From page to screen

What do you think about books that have been adapted for the screen?  Was your favourite book ruined or did you actually prefer the film version?

Here are a few examples of books which have appeared on the big screen recently:

• Eat, Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
• Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
• Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
• The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
• The Road by Cormac McCarthy
• Atonement by Ian McEwan
• My Sister’s Keeper by Jodie Picoult
• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
• Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

And we can also look forward to adaptations of:

• Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
• The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
• One Day by David Nicholls
• Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
• The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Are you a fan of film adaptations or do you avoid them at all costs?  Did a favourite book work well on the screen?  And how do you feel when screen writers change the ending?

Let us know what you think by clicking on the ‘comments’ link below!

This month’s moderator: Rachel