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All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by Karen Maine

Karen Maine is known for adapting Romeo and Juliet, the book by William Shakespeare published in 2014, for cinema.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Rosaline. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1595 book, Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare, 1595
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Rosaline
Karen Maine, 2022

A comic and revisionist retelling of Romeo and Juliet in which we view ‘the most famous love tale ever recounted’ through the perspective of Rosaline, Juliet’s cousin and the recent ex-girlfriend of Romeo. Rosaline is a smart but idealistic young woman. What starts off as an effort to ruin the well-known relationship and win back her boyfriend transforms into a journey of self-discovery as she ultimately works to reunite the two lovers.

Rosaline. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2012 book, When You Were Mine
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When You Were Mine
Rebecca Serle, 2012
movie vs book
Rosaline
Karen Maine, 2022

A comic and revisionist retelling of Romeo and Juliet in which we view ‘the most famous love tale ever recounted’ through the perspective of Rosaline, Juliet’s cousin and the recent ex-girlfriend of Romeo. Rosaline is a smart but idealistic young woman. What starts off as an effort to ruin the well-known relationship and win back her boyfriend transforms into a journey of self-discovery as she ultimately works to reunite the two lovers.