Dahl and movie by Wes Anderson
Frankenstein – book by Mary Shelley and production by the National Theater (ft. Benedict Cumberbatch)
Goodfellas – book by Nicholas Pileggi (as Wiseguy) and movie by Martin Scorsese
Good Omens – book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett and TV series by the BBC
Gossip Girl – books by Cecily von Ziegesar and TV series by the CW
The Hunger Games – book by Suzanne Collins and movie by Gary Ross
John Dies at the End – book by David Wong and movie by Michael Gioulakis
Lord of the Rings – books by J. R. R. Tolkien and movies by Peter Jackson
The Magicians – book by Lev Grossman and TV series by Syfy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – book by Ken Kensey and movie by Milos Forman
Pride and Prejudice – book by Jane Austen, movie by Joe Wright and TV series by the BBC
The Queen’s Gambit – book by Walter Tevis and TV series by Netflix
Rebecca – book by Daphne Du Maurier and movie by Alfred Hitchcock
Sense and Sensibility – book by Jane Austen and movie by Ang Lee
Shadow and Bone – book by Leigh Bardugo and series forthcoming from Netflix
Stardust – book by Neil Gaiman and movie by Matthew Vaughn
Vampire Academy – book by Richelle Mead and movie by Mark Waters
The Witcher – book by Andrzej Sapkowski and TV series by Netflix
