Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You
I cannot stand to see a movie before I've read the book. This often backfires because once I've read the book, I lose interest in seeing the movie. If, like me, you prefer to read the book first, you may want to get started. There are a lot of movies inspired by books this year.
This is a small selection of the books being adapted for the big screen in 2014:
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Addicted by Zane
Zane's tale of guilt, desire and sex addiction is expected to be released on film in September.
Before I go to Sleep by S.J. Watson
• Audiobook
• eAudiobook
• eBook
• Large Print
• Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
A woman with a form of amnesia that does not allow her to remember the past or form new memories, begins to suspect that she cannot trust her husband.
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
• Audiobook
• eBook
• Large Print
• Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
A policeman in Stalinist Russia risks his career and life to hunt down a serial killer.
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
• eAudiobook
• eBook
Years after her brother has been convicted of killing the rest of their family, a woman is contacted by a group that is trying to prove his innocence. The movie adaptation of Gone Girl, also by Flynn, will be released in 2014.
Divergent by Veronica Roth
• Audiobook
• eAudiobook
• eBook
A young woman with a unique mind rebels against the restrictive nature of the dystopian society in which she lives. The film is coming out on March 21.
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The Fault in our Stars by John Green
• Audiobook
• eBook
This love story about two teens who meet at a cancer support group has been one of the most popular YA books of recent years.
London Fields by Martin Amis
• eAudiobook
A clairvoyant's complicated love life involves three different men and her certain knowledge that one of them will murder her.
A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
• Audiobook
• eBook
• Large Print
• Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
Four people, each planning to commit suicide, meet on a rooftop on New Year's Eve and form a support group of sorts.
This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
• eAudiobook
• eBook
• Large Print
• Talking Book (restricted to Print Disabled patrons)
In mourning for both his marriage and his father, Judd gathers with the rest of his dysfunctional family to sit Shiva and the week quickly spins out of control.
Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin
• Audiobook
• eAudiobook
• eBook
A tale of love set in a magical version of New York City.
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