This is a bizarro genre book, and I thought it was amazing. It would be difficult to transfer to a movie, but would be very cool if a director could pull it off!
Been aaaaages since I’ve sat down and read a book, unfortunately.
Dennis Lehane wrote Mystic River, as well as Gone Baby Gone— and I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s worked on television projects as well.
George Pelecanos writes some good and gritty crime fiction as well— I believe he worked as a writer for HBO’s The Wire (which surprisingly I haven’t watched yet, but probs will, now that I’m thinking about it ).
One author I’ve always been curious about but hadn’t gotten into his written works due to illness is Chuck Palahnuik. I am almost positive he wrote Fight Club, but can’t be assed to do a Google search right now.
Philip K. Dick is another author that has had some blockbusters created from his works. I think Bladerunner, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly are all his.
Would loooove to see Orwell’s and Huxley’s works in modern-day screen adaptations.
Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 was kinda recently turned into a movie I think. Was alright, but the book is a bajillion times more impactful.
I want a proper Cirque Du Freak movie. I sort of enjoyed the one the came out with, but more as a guilty pleasure. They butchered the story from the books and the movie simply wasn’t a good adaption.
Nice! It’s super rare for me to chat with folks that appreciate Lehane and Pelecanos also— not because those two writers aren’t awesome, but probs because I don’t get out much… But that’s another story for another day .
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