JANUARY - A book that is being adapted into a movie or TV show in 2017

[Maggie.]

I can't decide between Murder on the Orient Express or Hidden Figures. I'm definitely not watching Murder with Johnny Depp in it, but Hidden Figures is also on my TBR.

[Taryn]

I'm reading Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children already, so this category is perfect motivation for me to get through it! (Having a little difficulty. :/)

(buries @ lj btw)

[Dessi]

I'm currently reading The Rosie Project, I know they're working on a film but it defo won't be ready for 2017. Also reading Lolita and hoping to get it over with it asap cos it's more gross than i expected...

Torn about which one of those to read! I've only read Sense of an Ending from the listed, don't remember anything about it other than it being a bit strange. Might give American Gods a go, as it is so different from the things i usually read.

[Leyla]

I already have big little lies so I'll probably read that!
I've been meaning to read lianne moriarty for ages but keep forgetting.
Technically I'm reading two other books right now so hopefully I can get them done before I start this one.
I always forget about my book challenges halfway through January bc of school but hopefully I get it right this year! lol

[Lea]

yes it will, Tejaswini!

[Jessie Rose]

I'm going to re-read Murder on the Orient Express for January. My fav character from Christie is Poirot so I can't wait to read this again!

[Lea]

Hey everyone,

thank you for suggesting individual discussion threads. I already opened a couple in January, but if you're reading a book that doesn't already have a discussion thread, you can open one yourself. At the end of the month we'll have a January Wrap-Up and we can all exchange recs and talk about how our challenge went this month, whether we liked the books we picked, etc.

If anyone has more suggestions for the group, let us know!

[Rachel]

If you don't know how to create a new topic for your book, I added it to the how to section, but if you have any questions about it please let us know!!!

I also created a new topic thread for Annihilation if anyone else is going to read that too :)

[Rozalina]

I'm going to start listening to Annihilation and American Gods on audiobook (I keep plugging this- but download the "Hoopla" app if it's available through your library. So many audiobooks guys).

I've owned An Ember in the Ashes for a year now, I guess I'll read that after I finish "Illuminae."

[May]

Buzzfeed published this today: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalde...

I'm thinking of doing Tulip Fever!

(I'm rachphan on ONTD. I do a lot of lurking and very minimal posting.)

[Amanda]

I'm going to go with The Handmaid's Tale, despite how depressing I know it's going to be. I've been meaning to read it for awhile now, and Amazon has the kindle book for only $2.99, so I guess it's meant to be.

[Keisha]

I've already read it but I wanted to read it again "The Disaster Artist" since the movie is supposed to come out this year

[Patricia]

I am in the middle of Tony and Susan which is already out as Nocturnal Animals. It is okaaay, so far.

[Courtney]

I picked up Big Little Lies yesterday and I'm tossing up between that and A Picnic At Hanging Rock (Foxtel is doing a new adaption this year)

(winterlace on ONTD btw)

[Rachel]

Courtney wrote: "I picked up Big Little Lies yesterday and I'm tossing up between that and A Picnic At Hanging Rock (Foxtel is doing a new adaption this year)

(winterlace on ONTD btw)"

OMG, there's a new adaptation of picnic at hanging rock coming out?! i LOVE the movie, wow. I don't think I ever knew there was a book... omfg!

[Courtney]

Rachel wrote: "Courtney wrote: "I picked up Big Little Lies yesterday and I'm tossing up between that and A Picnic At Hanging Rock (Foxtel is doing a new adaption this year)

(winterlace on ONTD btw)"

OMG, there..."

Yeah dude! They're doing 6x60min eps apparently! It's big news locally for me because I live down the road from Hanging Rock.

Make sure to get ahold of a copy of the book with the additional chapter added. It was published after Joan Lindsay died so most of the earlier copies don't have it. :)

[Booksen]

I think I'm finally gonna read The Cuckoo's Calling. I don't know why I haven't tbh! The adaptation also looks pretty great.

