A Book That's Being Turned Into a Movie This Year

[Elliot]

Barnes & Noble must know about our list, because they posted an article about books coming to the big screen this year. It went up a month ago but I only came across it now. You can click on the link and get release dates for the movies, actors, and a paragraph from B&N about each. But below I will put the goodreads link to each book. I'm curious to hear from people who have read any of these already and whether they think they'll make good transitions to the movie screen. The Nicholas Sparks and Jojo Meyes books were bestsellers so were probably read by a few of you; I'm personally curious about "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies."

The 5th Wave
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
The Choice
Me Before You
Allegiant
The Jungle Book
Tarzan of the Apes
A Monster Calls
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

[Elliot]

Off the Shelf, a great site for lists of books (they basically post one list a day of any random topic, such as "great novels set in wartime"), posted its own list of 10 Books Coming to a Movie Theater Near You. The nice thing is that only one of them overlaps with the B&N list above (The Choice), so we now have lots more to choose from.

Once again, here is the list with the goodreads link to each book. And (for real this time) I'm curious to hear from people who have read any of these already and whether they think they'll make good transitions to the movie screen.

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - I read this book (as did my sister). I think she'd agree with me that it's excellent, it should be read, and that it's a pretty easy read for non-fiction despite the medical aspect of it and despite it being heartbreaking. Oh - and I can't wait to see it as a movie. The choice of lead actress will be crucial. Scarlett Johansson would be perfect!
How to Be Single
The Girl on the Train - supposedly, if you loved Gone Girl you will love this book/movie. I didn't read this (or Gone Girl) but I saw the movie and it was excellent.
Inferno
The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster
American Pastoral
The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
The Light Between Oceans