Second Chance. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 1818 book, Frankenstein
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Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, 1818
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Rand Ravich, 2016

The series revolves around the journey of Jimmy Pritchard, a once morally corrupt and disgraced former sheriff of King County, Washington. At the age of 75, he is murdered but subsequently resurrected in the rejuvenated body of a younger man, courtesy of the billionaire tech-genius twins, Mary and Otto Goodwin. With a fresh lease on life and the opportunity to rewrite his story and discover a new sense of purpose, Pritchard grapples with the lingering temptations that had previously tarnished his career, constantly reminding him of his troubled past.


I Love Dick. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the 1997 book
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I Love Dick
Chris Kraus, 1997
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Joey Soloway, 2016-2017

Set in a colorful academic community in Marfa, Texas, it tells the story of a struggling married couple, Chris and Sylvere, and their obsession with a charismatic professor named Dick. Told in Rashomon-style shifts of POV, the series charts the unraveling of a marriage, the awakening of an artist and the deification of a reluctant messiah.


Chemical Hearts. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2016 book, Our Chemical Hearts
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Our Chemical Hearts
Krystal Sutherland, 2016
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Richard Tanne, 2020

Teenager Henry Page considers himself a hopeless romantic but has never fallen in love. He aspires to be a writer and to be chosen as editor of his high school newspaper. The newspaper’s faculty advisor disappoints him by making him share the editor position with Grace Town, a new student in his class. Grace is physically handicapped—walking with a limp and using a cane.


A Nice Girl Like You. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2007 book, Pornology
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Pornology
Ayn Carrillo-Gailey, 2007
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Chris Riedell, Nick Riedell, 2020

Lucy Neal disappoints her boyfriend Jeff, with her lack of intimacy. While he is asleep, Lucy looks at Jeff’s laptop and finds that he is a porn addict. They have an argument over this and they break up, with Jeff moving out of the apartment. After some comforting and encouragement from her friends, Lucy decides to make a sex list of things to improve her intimacy problems.