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Reading in One Breath: Books You Must Read Before They Become Movies

The year 2019 can also be described as the year of film adaptations - the time to leaf through the books they are based on before their release is getting less and less. These books you have to read before they become movies.

In the course of the year so far, we have already been delighted by some film adaptations, such as, for example No touch (Five Feet Apart, 2019) and Best enemy (The Best of Enemies, 2019). In the second half of the year, we can expect many other films that are found inspiration in bestselling books.
You can prepare for them by reading books before their release, after of which they are recorded.

Books created in the 21st century:

1. Where did you go, Bernadette? (Where'd You Go, Bernadette, 2012)

Where did you go, Bernadette? (Where'd You Go, Bernadette)
Where did you go, Bernadette? (Where'd You Go, Bernadette)

The comedy drama follows a 15-year-old girl who embarks on a journey to the end of the world to find her missing mother, Bernadette.

2. Fox (The Goldfinch, 2013)

The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch

The American author Donna Tartt published a book in 2013, which will now also get its film version. In it, we meet the boy Theodor, who has to face his mother's death. He accidentally gets his hands on the famous Lišček painting, which completely changes his life.

3. The woman at the window (The Woman in the Window, 2017)

The Woman in the Window (The Woman in the Window)
The Woman in the Window (The Woman in the Window)

The suspenseful psychological thriller focuses on a loner who spends her time drinking wine and spying on her neighbors. Everything turns upside down when she witnesses a crime she shouldn't have seen.

Books created in the 19th and 20th centuries:

1. Little women (Little Women, 1868)

Little Women
Little Women

The drama, inspired by the story of four sisters growing up in the English countryside during the Civil War, ranks among the most anticipated films of the year.

2. Call of the wild (The Call of the Wild, 1903)

The Call of the Wild (The Call of the Wild)
The Call of the Wild (The Call of the Wild)

In winter, the dog Buck, who had to exchange an easy life in sunny California overnight for hard work in Alaska, will be presented on the big screen.

3. Cats (Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, 1939)

Cats (Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats)
Cats (Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats)

In 1939, TS Eliott published a collection of songs about cats, which served as inspiration for Andrew Lloyd Webber to create the famous musical Cats. At the end of this year, an animated cat film is coming to cinemas.

4. Rhythm section (The Rhythm Section, 1999)

The Rhythm Section (The Rhythm Section)
The Rhythm Section (The Rhythm Section)

After realizing that the plane crash that killed her family was more than just a series of coincidences, a young woman decides to take revenge on everyone involved.

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