[Lea]

I think I'll move up Hidden Figures from my queue since I got a copy for xmas anyway. idk how i missed the adaptation announcement tbh.

(haven't used my lj in years but this challenge totes piqued my interest. tysm for organizing it!)

[Alexis]

I'm so late! I'm reading Big Little Lies

[jayympea]

Late also but I think I'm gonna read American Gods since it's already on my kindle and I keep starting it and never finishing it.

[Erika]

Going to try for Hidden Figures or Station Eleven! Visiting my library today! (missslet on ONTD) :)

[Nicole]

I'm reading The Handmaid's Tale.

( my ontd username is kiseuk )

[Kimberly]

I just read Jumanji. Cute book, really enjoyed the first movie.
I want to read Hidden Figures as well.

[K.]

Just grabbed Annihilation from the library. Going to start it as soon as I finish my current book (either today or tomorrow). Looking forward to it!

[Rachel]

K. wrote: "Just grabbed Annihilation from the library. Going to start it as soon as I finish my current book (either today or tomorrow). Looking forward to it!"

I'm gonna read that one too, but I'm waiting for my library copy to come in! There is a thread up for that book in the January folder, and I plan on posting in there as i'm reading it, so please join me if you want to! :)

[Valerie]

I recently got 'We have always lived in the castle' because I didn't own a copy anymore and wanted to re-read that for a while, so I guess that fits.

Also have had American Gods and the Handmaiden's Tale on my bookcase for ages, so I might pick one of these up if I have time.

[Kelly]

I've never actually used a Goodreads group before, I normally just track my own reading progress, so I'm hoping I don't fuck this up. It sounded kind of interesting though so I'm willing to give it a try. I'm going to attempt The Mountain Between Us since it's not something that I would typically read.

Also username is vehiclesshockme

[Lea]

Kelly, so nice that you decided to join us!

So sraxe today told me that we could make custom reading challenges for groups, and it's actually pretty nifty. You just go here:

https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...

then add the number of books in the challenge (12) and name a shelf for the challenge. And then it looks all nice and organized!

[Undine]

Kelly wrote: "I've never actually used a Goodreads group before, I normally just track my own reading progress, so I'm hoping I don't fuck this up. It sounded kind of interesting though so I'm willing to give it..."

I chose Big Little Lies for this month, but disaster-romance seems like something I'd like. Looking forward to seeing what you think!

[Rachel]

oh yeah, I was gonna suggest to you that we make an official group reading challenge! I'm gonna add a how to add a shelf in the good reads how to thread, just in case anyone needs it!

[Knobby]

I put in a hold for Hidden Figures at my library but I'm like #44 in line so I probably won't get it in January (though I still want to read it!) so I'm going to go with The Circle, which is already on my to-read list and it's available now :)

I'm currently reading Stories of Your Life and Others which was adapted into Arrival but I guess it doesn't count because that movie came out in 2016 :P

[kirsten]

I'm waffling but I might end up actually reading Live By Night. I'm in the mood for something period, and I read it while playing electro-swing and sipping wine (pretending I'm classy).

Depending on fast I read this I might read something else as well because why not?

[Cecil]

I've been meaning to read Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle for awhile now so I guess this is my excuse to finally do it.

((xaaaci on ONTD. Haven't been posting lately, but figured I'd jump on this.))

[Vicki]

I originally thought I'd cracked it with the bell jar seeing as I already had the book but hadn't read it but then I realised that's out in 20-bloody-18 so I'm back to the drawing board because I'm too indecisive!

[Nicole]

After checking out Buzzfeed's list, I'm going with Everything, Everything because I already have a copy.

I'm lapetite on ONTD :)

[Alex]

I just started "Call Me By Your Name" by Andre Aciman which should be debuting at Sundance!

[Katie]

I'll be reading "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" by Shirley Jackson.

Also, it's littlelistmaker!

