Bears, Zombies and the Taliban: Books to Movies Winter 2016
Starting with the recently released movie The Revenant, books have been the inspiration behind several new movies this winter. If you like to read the book before seeing the movie, add these books to the top of your reading list:
The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge by Michael Punke (In theaters now)
In the early 1800s, the trappers of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company lived a hard frontier life working along the tributaries Missouri River. Hugh Glass is among the Company's most experienced frontiersman. After he is mauled by a grizzly bear, the Company's captain orders two men to stay with Glass while he dies and then to give him a proper burial. These fellow trappers soon abandon Glass to his fate and steal his precious gun and hatchet. Left alone, defenseless and with life-threatening wounds, Glass travels across more than 3,000 miles of frontier, relying on his knowledge of the environment, his ingenuity and most of all, his rage, to exact revenge.
The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy and was partially filmed in Alberta and British Columbia. The Revenant has been nominated for Oscars in the Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role (DiCaprio) and Actor in a Supporting Role (Hardy) categories as well as nine other categories.
Some other books that will soon be films in the local movie theatres are:
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The Choice by Nicholas Sparks (In theatres February 5th)
Veterinarian Travis Parker loves his life. He has great friends, a great job and absolutely no desire for a steady girlfriend. This changes when Gabby Holland moves in to his neighbourhood. Despite her boyfriend, Travis works his way into Gabby's life. Then tragedy strikes and Travis is forced to make a difficult choice that will haunt him.
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance – Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem! by Seth Grahame-Smith (In theatres February 5th)
The Bennett sisters must navigate the social world of the village of Meryton while working to wipe out the zombie menace that is plaguing England. The arrival of Mr. Bingley and his friend, Mr. Darcy, soon distracts them and complicates their lives. In this mash-up, Grahame-Smith has maintained most of the classic novel, while skillfully adding battles with the undead.
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How to be Single by Liz Tuccillo (In theatres February 12th)
New York publicist Julie Jenson and her friends are tired of the New York City dating scene. When Julie gets an opportunity to travel the world to learn how women from other cultures cope with being single, she stops in Paris, Rome, Rio, Bali and Beijing. Meanwhile, back in Manhattan, her friends are getting along the best they can with their own dating challenges.
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Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (In theatres March 4th)
Louisa Clark is surprised when she is hired as caretaker to recent quadriplegic Will Traynor, as she has absolutely no experience. As Louisa gradually gets to know the prickly Will, she learns that her six-month contract coincides with the amount of time Will has agreed to postpone his planned assisted suicide. Shocked and saddened by this news, Lou is determined to convince Will that he has reasons to live.
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Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Kim Barker (In theatres as Whisky, Tango, Foxtrot on March 4th)
Barker's darkly comic memoir is about her years as the Chicago Tribune's correspondent in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Starting out very 'green', she became a self-confessed adrenaline junkie. Equally at home embedded with troops as she was interviewing Taliban warlords and political elites, Barker witnessed violence, death and governmental corruption on a daily basis.
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2 thoughts on “Bears, Zombies and the Taliban: Books to Movies Winter 2016”
Thanks for this post, Kelli. “The revenant” is now on my list. I clicked on your link to the book, and from there read a couple of reviews. The Library Journal Review says, “A must-read for fans of Westerns and frontier fiction and recommended for anyone interested in stories that test the limit of how much the human body and spirit can endure.” And the Publishers Weekly Review says the story is based on a true incident, which makes it even more intriguing!
Thanks for the comment Maureen. The Revenant certainly has received positive reviews! I hope you enjoy the book.