The Buzz...About Books

Spring is here! While waiting for it to finally get warm outside, why not spend the time getting prepared for the spring movie season. Here are some of the books that have been made into movies, which will be released into theatres over the next few months. 

Insurgent, the second book in Veronica Roth's popular trilogy, arrives in theatres today. The story of Tris and Four which began in the book (and movie) Divergent continues with them now on the run and hunted by the Erudite leader, Jeanine. Racing against time, they must find out what Tris’s family sacrificed their lives to protect, and why the Erudite leaders will do anything to stop them. 

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The Prone Gunman by Jean-Patrick Manchette (Movie title is The Gunman)
Martin Terrier is a sniper on a mercenary assassination team. After he kills the minister of mines of the Congo, he is forced into hiding. Returning to the Congo years later, he wants out of the organization but becomes the target of a hit squad himself.
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The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
The story of a star-crossed love affair between the young Luke and Sophia. As their relationship is tested, Sophia and Luke make a connection with Ira, whose memories of his own romance with his beloved Ruth inspire the young couple.
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Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
In Stalin's Soviet Union, former policeman and military hero, Leo Demidov, is arrested, demoted, and denounced, and suspects that a serial killer is in the midst of this turn of events. With only his wife at his side, Leo must find and stop a criminal that the State will not admit even exists.
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True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpla by Michael Finkel.  (Movie title is True Story)
In 2002, Michael Finkel was fired from the New York Times for fabricating a character in a story. Just as this was about to come out, he learned that a man named Christian Longo had stolen his identity. Sensing both a story and an opportunity for redemption, Finkel contacted Longo and initiated a relationship that would grow increasingly complex.
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Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors and each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions and complicates her life.
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