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Feb 10, 2020 · For a change of pace, consider reading one of the books below with your book club and then screening the film. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. First published 1868. 546 pages. Alcott originally published Little Women in two volumes, the first in 1868 and the second in 1869. Its plot centers around four teenage sisters living in Massachusetts ...
May 10, 2023 · Nell Minow. May 10, 2023. 3 min read. Four brilliant, accomplished, gorgeous female actors play four friends who take a bachelorette trip to Italy in this dumb, dull, dud of a waste of their time and ours. I’ll bet the actors had a lot more fun when they were just hanging out between scenes than anyone will in watching the movie.
Dec 2, 2022 · 1. Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2022) The book: Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence. D.H. Lawrence's novel about an affair between a gamekeeper and an upper-class woman is notorious for its ...
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Sep 26, 2024 · A Comprehensive Guide to Movie Review with Illustrative Examples. The introduction serves as the gateway to your review, setting the stage for what follows. Begin by offering a brief summary of the film’s plot, genre, and overarching themes. Additionally, mention any critical acclaim or noteworthy accolades the film has received.
- The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand
- Presumed Innocent
- Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
- Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
- Fleischman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
- Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter
- Anatomy of A Scandal by Sarah Vaughan
- Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- Burning by Haruki Murakami
This is the perfect choice for book clubs that have women’s fiction fans AND mystery/thriller fans. The Perfect Couple is a little bit of both! Here’s my Read and Watch Guide to The Perfect Couple on Netflix!
Perfect for fans of a twisty legal thriller with so many suspects. You and your club will be debating this one into the night! My Plot Summary, SPOILERS and Character List for the book Presumed Innocent My Guide to the Apple TV series Presumed Innocent
This book about a female chemist who can only find a job on a cooking show was a book club sensation. Now it’s about to be a series on Apple TV starring Brie Larson.
Ani has moved to New York, changed her name, and found the perfect fiancé. But she can’t shake the memories of the horror of high school. But an HBO documentary is being made about her experiences. Will it free her or help her burn it all down? This is all very meta. Check out my post comparing the book Luckiest Girl Alive to the Netflix Movie!
I read this just for fun. It was a weird but amusing book about a guy who can’t figure out why his wife left him. The adaptation, done by Hulu, starred Claire Danes, Jesse Eisenberg, and Lizzy Caplan. Some people found it boring but others thought it was an insightful look at how men and women experience mid-life differently.
Okay, this isn’t the most literary of books, but I thought the Amazon adaption of it was really well-done. Also, please check out my complete post on the Daisy Jones & The Six: Book Vs Movie.
If your book club loves a good thriller, check out this mother-daughter thriller that was also adapted for Netflix. After reading the book, you can check out my post on all the differences between the book and the movie.
This legal thriller is also a family drama and a #MeToo Story. I have a full post on Anatomy of a Scandal book versus movie here – check it out!
This is another quintessential book club book. I tend to avoid really hyped-up books so have not read the book or watched the movie but you and your club might love it! Here’s the Netflix version of Where the Crawdads Sing.
This movie, currently streaming on Netflix, has a 95% Rotten Tomatoes rating. According to Decider, it is The Best Film of 2018 That You Probably Didn’t See. The film was based on a novella called Barn Burning that can be found in a book of Murakami’s short stories called The Elephant Vanishes.
Rated: 3/5 Feb 16, 2024 Full Review M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut Book Club made me want to give up reading altogether. Rated: 1.5/5 Aug 16, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews Audience Reviews
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Captain Fantastic. Great film for discussing many topics from Noam Chomsky to alternative schooling/lifestyles to where our boundaries are for responsibility to ourselves, each other, and our families. The Green Knight. Adaptation. Fear and loathing in las vegas. Naked Lunch, adapted from a book by William S. Burroughs.
