This semester will soon come to an end. This means there’ll soon be plenty of time to read books and watch movies. Here’s a list of books you should read before their film adaptations come out this year.
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CRAZY RICH ASIANS by Kevin Kwan
“When New Yorker Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she hopes to marry. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key details. One, that his childhood home looks like a palace; two, that he grew up riding in more private planes than cars; and three, that he just happens to be the country’s most eligible bachelor. …”
Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding
Release Date: August 17
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THE DARKEST MINDS by Alexandra Bracken
“When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something frightening enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that got her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” She might have survived the mysterious disease that had killed most of America’s children, but she and the others emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they could not control. …”
Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Harris Dickinson
Release Date: August 3
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Queen of Scots by John Guy
“… She was crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months of age, and Queen of France at sixteen years; at eighteen she ascended the throne that was her birthright and began ruling one of the most fractious courts in Europe, riven by religious conflict and personal lust for power. She rode out at the head of an army in both victory and defeat; saw her second husband assassinated, and married his murderer. At twenty-five she entered captivity at the hands of her rival queen, from which only death would release her…”
Starring: Margot Robbie, Saoirse Ronan, Joe Alwyn
Film Release Date: November 2
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them by J.K Rowling
“A set textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since publication, Newt Scamander’s masterpiece has entertained wizarding families through the generations. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an indispensable introduction to the magical beasts of the wizarding world. Scamander’s years of travel and research have created a tome of unparalleled importance. Some of the beasts will be familiar to readers of the Harry Potter books – the Hippogriff, the Basilisk, the Hungarian Horntail…Others will surprise even the most ardent amateur Magizoologist…”
Starring: Johnny Depp, Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law
Release Date: November 16
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Mary Poppins by P.L Travers
“It all starts when Mary Poppins is blown by the east wind onto the doorstep of the Banks house. She becomes a most unusual nanny to Jane, Michael, and the twins. Who else but Mary Poppins can slide up banisters, pull an entire armchair out of an empty carpetbag, and make a dose of medicine taste like delicious lime-juice cordial? A day with Mary Poppins is a day of magic and make-believe come to life!”
Starring: Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, Dick Van Dyke
Release Date: December 25