The Sandman. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 1991 comic book, Preludes & Nocturnes
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Preludes & Nocturnes
Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, 1991
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Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer, Allan Heinberg, 2022-

In 1916, Dream, the king of stories and one of the seven Endless, is captured in an occult ritual. After being held captive for 105 years, in 2021 he escapes and sets out to restore order to his kingdom of the Dreaming.


Far from the Madding Crowd. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1874 book, Far From the Madding Crowd
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Far From the Madding Crowd
Thomas Hardy, 1874
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Thomas Vinterberg, 2015

The film is set in about 1870 in Britain. While Bathsheba Everdene is working on her aunt’s farm in Dorset, she meets a neighbouring farmer, Gabriel Oak. As they get to know one another, he proposes, but the headstrong Bathsheba declines, saying she is too independent. One night a new sheepdog chases Gabriel’s entire flock off a cliff.


Sweetbitter. Poster of the 2018 TV series and cover of the 2016 book
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Sweetbitter
Stephanie Danler, 2016
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Stephanie Danler, 2018-2019

Sweetbitter follows Tess, who shortly after arriving in New York City, lands a job at a celebrated downtown restaurant. Swiftly introduced to the world of drugs, drinking, love, lust, dive bars and fine dining, she learns to navigate the chaotically alluring, yet punishing life she has stumbled upon.


On the Road. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1957 book
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On the Road
Jack Kerouac, 1957
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Walter Salles, 2012

In 1947 New York, on the day his father is buried, Sal Paradise is out with his friend Carlo Marx who is, like him, an aspiring writer. Carlo, Sal, Camille, and Dean visit a bar where Dean plays I’ve Got the World on a String on the jukebox, and Camille bonds with Sal. Carlo tells Sal he thinks he might be gay, and he plans to travel to Africa.