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Nothing. Lol. There's a reason why this doesn't happen. I don't mind when writers are inspired by others but covering a 3-minute song is far different to re-writing the same book. Orwell's 1984 for example, inspired the writing of The Handmaid's Tale and Never Let Me Go, but these are all very different books. They are all great but for entirely different reasons. It's difficult when films are re-made too because it's very difficult to re-create the magic first time round. |
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Hehe nice thread
I'll have The Lord of the Rings by Irvine Welsh, Wuthering Heights by Douglas Adams, and Bridget Jones by Ruth Rendell.
That'll do for now : ) |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Stephen King 
That would be a disturbing read
I'll follow it with Life of Pi by James Herbert "
Interesting 
How about Catcher in the Rye by David Walliams?  |
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"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Stephen King
That would be a disturbing read
I'll follow it with Life of Pi by James Herbert
Interesting
How about Catcher in the Rye by David Walliams? "
I never read either
I thought this thread would be more popular. No sense of adventure some people 
Wind in the Willows by Brett Easton Ellis  |
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"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Stephen King
That would be a disturbing read
I'll follow it with Life of Pi by James Herbert
Interesting
How about Catcher in the Rye by David Walliams?
I never read either
I thought this thread would be more popular. No sense of adventure some people
Wind in the Willows by Brett Easton Ellis "
TRY GETTING A RESERVATION AT DORSIA NOW, YOU FUCKING STUPID BASTARD! YOU, FUCKING BASTARD!
poop poop!
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Stephen King
That would be a disturbing read
I'll follow it with Life of Pi by James Herbert
Interesting
How about Catcher in the Rye by David Walliams?
I never read either
I thought this thread would be more popular. No sense of adventure some people
Wind in the Willows by Brett Easton Ellis "
I know!
Maybe it's because we're Royalty darling 
Fifty Shades of Grey - Enid Blyton  |
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"Catch-22 by Douglas Adams might be fun. Don't know Snowdon's secret but know where his towel is."
Hmmm, interesting. I think Catch 22 and HHG are both on par when it comes to humour, maybe Douglas Adams would add a slightly different twist? |
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"Catch-22 by Douglas Adams might be fun. Don't know Snowdon's secret but know where his towel is.
Hmmm, interesting. I think Catch 22 and HHG are both on par when it comes to humour, maybe Douglas Adams would add a slightly different twist? "
I think Adams would make stronger points more absurd, though Heller would make Hitchhikers more poignant. |
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"Nah can’t see it I’m afraid
See what?
And why are you afraid? "
Ha!  I’m just thinking that the memories I have of reading books from my youth and early adulthood may be ruined if they were covered now. This may sound absurd in the way that I love a musical cover version but when I read a book it’s in my voice. If it’s re written in a new style I don’t know how it might “sound” in my head and this is maybe why I don’t think it would work for me. |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
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Watershipdown with Richard Burton and Patrick Allen and Judi Dench.
If John Hurt was not already (brilliantly) cast in the original, then I'd put his name in the hat too! Sod it he's in the hat again. Pity that won't come true. Damn that grimm reaper, taking away those great voices... |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Stephen King
Actually, saying that...Roald Dahl wrote for children and adults too, so it could and should be feasible. Not forgetting of course, Anthony Horowitz.
It is possible to write books for adults and children. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Nah can’t see it I’m afraid
See what?
And why are you afraid?
Ha! I’m just thinking that the memories I have of reading books from my youth and early adulthood may be ruined if they were covered now. This may sound absurd in the way that I love a musical cover version but when I read a book it’s in my voice. If it’s re written in a new style I don’t know how it might “sound” in my head and this is maybe why I don’t think it would work for me. "
I understand this.... and this is why I can't get used to hearing Liam Neeson play The Narrator/Journalist in War of the Worlds, it'll always be a story read by Richard Burton  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Stephen King "
Considering that the original contained elements that could be darker, I'd actually be really interested to read this...
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