Book Into Movie Challenge 2009

It sounds like there’s going to be a couple of these this year, but since this one starts Jan 1, I thought I would jump in.

When?
The challenge will start January 1, 2009 and end December 31, 2009.

How?
The goal is to read 2+ books made into a movie or books that relate to TV series (Murder She Wrote and the likes).

Knowing already how many books I read that have usually already been turned into movies, this won’t be too difficult. I will definitely read more than 2 so I’ll just keep a running list. I’d also like to watch the corresponding films as well, so I’ll keep track of that as well.

My Goal – 20 Books

My list:

1. Moby Dick by Herman Melville (book) – finished Jan. 16, 2009
2. The Witches by Roald Dahl (book) – finished Jan. 24, 2009
   The Witches (movie) – watched May 3, 2009
3. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink (book) – finished Jan. 25, 2009
   The Reader (movie) – watched Jan. 19, 2009
4. Persepolis I by Marjane Satrapi (book) – finished Jan. 30, 2009
   Persepolis II by Marjane Satrapi (book) – finished Feb. 13, 2009
   Persepolis (movie) – watched Jan. 30, 2009
5. Spiderwick Chronicles Series (book) – finished Feb. 8, 2009
   The Spiderwick Chronicles (movie) – watched Mar. 17, 2009
6. Matilda by Road Dahl (book) – finished Feb. 11, 2009
7. A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley (book) – finished Feb. 16, 2009
   A Thousand Acres (movie) – finished Feb. 28, 2009
8. East of Eden by John Steinbeck (book) – finished Mar. 15, 2009
   East of Eden (movie) – watched April 25, 2009
9. Mystic River by Dennis Lehane (book) – finished Mar. 15, 2009
   Mystic River (movie) – watched Apr. 10, 2009
10. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (book) – finished Mar. 27, 2009
11. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (book) – finished Mar. 28, 2009
    True Blood (TV show) – finished Mar. 2, 2009
12. Sin City: the Hard Goodbye (Vol. 1) by Frank Miller (book) – finished Mar. 29, 2009
    Sin City (movie) – watched April 29, 2009
13. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (book) – finished Apr. 3, 2009
    The Secret Life of Bees (movie) – watched Jan. 2009
14. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks (book) – finished Apr. 4, 2009
15. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (book) – finished Apr. 18, 2009
16. 300 by Frank Miller (book) – finished Apr. 18, 2009
17. 30 Days of Night by Steve Niles (book) – finished Apr. 18, 2009
18. Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons (book) – finished Apr. 18, 2009
19. Watchmen by Alan Moore (book) – finished May 23, 2009
20. Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg (book) – finished May 27, 2009
    Fried Green Tomatoes (movie) – watched May 28, 2009