[Sasha]

Ooo thanks for the personalizing the book challenge link!

I'm hold 2 for Hidden Figures, but library is estimating 42 days, so that will not get me in time for January. :/

I've read A Wrinkle in Time but did not understand wth was going on as a kid, so maybe I'll reread that.

I never finished A Series of Unfortunate Events either. Hmm! So hard to pick!

[Alexis]

I need to add all of these books you're mentioning to my own reading list! I'm aiming to read 24 books total this year

[Knobby]

Hey y'all, Hidden Figures is $1.99 on Kindle today. I won't link to the amazon page because it might be frowned upon or whatever, but for those of you who were on the waiting list at the library and wouldn't get it in this month, this is good news, right?? :) Happy reading!

[Despina]

Hi everyone! I'm basically an avid lurker on ONTD (Stormi). I love this idea for the group, so thanks for putting it together!

I got on the wait list Hidden Figures, The Circle, and Wonder. I REALLY wanted to read Hidden Figures and was bummed to see I'm #67 on the wait list, so THANK YOU Elissa for letting us know it's on sale! I'm still going to read the others when they become available, but I'm really excited about Hidden Figures.

[Kat]

Elissa wrote: "Hey y'all, Hidden Figures is $1.99 on Kindle today. I won't link to the amazon page because it might be frowned upon or whatever, but for those of you who were on the waiting list at the library an..."

Thanks for sharing! I found it at my library but I'm tempted to get the kindle version so I can read it on my computer.

[Jenn]

For those like me who are still looking for a book, here's another list of add'l good books being made into movies this year from The Guardian: https://goo.gl/f1sJ3O. Thinking of starting The Dark Tower series from Stephen King, I've never read anything of his...

This weekend I tried reading Infinity and while I get that the protagonist is a 14 year old boy, it felt like it was written by an actual 14 year old. The writing was TERRIBLE. I got past the first few chpts and gave up. Then I tried The Handmaid's Tale & had to give up b/c it was beautifully written but too slow and plodding and I got tired of being within the protagonist's head SO much w/o anything happening (I get that that's her life, she basically spends 22hrs/day doing absolutely nothing, but it became overkill for me). Ended up reading the plot summary on wikipedia and am extremely happy I didn't finish.

[Knobby]

Happy to help, Despina and Kat :) I was excited to see it on sale!! I bought it too.

[IMY]

Welp. Looks like I'll be reading The Invisible Man for January. Everything else (Hidden Figures, Handmaid's Tale & Murder on the Orient Express) was too long a wait list with the library.

[Knobby]

IMY wrote: "Welp. Looks like I'll be reading The Invisible Man for January. Everything else (Hidden Figures, Handmaid's Tale & Murder on the Orient Express) was too long a wait list with the library."

Handmaid's Tale has been out for years and years... you might luck out with an old version of the book in a used-book store?

[Z]

I found this list here sorry it someone's already posted it, but it has The Bell Jar on it and I've been meaning to read that for yonks, so 2 birds 1 stone methinks.

[Rachel]

Tejaswini wrote: "Lea wrote: "Hey everyone! milfordacademy here!

USE THIS POST TO DISCUSS WHICH BOOK YOU'LL PICK THIS MONTH, ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CATEGORY, ETC

It's always fun to read a book before it is made i..."

12 different books :)

[IMY]

Elissa wrote: "Handmaid's Tale has been out for years and years... you might luck out with an old version of the book in a used-book store?"

So is Murder on the Orient Express! I thought I was safe with that choice. Anyway I do not ready physical books anymore, only ebooks. So I'll stick with my choice. I like that its forcing me to make choices I would never read otherwise.

[R.]

Welp, I started The Long Home and had to quit after 120 pages of Charles-Frazier-esque Backwoods-Country Lyric Prose with no plot or characters to hook me or energy to propel me forward.

So scratch that, and onto My Cousin Rachel!