Thoughts On: Character Looks

I finally read Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale last year, partly because the adaptation was coming out and partly because why hadn't I already read it? The tricky thing about reading a book after you've seen promotional materials, though, is that it's really hard to imagine the characters as anything other than the actors. Aside …

Thoughts On: Book Adaptations

"Thoughts On" is a monthly feature on thewasofshall where I give my (often rambling) thoughts on a topic relevant to reading, literature, or the book business. To see previous topics, click here. Done right, book adaptations are one of my favorite things to read. What’s not to love about revisiting favorite characters in a different …

Top Ten: Book-to-Movie Adaptations I Still Need to Watch

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme was book-to-movie adaptations I still need to watch / to which I'm looking forward. And, since I have so many freakin' films on my to-watch list, the following are ones that have come out within the last year …