But Have You Read the Book by Kristen Lopez forces me to either read the book made into a movie or to rewatch the book adaptation of a novel. Kristen Lopez does an excellent job of describing the book and the movie of 52 books adapted to the big screen. So many nuances shown that I had not noticed. Lopez explores different genres and different eras of movies. A very concise and informative book. ( )

I love this book. A short Introduction and then the 52 chapters which dwell on how several books led to memorable films or multiple subsequent films. Sometimes Lopez will be indistinct with which she is referring to (film or book) but that is the only drag on the reading. She is consistently concise and always informative. The book even has a nice little Bibliography. The chapters are given chronologically around when the film version (or versions were) was released, not when the book was published. There of course many other Book-To-Film adaptations but these 52 are the most well known films to be based on books according to Lopez. The book is introduced by a spoiler alert about plot and character revelations which might hurt viewers' sense of surprise. The book is written in association with Turner Classic Movies. This is a good book to start from when adding books translated, even on a subpar level, to film. ( )