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Book-to-Film Adaptations to Enjoy

April 21, 2021

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 Godsbook by Neil Gaiman and TV series by Starz

Annihilation book by Jeff VanderMeer and movie by Alex Garland

Bridget Jones’s Diarybook 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. Foxbook 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 Omensbook by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett and TV series by the BBC

Gossip Girlbooks by Cecily von Ziegesar and TV series by the CW

The Hunger Gamesbook by Suzanne Collins and movie by Gary Ross

John Dies at the Endbook by David Wong and movie by Michael Gioulakis

Lord of the Ringsbooks by J. R. R. Tolkien and movies by Peter Jackson

The Magiciansbook by Lev Grossman and TV series by Syfy

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nestbook by Ken Kensey and movie by Milos Forman

Pride and Prejudicebook by Jane Austen, movie by Joe Wright and TV series by the BBC

The Queen’s Gambitbook by Walter Tevis and TV series by Netflix

Rebecca book by Daphne Du Maurier and movie by Alfred Hitchcock

Sense and Sensibilitybook by Jane Austen and movie by Ang Lee

Shadow and Bonebook by Leigh Bardugo and series forthcoming from Netflix

Stardust book by Neil Gaiman and movie by Matthew Vaughn

Vampire Academybook by Richelle Mead and movie by Mark Waters

The Witcherbook by Andrzej Sapkowski and TV series by Netflix

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