This week I’ve been thinking about books I like that have never been filmed. In at least one case, I’m not even sure that it could be filmed. In others, I’m keen to see what they could do with it. Do you have a favorite book that you be interested to see on the big screen?
Thirteen Random Books That Have Not Been Filmed Yet (as far as I can tell):
1. Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton
2. Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
3. Crocodiles on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
4. The Hunter’s Moon by O. R. Melling
5. Bloody Jack by L. A. Meyer
6. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
7. The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King
8. Wicked: Witch by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie
9. Sabriel by Garth Nix
10. Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
11. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
12. The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
13. Mind-Call by Wilanne Schneider Belden
Tropic of Night, Michael Gruber
Dawn Octavia Butler
Forty Signs of Rain and sequels. Kim Stanley robinson
oh don’t get me started…
I haven’t read any of these yet. Would they make good movies?
What an interesting topic! There are a couple of Newbery Honor books by Gary Schmidt called Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster boy, and The Wednesday Wars, that are good reads and I think would be good films.
There’s another kid’s book called Schooled, by Gordon Korman that would be fun to see on screen.
And since they’re doing C.S. Lewis’s Narnia books and Screwtape Letters, I wonder if they’ll ever do his Space Trilogy?
This is a great topic. I’d like to see the Stephanie Plum series or JD Robb’s In Death series on the big screen.
Great list. Who knows how they decide what to make a movie and what not to make a movie…
http://iamharriet.blogspot.com/2009/07/thursday-thunks-and-13-great-stats.html
The Shack would be very interesting to see on film.
I would give anything to see the Amber books by Roger Zelazny to hit the screen. Also, the Saint-Germain vampire novels by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. And Jo Beverley’s Malloren series would be a nice treat.
I think the Jasper Fforde book would translate well.
I’m always delighted when my favorite books DON’T get made into films ;–)
Hugs and blessings,
salviagrrl, I know. And there are so many films that they just couldn’t make.
aliceaudrey, well, I’d say that #3 and #7 would at least make great BBC Adaptations or TV films for Mystery. I’m not sure that they could film Sabriel, honestly.
Dan, well, they’ve been trying to film Born to Rock by Gordon Korman. Why not another one? Personally, I think that film folks should spend less time remaking films, and more on the lookout for books that can make an easy transition to the big screen.
Excellent choices, Shelley!
I wish I knew, Harriet.
They might actually do a decent job with that one, Pamela.
Julia, it would take a good director, and an excellent script, but I agree on the Fforde one. The others would be really fun to see.
I know where you’re coming from, Storyteller. Look what they did to The Dark is Rising. *shudder*
Thanks for adding another 13 books to my reading list, LOL!
Okay, you made me go “ooh” at Aunt Dimity and drool at the idea of the Alanna books on film.
Books rarely translate well, though. Think we can let you be quality control so that doesn’t happen with these?
Sorry, Carleen.
What can I say. It’s a skill.
Susan, ooooo…I’d love to be quality control.
Mind you, only if it doesn’t mean that I’d have to move to L.A. 
I’d LOVE to see Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series as a miniseries event, or long-running premium cable series. I’d love to see a movie version, but they’d have trouble cramming even one book into a movie, let alone eight or so.
Oh, and Gerard Butler as Jamie, please
Just surfed in via T13. I’ve never actually given any thought to which books have and have not been filmed.
A mini-series of that book would make many people happy, I think.