Top Ten Tuesday

#TopTenTuesday: Let’s Make It A Movie/Show! 🎬

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We’re back with another Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl.

This week’s topic is Movies/TV Shows That Would Have Made Amazing Books (Submitted by Sabrina @ Notes From a Paper Plane Nomad).

I was on the fence with today’s topic because I honestly don’t watch a whole lot of movies/TV shows, and I tend to think of the opposite scenario for which books would be amazing movies/shows! 😂 So… I think I’m going slightly rogue today and instead I will be sharing ten recent reads that I’d love to see made into a movie/show!

A movie: The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

This would be one of those heartfelt, touching, and achingly sad but hopeful dramas that you could watch repeatedly on those nights you’re looking for a bit of cosy. It’d be cathartic… after you finish crying! 😂

A show: Open Water

I could see this being one of those BBC drama mini-series or even a Netflix series à la the recently released One Day. It’s beautiful, it’s sad, it’s real.

A movie: Kindling

This is inspired by the classic Seven Samurai film but I’d love to see a modern version with these fierce teenage warriors!

A show: Emily Wilde

I could honestly see this being a show or a movie but a show means it’ll go for longer! I could see this being a show à la The Magicians on Syfy. (Hated that book but loved that show!)

A movie: Dragon Pearl

While I didn’t enjoy the book and it was a great disappointment to me, I still think this would make a great Disney/Pixar animated movie (or even a series, tbh)!

A series: Letters of Enchantment

Okay, I’m a little on the fence about this one because the casting and acting would need to be exceptional. I’m torn between them not touching this precious duology but also, I’d love to see these characters and their stories come to life! 😍

A movie: There, There

This is quite an intense book but I think it would make for a fantastic movie. A Scorsese or something (I honestly don’t know enough director’s names to suggest others, lol).

A series: The Thursday Murder Club

I’ve only read one of the books in this series (plans to read the others soon) but please make this into a BBC series. It would be so fun, cosy and I’d have a good laugh, for sure! 😂

A movie series: Supernatural Investigations

I think this MG fantasy would make an incredible movie series. It would be so fun to meet these characters and see all the supernatural magic come to life! 😍

A series: Kate Daniels

Seriously, can someone make Kate Daniels into a series? It would be a tough gig, definitely, but it would be so good. Think of the classics like Buffy, Angel, Dark Angel, etc. etc. 😍

If you’ve read any of these books, do you think they’d make a good movie/TV show? Or would you rather they not touch *your precious* and let us book lovers enjoy these books as they are? 🤭

43 thoughts on “#TopTenTuesday: Let’s Make It A Movie/Show! 🎬”

    • It’s a beautiful book but if you’re an emotional reader, definitely have those tissues on hand cos it’ll make you cry! 🤣 I’m so glad I’m not the only one who loved The Magicians show but didn’t love the books, lol. I was so disappointed by the books!

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    • Omg YES! Even though that wasn’t one of my more recent reads, I was fighting myself to not add it to this list. The Green Bone Saga would be INCREDIBLE if done right but I would be so picky with the cast and the screenplay. It would be so hard to pick what goes in and what gets taken out! 🤣 But oh gosh, I would give anything to have it be adapted!!!

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  24. I’ve only read Amari and Lenni and Margo, but I love all your reasons and descriptions. I can definitely see me watching Lenni and Margot and balling my eyes out, but I would still watch it. Great list, Dini.

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