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(5,170 posts) Thu Dec 29, 2016, 08:46 PM Dec 2016

Name a Book or Book Series You'd Like to See Made Into a Movie [View all]

I'll start: Ursula K. LeGuin's Earthsea series

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Name a Book or Book Series You'd Like to See Made Into a Movie [View all] OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 OP

Dragonriders of Pern series- Anne McCaffrey demmiblue Dec 2016 #1

Should it start with Dragonflight or with the settlement of Pern? csziggy Dec 2016 #12

I remember reading a bunch of those books in middle school. OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #15

Roger Zelazny's Amber Series, Any book or story by Jack Vance. n/t FSogol Dec 2016 #2

I'm not familiar with those. OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #16

The Stars, My Destination sarge43 Dec 2016 #3

Tom Hardy could pull it off. Dave Starsky Dec 2016 #9

Eric Bana as second choice sarge43 Dec 2016 #10

Matthew Corbett Series by Robert McCammon. GeorgeGist Dec 2016 #4

Encyclopedia Brown by Donald Sobol. Dave Starsky Dec 2016 #5

Would make a great kids' series of films. OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #17

I LOVED those books as a kid. Dave Starsky Dec 2016 #23

I also loved the Judy Blume books, OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #24

There is a raunchy comedy spoof of Encyolpedia Brown, called Mystery Team. FSogol Dec 2016 #29

The Silmarillion NobodyHere Dec 2016 #6

I could not even get through reading that... OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #19

I was finally able to read it last year NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #35

Maybe I will try again after I have finished OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #37

it's still a chore NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #39

I'm one of the few people who prefer that to LOTR. malthaussen Dec 2016 #61

Ed Abbey's Monkeywrench Gang NightWatcher Dec 2016 #7

Great choice, especially given today's political environment. jalan48 Dec 2016 #36

The Baroque Cycle from Neal Stephenson for series. Or "Cryptonomicon" would make a good movie. aidbo Dec 2016 #8

I just started Anathem OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #20

Stephenson is prone to running off on tangents for sure. aidbo Dec 2016 #27

Cryptonomicon is one of my favorite single books... malthaussen Dec 2016 #59

I listened to SevenEves as an audiobook and loved it. aidbo Dec 2016 #71

There was a television adaptation of Earthsea csziggy Dec 2016 #11

Thanks for the info, OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #13

I watched years after I had read the books and still didn't like it csziggy Dec 2016 #18

They hold up. OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #22

Galapagos or Dead Eye Dick are probably the most relatable-to-film of Vonnegut's works. FSogol Dec 2016 #30

Wow! OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #38

Ghibli (Dir. by Goro Miyazaki, Hao's son) put out a "Tales From Earthsea" animated movie as well Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2016 #32

The Yellow Pages Generic Brad Dec 2016 #14

Ha! OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #21

Anne Perry's books with Monk and Hester Skittles Dec 2016 #25

She's prolific! OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #26

love her Skittles Dec 2016 #28

Christopher Moore's "Bloodsucking Fiends" Trilogy Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2016 #31

A few, starting with some by KSR Richard D Dec 2016 #33

I have not read any of those. OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #40

The Mote in God's Eye MicaelS Dec 2016 #34

Quite a few of the Niven/Pournelle books would make good movies. hunter Dec 2016 #68

Terrific post. MicaelS Dec 2016 #69

Nope. Card's brand of magic didn't interest me. hunter Dec 2016 #70

Dragon Precinct series by Keith DeCandido or The Lost Regiment series by William Forstchen TeamPooka Dec 2016 #41

It has been, and it was terrible. LWolf Dec 2016 #42

Have you ever seen a movie that was better than the book? OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #45

Yes. LWolf Dec 2016 #55

And thanks for the link. OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #46

You know, LWolf Dec 2016 #56

One of my recurring nightmares... malthaussen Dec 2016 #60

The remaining Earth's Children series by Jean Auel. FrankfurtCat Dec 2016 #43

The Elric Saga by Michael Moorcock. Aristus Dec 2016 #44

I think TNT could do a series of Dr. Fell mysteries gratuitous Dec 2016 #47

Don't know those stories but OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #48

Murder mysteries by John Dickson Carr gratuitous Dec 2016 #49

I will. OrwellwasRight Dec 2016 #50

The Nine Wrong Answers... malthaussen Dec 2016 #62

God's Bits Of Wood by Ousmane Sembene. applegrove Dec 2016 #51

Ringworld by Larry Niven cagefreesoylentgreen Dec 2016 #52

"The Butterfy Kid" from a Chester Anderson sci-fi book ...1967 Tikki Dec 2016 #53

Catcher In The Rye edbermac Dec 2016 #54

The problem with Catcher in the Rye is that it's all in the kid's head lunatica Dec 2016 #67

Clarence E. Mulford's Hopalong Cassidy Brother Buzz Dec 2016 #57

Frankly, none. malthaussen Dec 2016 #58

Republic of Dreams: Greenwich Village, The American Bohemia. smirkymonkey Dec 2016 #63

They are currently making "the Glass Castle", one of my favorite books. Denis 11 Dec 2016 #64

Arthur c. Clarke: lastlib Dec 2016 #65

The Selection-- Kiera Cass crazycatlady Dec 2016 #66