Books you’ve read snd would like to see in a TV Series

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  1. churtonred

    churtonred Well-Known Member

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    Good call.
     
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    Marlon Well-Known Member

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    I don’t think you’ll be disappointed tbh .
    Another book you may enjoy whilst in sunny climes is a book by Don Turner called Kiriakos ( a British partisan in Greece )
    It’s the true story of a Barnsley man ( Little Houghton ) called Ernie Chapman who fought with the Partisans in Greece .
    It truly is a fascinating read , I’ve posted it on here many moons ago ,
    I worked with Ernie at Houghton Main in the seventies and had no idea at the time of his war past .
    He was a really remarkable man and very private and on his retirement this story was unveiled .
    There was talk of a film at the time but nothing came of it which was a real shame , I’m surprised Barnsley or even Wombwell councils at the time haven’t honoured him in some way .
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143052360220?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr=1&amdata=enc:1MR60dhllT1SovxtHZ04HTQ72&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=143052360220&targetid=1647205089800&device=m&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006610&poi=&campaignid=17206177401&mkgroupid=136851690655&rlsatarget=aud-1657461043388:pla-1647205089800&abcId=9300866&merchantid=137596852&gbraid=0AAAAAD_Lr1dNLYDe2IFeCIx9PqWZnzGp6&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7bucBhCeARIsAIOwr-9JVMQHvWvD3JyBgiS4tJQ2muOqjCu8qA04uaSCVVqhN4s5iVDBJacaAq_FEALw_wcB
     
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    The (mis) adventures of Stahlrost.
     
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    Gone, read it on holiday, by Michael Grant, Magic and Evil, at it's best
     
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    I’m re-reading 1984 at the moment. I did both that and Brave New World over 40 years ago so it’s time for a return to those desperate times! What a disappointment the recent televising of BNW was. The film of 1984 with John Hurt was brilliant though.
     
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    Was so excited about the BBC adaptation. Then I watched it, and it was absolute $hite
     
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    Tristan Gooley's The Walkers Guide To Outdoor Clues & Signs.
     
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    I was bought that as a present, but I haven't started it yet. I'm guessing you enjoyed it?
     
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    Excellent read owd warrior.
     
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    I'm looking forward to settling down with it over the holidays - along with another collection of seasonal ghost stories.
     
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    I don't enjoy reading, but one book I did like was called 'What lies between us', by John Marrs. Very grippy and would make a great TV series if done properly. I'm not sure some of the plot lines would come through though.
     
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    I'm just reading this ATM, very good book
     
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    Mike Hunt , Smells like fish
     
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    The Richard Osman, Thursday Murder Club series,a 4th book is due soon. Also Alan Titchmarsh's Grand Tour novel.
     
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    The Magus by John Fowles.

    Michael Caine in the lead role murdered it many years ago.

    It's the best book I've ever read, no doubt because I read it at the best age to read it (18).

    It'd make a stonking series, which nobody would understand the meaning or ending of.

    Which sums up all our lives really.
     
    Gegenpresser, Dec 6, 2022
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    Alex Cross or Michael Bennett books by James Patterson.
    But they would need to be a lot better than the two already made.
     
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    The first episode had some great elements in it but the BBC then did the BBC thing of completely rewriting a historical work.
    Very disappointing.
     
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