The Gift is a Turkish series which talks about the origin of humankind and presents interesting ideas with a twist of historical events. It’s no wonder that it has became such a massive hit, not only in its native Turkey but also worldwide. This series is a successful screen adaptation of Turkish novel called Dünyanın…
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Anxious People By Fredrik Backman
If I have to explain in one sentence about this book then I would say that it talks about human relations, breakage of family system, loneliness, the fallacy of the modern financial system and the psychological impacts on account of one or multiple of these issues. And yes, the black humour which envelopes it and…
From Words To Views: Stay Close
Based on the famous novel of the same name by Harlan Coben, Stay Close is essentially a high-octane crime drama. Like his previous novels, Coben successfully weaves an interesting story within a tight setting of some solidly carved out characters. This series kicks off with the wedding preparations for a suburban couple called Megan and…
From Words To Views: The Chestnut Man
Adopted from the book of the same name written by Søren Sveistrup, The Chestnut Man is a layered story connecting various murders in modern day Denmark. On the outset, it feels like a typical murder investigation story led by a controversial detective pair who are battling their own personal complicated lives. But as the drama…
From Words To Views: Lisey’s Story
Adapted from the namesake novel written by the acclaimed author Stephen King, this book bears all the familiar and fascinating stamps of his brilliant penmanship. Like most of his novels, the story of this one is also based in and around a small town in USA having a finely crafted plot line weaved around few…
From Words To Views: Shetland (Season 1)
The sea is the first thing you see when the credits roll in. The sea, windswept landscapes and the natural beauty immediately captures your attention and make for a lasting impression. That and intriguing story keeps you pinned in your spot while watching this crime drama based out of an island off the main coast…
From Words To Views: The Crooked House
What happens when you have the screenplay adopted from the most revered crime story writer in the history? To top of it off, this screenplay is adopted and enacted by a bunch of accomplished people? Then, you would say it has to come out splendidly superb, right? Well, not so much if you are watching…
From Words To Views: The Last Letter from Your Lover
Fans of romantic drama and stories intercepted across timelines will surely like this movie. Based on the novel of the same name by Jojo Moyes, this film essentially focuses on taking chances in love and this theme is presented across two time periods till the end. The film begins in a fictional British newspaper as…
From Words To Views: All The Bright Places
Both the original book and plot premise of this movie promise this to be a teenage romantic drama with a twinge of sadness. Based on the book of the same name by Jennifer Niven, this screen adaptation is very much in sync with the central story still it doesn’t leave its mark unlike its source…
From Words To Views: CB Strike
This book adaptation was the one that I have been looking forward to watch for a while. Although premiered and streamed in UK few years back, it took a while to reach this to my part of the world. But was this prolonged waiting worth it? Read more to find out. Adapted from the Cormoran…
From Words To Views: The Good Liar
A captivating con drama with mysterious twists in the tale, that’s the best way to summarise this movie. Adapted from a novel of same name by Nicholas Searle, this movie having two septuagenarian central characters is certainly a charm to watch on the screen. The story begins and ends in London- the financial behemoth of…
From Words To Views: Call Me by Your Name
The best way to describe this story can be- when a languid summer turns into a love story or how a friendship leads to the bittersweet heartaches. Based on the book of the same name by André Aciman, the simple romance with complicated details makes it one of the compelling feature film of our times….
From Words To Views: Sharp Objects
Before the Gone Girl, there was Camille Preaker from Sharp Objects by Gillian Flyn. An investigative journalist who is currently working in St. Louis, Missouri; Camille is more than making an effort to navigate through life after battling mental illness and alcoholism for years. Her only shoulder to lean on during these difficult times is…
From Words To Views: El Inocente
Based on the novel called The Innocent by Harlan Coben, this Netflix series is definitely an example of a successful book adaptation. Like other novels by this author, this is also a mystery thriller but being adopted for the Spanish speaking world and in this case, such kind of cross cultural screen adaptation has actually…