13 Amazing Books Being Turned Into Movies

November 1, 2012 11:00 am     Posted in Celebrity, Entertainment, gurl, Homepage Exclusive, Rotating Marquee, TMZ RSS  Tiffany-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill g+ page


By Tiffany

Nowadays, it seems like every movie that comes to the screen was adapted from a book. This can be very hit or miss for me but I always find myself curious about how the film will match up to the book. I’m also one of those people that MUST read the book before the movie comes out. Here are a few upcoming movies based on some of our favorite books, both new and old.

Which books have you read? Which books will you read?

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    21 Comments on "13 Amazing Books Being Turned Into Movies"

    1. Ava says:
      Thu, 1st Nov 20127:46 pm 

      It makes me sad that 50 shades of grey is on the same list as Anna Karenina :(

    2. Ashly says:
      Thu, 1st Nov 20129:45 pm 

      I stopped reading after I saw that you consider Fifty Shades of Grey to be a good book. What trash.

    3. Tiffany-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says:
      Thu, 1st Nov 201210:13 pm 

      I would say don’t judge a book by it’s cover but that’s not true in this case. The book really just made the list since it’s one of the most anticipated books turning into a movie. There really are a lot of great reads on here.

    4. Person says:
      Fri, 2nd Nov 20122:03 am 

      Where's "Atlas Shrugged"?!?!?! Also, where's Hollywood's creativity, is there no one there that write scripts and story lines anymore?

    5. SmarterPrimate says:
      Fri, 2nd Nov 201211:29 am 

      "John Dies at the End" by David Wong should also be on this list.

    6. Wendy says:
      Fri, 2nd Nov 20125:16 pm 

      50 Shades of Grey is a great book. It is well written, has attention to detail and gives great background. Carrie is not something that I would consider a "GREAT" book, but I would never call it trash.

    7. mugs11 says:
      Sat, 3rd Nov 201212:53 pm 

      then you should change the title of your post. you invalidate your entire argument by claiming that 50 shades is 'an amazing book'

    8. Tiffany-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill says:
      Sat, 3rd Nov 20125:02 pm 

      In a way, Fifty Shades is an “amazing” book. Not based on its merits as a piece of literature but rather to its achievements in increasing sales of online books and expanding readership. The series was also the fastest selling paperback series of all time, surpassing even Harry Potter.

    9. aisha says:
      Mon, 5th Nov 20127:30 am 

      50 shades of grey is quite a piece.I love the book.

    10. Anony says:
      Wed, 7th Nov 20124:44 am 

      Wow…50 Shades of Grey but no Wuthering Heights? Obviously not an English Major…all I can say.

    11. John F. C. Taylor says:
      Sun, 11th Nov 201210:28 am 

      Oh good. Now I know what movies to not pay for at the box office.

    12. Abby says:
      Mon, 26th Nov 20126:26 am 

      So excited for most of these to be released!!

    13. bookwormsammi says:
      Tue, 4th Dec 20121:22 am 

      I look forward to seeing most of these

    14. codya says:
      Fri, 21st Dec 20124:44 pm 

      50 shades?? REALLY??? I read three pages and was disgusted that this series sold 50 million plus books, it is horribly written, and even worse it has now spawned a slew of wanna be S&M writers, the way the horrible twilight novels spawned a slew of horrible vampire based novels.

    15. steph says:
      Tue, 1st Jan 20134:37 pm 

      Beautiful Creatures will be the best book to movie this year. City of Bones=Shmitty of Bones

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      Tue, 12th Feb 20133:13 am 

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    19. @LoriLeePeters says:
      Thu, 14th Mar 20132:01 am 

      I have a book that would make awesome movies. Mermaid Madness – It's The Silver Lining Playbook meets Little Mermaid. The other is How to Start a Subscription Box Company. Boxmonthly.com

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