Quotability #2

"Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes." -John LeCarre

Tons of children's and teen books have been made into movies over the years.  Recent adaptations that spring to mind are the contemporized Mr. Popper's Penguins and the sweetly nostalgic Winnie the Pooh.  And don't forget the second installment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and the Smurfs and their blue village- in 3-D!

Book cover image from
Goodreads.

LeCarre may be right; some books just don't translate well to the silver screen.  But others are great and may even enrich our experiences with a storyline.  What's your favorite book-to-movie pick?  Which one could you just not stand (anybody else thinking of Inkheart?)?

Go watch a movie, and then... keep reading ;-)

Shaen