Well-Read Episode 107 - Adaptations

Thanks to a listener request (hi Ann!), we’re discussing the difficulty of adapting a well-loved book, and what makes a good transition from page to screen. We’ll end with what we’re reading this week!

Books and other media mentioned in this episode:

Persuasion by Jane Austen (buy from Bookshop)Persuasion (film)Dickinson (TV)Clueless (film)The Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. TolkeinLord of the Rings (films)Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (buy from Bookshop)Big Little Lies (TV)Outlander (TV)Outlander series by Diana GabaldonSam Heughan filmographyThe Great American Read (TV)The Hunger Games series by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games (film)Twilight series by Stephenie MeyerTwilight (film)Harry Potter series by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (film)Divergent series by Veronica RothDivergent (film)The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra ClareThe Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (film)Lorien Legacies series by Pittacus LoreI Am Number Four (film)Shadowhunters (TV)Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (buy from Bookshop)Gone Girl (film)Ben Affleck filmographyRosamund Pike filmographyGillian Flynn booksThe Sandman (TV)The Sandman series by Neil GaimanNeil Gaiman booksDownton Abbey (TV)Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (buy from Bookshop)Daisy Jones & the Six (TV)Elvis Presley filmographyRiley Keough filmographyKillers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (buy from Bookshop)Killers of the Flower Moon (TV)Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (buy from Bookshop)Red, White & Royal Blue (film)Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (buy from Bookshop)Lessons in Chemistry (TV)Brie Larson filmographyThe Idea of You by Robinne Lee (buy from Bookshop)The Idea of You (film)Harry Styles discographyBullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka (buy from Bookshop)Bullet Train (film)Brad Pitt filmographyCoen Brothers filmographyQuentin Tarantino filmographyWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (buy from Bookshop)Where the Crawdads Sing (film)Loot (TV)

What We’re Reading This Week:

Ann: Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith (buy from Bookshop)– Deep Water (film)– The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith (buy from Bookshop)

Halle: The Measure by Nikki Erlick (buy from Bookshop)– The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (buy from Bookshop)

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