Shutter Island. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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Shutter Island
Dennis Lehane, 2003
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Martin Scorsese, 2010

Marshals Edward ‘Teddy’ Daniels and his new partner Chuck Aule travel to the Ashecliffe Hospital for the criminally insane on Castle Island in Boston Harbor. Lead psychiatrist John Cawley refuses to turn over records, and they learn that Solando’s doctor Lester Sheehan left the island on vacation immediately after Solando disappeared.


Sharp Objects. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 2006 book
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Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn, 2006
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Marti Noxon, 2018

Crime reporter Camille Preaker, suffering from alcoholism and recently discharged from a psychiatric hospital after years of self-harming, returns to her hometown of Wind Gap, Missouri, to investigate the murders of two young girls.


The Untouchables. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the 1957 book
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The Untouchables
Eliot Ness, Oscar Fraley, 1957
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Brian De Palma, 1987

In 1930, during Prohibition, the notorious gangland kingpin Al Capone supplies illegal liquor and has nearly the entire city of Chicago under his control. Bureau of Prohibition agent Eliot Ness has been tasked with bringing a stop to Capone’s activities, but his first attempt at a liquor raid fails due to corrupt policemen tipping Capone off.


The Untouchables. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Untouchables
Marvin H. Albert, 1987
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Brian De Palma, 1987

In 1930, during Prohibition, the notorious gangland kingpin Al Capone supplies illegal liquor and has nearly the entire city of Chicago under his control. Bureau of Prohibition agent Eliot Ness has been tasked with bringing a stop to Capone’s activities, but his first attempt at a liquor raid fails due to corrupt policemen tipping Capone off.


She Said. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2019 book
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She Said
Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey, 2019
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Maria Schrader, 2022

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.


Easy A. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 1850 book, The Scarlet Letter
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The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1850
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Will Gluck, 2010

Olive, an average high school student, sees her below-the-radar existence turn around overnight once she decides to use the school’s gossip grapevine to advance her social standing. Now her classmates are turning against her and the school board is becoming concerned, including her favorite teacher and the distracted guidance counselor.


Jumanji. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1981 book
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Jumanji
Chris Van Allsburg, 1981
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Joe Johnston, 1995

In 1969, Brantford, New Hampshire, Alan Parrish lives with his parents, Sam and Carol-Anne, in a large mansion. Alan then inadvertently rolls the dice after being startled by the chiming clock; a message tells him to wait in a jungle until someone rolls a five or eight, and he is sucked into the game.


Jumanji. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Jumanji
Todd Strasser, 1995
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Joe Johnston, 1995

In 1969, Brantford, New Hampshire, Alan Parrish lives with his parents, Sam and Carol-Anne, in a large mansion. Alan then inadvertently rolls the dice after being startled by the chiming clock; a message tells him to wait in a jungle until someone rolls a five or eight, and he is sucked into the game.


One Day. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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One Day
David Nicholls, 2009
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Lone Scherfig, 2011

Dexter and Emma spend the night together following their graduation from the University of Edinburgh, in 1988. They talk about how they will be once they are 40. While they do not become romantically involved completely, this is the beginning of their friendship. The movie follows them on the same day—15 July, St. Swithin’s day—over 18 years.


The Old Man and the Sea. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1952 book
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The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway, 1952
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Jud Taylor, 1990

Santiago goes out on his usual fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life. Then a shark attacks and tries to steal his catch. Santiago battles with the shark for days. He returns to the shore beaten, tattered and torn, and his catch consisting now…


Elegy. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 2001 book, The Dying Animal
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The Dying Animal
Philip Roth, 2001
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Isabel Coixet, 2008

David Kepesh is a cultural critic and professor, in a state of ’emancipated manhood’: His relationships with women are usually casual, brief and sexual in nature. David will find his life thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.


The Bookshop. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1978 book
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The Bookshop
Penelope Fitzgerald, 1978
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Isabel Coixet, 2017

Florence Green, a widow, has decided to open a bookshop in the small coastal town of Hardborough, Suffolk, acquiring as her premises the Old House, a damp and abandoned property that has been standing empty for many years. After refurbishing it and moving in, she learns that Violet Gamart, an influential and ambitious local resident, had privately earmarked the Old House for her own pet project, a local arts centre.