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Are Broken Books Getting A Movie Adaptation?

2025-07-25 06:45:00

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Emery

Experimental storytelling in movies is always something to get excited about and I’m eager to delve into several broken books which could be made into movies. For starters, The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall, a very abstract, non-linear story laced with a lot of surrealism and which I feel would translate very well to the big screen. Existential crisis and adventure, seen through the eyes of a man who has suffered severe memory loss after an accident, makes for a compelling watch – fans of Inception and The Matrix would surely enjoy it.

Finally there’s ‘Hopscotch’ by Julio Cortázar. Its already confused story could be played out in cinematic confusion too, with director Christopher Nolan or David Lynch on board to make a film that would get fans going wild.

The charming Griffin & Sabine by Nick Bantock is another candidate for a movie, given the epistolary form of the book and the gorgeous artwork it contains. I imagine a romantic movie, whimsical and perhaps even featuring some interactive elements to bring to life the way the letters in the book can be read by pulling them out of their slots. No announcements have been made yet, but the possibility is exciting in itself.

2025-07-28

Wyatt

Unconventional narrative is something that seems to draw many a filmmaker to certain novels. House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, for instance, is comprised of many unconnected stories scattered amongst a setting that’s as eerie as it is unique in its architectural style. Each layer of storytelling will, no doubt, translate superbly to screen in an equally surreal and unusual movie. And then there’s S. by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst – a work of meta-textual, intellectual puzzle-making that I feel would prove to be a rich source for any filmmaker looking to produce something unique. Although neither of these novels have, as yet, been adapted into a film, there is clearly great interest in them, and it can only be a matter of time before someone takes the plunge.

2025-07-28

Abigail

There are many broken books of interest to filmmakers. ‘Pale Fire’ by Vladimir Nabokov is a poetic psychological thriller waiting to be made as a feature film. The rare book is comprised of a long poem followed by a lengthy commentary by an unreliable narrator, similar to that found in the novels by the author of this column.

‘The Silent History’ is another highly interesting work. Written by Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby and Kevin Moffett, it first appeared as an app-based work presented as a serial of stories mostly set in the same location, each tagged with the Geo-location where they were written. Interesting in itself, it could also be extended as an interactive film, perhaps as a series of short films linked together by a conceptual framework and exploring the intersection of memory and technology – highly relevant to today’s world.

These books have already been turned into film in a pretty groundbreaking way, for Choose Your Own Adventure books the films were interactive and the audience even got to vote on what direction the plot would take in real time, it was really creative and could change the way we experience film and story even more if it were to be done again. Adapting broken books is pretty niche right now but who knows, it could blow up.

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