There’s a little bit of everything is this month’s list of
books to movies. Violence and gore= 300: Rise of an Empire. Romantic comedy=
The Right Kind of Wrong. Science fiction/ Dystopian= Divergent. Biblical epic
film= Noah. Take a look:
Book: Xerxes (graphic
novel) by Frank Miller.
Book Synopsis: The original graphic novel is a fictional
retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae and the events leading up to
it from the perspective of Leonidas of Sparta. This film, 300: Rise
of an Empire, is the follow-up to this story.
Film: 300: Rise of an
Empire
Release Date: March 7th
Book: Sex and Sunsets by Tim Sandlin.
Book Synopsis: At twenty-nine, Kelly Palamino's a little
off-kilter but settled into his career of professional dishwasher. His big,
blond, ex-hippie wife has left him for good.
So it's with no particular purpose that Kelly positions
himself on his porch across the street from an Episcopal church in Jackson,
Wyoming, to witness a singular sight: a dark-haired bride in full regalia
punting a football over the rectory before turning resolutely to walk down the
aisle.
It's love at first sight for Kelly, and he'll do absolutely
anything and everything to get his girl...
Film: The Right Kind
of Wrong
Release Date: March 14th
Book: Divergent by
Veronica Roth
Book Synopsis: In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old
Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her
identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she
discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that
the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
Film: Divergent
Release Date: March 21st
Book: Bible, Book
of Genesis
Film: Noah
Release Date: March 28th
Which book do you plan on reading before its film premiere?
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