So Madeleine over at Scribble and Edit is hosting a fun blogfest...and I've decided to join in.
The blogfest is running from August 1-3 and asks:
How many works of fiction have you seen BOTH the film/TV drama and read the original book, play or comic story?I started thinking and trying to make a list in my head of anything I could come up with on my own, but then I started thinking of books I've read, but not seen the film, or films I've seen, but not read the book (wow, did that make any sense at all?). Then, I did a little searching online and found even more. Some of the books I've listed are not fiction, yes I realize that, but I thought they were still worth a mention. ☺
So, here are my lists:
Books I've read and watched:
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (no film, but saw live on stage in Stratford, ON)
- Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Charlie & Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
- Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
- The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
- The Five People you Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
- Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
- Hamlet by William Shakespeare
- Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
- Helen Keller by Helen Keller (film version The Miracle Worker)
- Holes by Louis Sachar
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
- Little House on the Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- Matilda by Roald Dahl
- Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
- Polar Express by Chris von Allsburg
- Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
- The Tempest by William Shakespeare (again, no film, saw live on stage in Stratford, ON)
- To Kill a Mocking Bird By Harper Lee *my absolute favorite book*
- Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
- Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
- Winnie-the-Pooh by AA Milne
Books I've read, but not watched:
- Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Clearly
- Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss
- The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
- The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Books I've watched, but not read:
- 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
- Beaches by Iris Rainer Dart
- The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
- Forrest Gump by Winston Groom
- Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
- The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
- It's a Wonderful Life by Philip Van Doren Stern
- Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
- The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (I'm sure I must have read this, but I just cannot remember)
- Jurassic Park by Michael Chrichton
- Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
- Nanny McPhee by Christianna Brand
- The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (I LOVED this live on stage, how have I never read it?!)
- Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
- Shrek by William Steig
- Stuart Little by E.B. White
- Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
This "watched, but not read" list is sadly longer than it should be, but honestly, there were some titles that I didn't even realize had started out as books! Well, my "To Read" list just got a bit longer! ☺
How many have you seen and read?
Any recommendations of books and/or their partner film/TV version to check out and then add to my list?
FABULOUS lists. A great mix of genres. I'm glad you're thinking of reading more of those you've watched too. Thanks for taking part :O)
ReplyDeleteI was surprised how long all three of my lists got, once I really jogged my memory. Thanks for sharing in the blogfest!
ReplyDeleteIf you get a chance, check out a fellow writer's zombie story and help me make him wear an embarrassing shirt next year! It's the ultimate grudge match between social media and the zombies. Details are here:
http://kelworthfiles.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/prove-the-zombies-wrong-social-platforms-can-build-readership/
Great lists - thanks for sharing! I've added some of these to my lists.
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