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…
Tag: Murder
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…
From Words To Views |Ray
Satyajit Ray was not only a film maker par excellence but also scriptwriter, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher and music composer. So, it’s not surprising that so many creative minds try to adapt or inspire from his vast body of work. That includes his contemporaries as well as the new age creators who…
From Words to Views |The Woman in the Window
The screen adaptation of The Woman In The Window, a film by Netflix begins with an agoraphobic woman called Anna Fox, living alone in a sprawling Manhattan home except for a token company of subterranean tenant- David. Besides her ongoing battle with agoraphobia, Anna is struggling with signs of depression, substance abuse including her prescription…
The Family Upstairs | Lisa Jewell
There are few mystery/ suspense novels I have read in past couple of years which have grabbed my attention from the word ‘Go’ and this is certainly one of them. The plot summary given on the jacket cover is quite intriguing to say the least and it acts like an instant pick-me-up magnetic pull. The…
From Words To Views |Lovecraft Country
Based on the 2016 novel written by Matt Ruff, Lovecraft Country is basically a fantasy horror series which pays homage to the dark horror world of H.P. Lovecraft and successfully tries to bring the racism in the American society to the forefront. So, it’s indeed an interesting screen adaptation and a pre-requisite to watch this…
From Words to Views |Murder on the Orient Express
Anyone and everyone who is fan of this cult classic masterfully crafted by Agatha Christie knows about her famous detective Hercule Poirot and his famous sagas. The aforementioned murder mystery which begins from Istanbul and takes us on a thrilling journey through the winter wonderlands of Europe is gripping from the word go. And it’s…
Just An Ordinary Day | Shirley Jackson
When you talk about Shirley Jackson then you immediately think about her stories detailing the supernatural world or other worldly characters. This anthology of her short stories – some published previously & some unpublished ones, cover both of these categories; but they are not limited to any particular genre here. There are total of 54…
Troubled Blood | Robert Galbraith
Margot Bamborough; a doctor, practising GP has walked out for the day of her shared practice on 11 October 1974. Her evening plan was well-known to her colleagues as well to her husband; which was to meet her best friend. From there, straightforward heading to home to her infant daughter- Anna. But as she steps…
10 Minutes 38 Seconds In This Strange World | Elif Shafak
Tequila Laila has lost her life. Suddenly, tragically, suffering to the end for no fault of her own. It seems her death had the same gloom surrounding her just like her birth. But as that infant; so many years ago, born with a stubborn mind and resolute heart – she is not ready to leave…
The Lethal White By Robert Galbraith
Ushering into 2020 with a strong urge to read more. Well, I won’t call it a New Year Resolution per se; as they are hard to keep. But, I will like to call it as a personal goal to have more times with the books beginning with this year. Well the first book to appear…
My Sister The Serial Killer By Oyinkan Braithwaite
How do you define love? What makes a family? What breaks it? And more importantly what do you mean by loyalty? Is it defined by love, morales, faith or utter disbelief in any/ all of them?
Origin | Dan Brown
I picked up this book with some expectations about the author – unusual subject choices for his novels, ability to seamlessly mix reality with fiction (fictional reality?) and the wonderful geek hero of his books – Robert Langdon. To be fair, would like to clear out that I’ve read only The Da Vinci Code so…