Novel Films Blogfest, whee!

It's time for the Novel Films Blogfest, hosted by the super groovy Madeleine over at Scribble and Edit! This blogfest requires that we list novels, comics and plays that we have read AND have seen the film/TV adaptations. I went through a really sizable list of books that have been converted to movies, and pretty fast I realised I haven't read/seen many combos at all. So not only will I list those that make the proper list, but I'll add a few other lists to the end too, just for fun. Just a note before I begin - the rules don't state that you have to LOVE both the book and the movie, just that you have to have read the book and seen the movie in each case.

READ/SEEN (even if I can't remember some too well. hehe)

1. Chocolat by Joanne Harris
2. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
3. The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer

4. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
   
5. Emma by Jane Austen
6. 
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

7. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
8. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (book: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”) by Roald Dahl

9. The Witches by Roald Dahl
10. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
11. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
    
12. The Stand by Stephen King
13. Harry Potter and the [insert book/movie title here] by J.K. Rowling.

Now, my extra lists, just for fun!

FEEL THE COMPULSION, HAVING SEEN THESE, TO READ THEIR RESPECTIVE BOOKS:

• The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver

• Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller

• The Color Purple by Alice Walker

• Dances with Wolves by Michael Blake

• The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

• Father of the Bride by Edward Streeter

• The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
• 
Field of Dreams by W.P. Kinsella (book: “Shoeless Joe”)

• Forrest Gump by Winston Groom

• Girl Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
• 
Gorillas in the Mist by Diane Fossey

• He’s Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt
• Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
• The Princess Bride by William Goldman


HATED THE MOVIE, WON'T READ THE BOOK UNLESS SOMEONE PAYS ME

• A Clockwork Orange by Antony Burgess


And now I consider this blogfest done! Except for the part where I visit everyone else's entries to see their lists!

Books read so far in 2011

So far in 2011, I've finished reading the following books:

Currently I'm reading this:

And who knows what I'll read next?! I have an entire shelf on my "to be read before I read anything else" shelf. And then I have most of another bookcase full of books - my "to be read at some point" collection. Just a note before I post this...I've definitely added a few titles to my "favourites" shelf at GoodReads this year. And you can see my reviews of all these titles on GoodReads (some are more extensive than others). As for non-spoiler reviews, I wrote about "Grotesque" and "The Brutal Art" in this blog.