One of my comfort reads that I return to time and time again is Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. It’s a bookstagram and booktok favorite, and so when it was announced that it was being adapted into a movie by Amazon Studios, I wasn’t the only one excited (and a little nervous) about theContinue reading “How does the Red, White & Royal Blue movie compare to the book?”
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Artemis Fowl: How does the movie compare with the book?
Fans of Artemis Fowl have been waiting for two decades to see this criminal prodigy and his unexpected plots and renegade team on the big screen.
Stargirl: How does the movie compare to the book?
But YA books have been around for much longer. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli was first published in 2000, and has been a staple of the YA scene ever since.
The Sun Is Also A Star: How does the movie compare to the book?
In the #1 New York Times bestselling book The Sun Is Also A Star, we meet Natasha and Daniel and experience their whirlwind romance as they explore New York City. Natasha is desperate to stop her family’s deportation back to Jamaica, and Daniel is a secret romantic and poet following his Koren-native parents’ dreams forContinue reading “The Sun Is Also A Star: How does the movie compare to the book?”
DUMPLIN’: How does the movie compare to the book?
If you’ve been paying attention at all to the YA book world, you’ve heard of Julie Murphy’s book Dumplin’ and the fact that Netflix adapted it into an original movie. Featuring a protagonist who unashamedly introduces herself as a fat girl—and who doesn’t lose weight in the story in order for her life to begin—it’sContinue reading “DUMPLIN’: How does the movie compare to the book?”
Crazy Rich Asians: Does the movie live up to the book?
Much buzz has been made about the movie version of Kevin Kwan’s novel Crazy Rich Asians. The movie is significant as it is the first major studio film in the U.S. with an all-Asian and Asian American cast in 25 years (since 1993’s The Joy Luck Club). Of course, it is joined in this categoryContinue reading “Crazy Rich Asians: Does the movie live up to the book?”
Shelf to Screen Reviews: An Introduction
A regular feature I’ll be posting is something I’m calling “Shelf to Screen reviews.” These, simply, are reviews of movies that are based on books. It’s less of a critique of the book or movie and more evaluating how true the movie stayed to the book, whether in spirit or in actual plot line. OfContinue reading “Shelf to Screen Reviews: An Introduction”