From Page to Screen: Books That Took Over Hollywood (and 麻豆影视 Library!)

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Ever watched a movie and thought, "The book was better?"

Maybe you鈥檙e the type of person who loves to compare every detail between the novel and its film adaptation? Either way, we鈥檝e got you covered!

Check out these incredible books鈥攁vailable in the 麻豆影视 Library鈥攖hat have made their way to the small screen on DVD...which we also have available for you to take home!

The Color Purple

Alice Walker鈥檚 Pulitzer-winning novel is a powerful tale of resilience, sisterhood, and survival, set in the early 20th-century American South.

The 1985 Spielberg film (starring Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Danny Glover) and the;

2023 musical adaptation, both bring Celie鈥檚 journey to life with unforgettable performances.

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn鈥檚 psychological thriller about a seemingly perfect marriage gone horribly wrong keeps readers guessing until the very end.
 

David Fincher鈥檚 2014 film (starring Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck) is just as twisty, dark, and deliciously unsettling as the novel.

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Black History Month

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The library has lots of inspiring biographies of African Americans. Check out our display on the lower level to learn some of these stories: African American Entrepreneurs African American Women Scientists and Inventors American Tapestry : The story of the black, white, and multiracial ancestors of Michelle Obama The Autobiography of Medgar Evers Hand in Hand: Ten Black men who changed America Ida: A sword among lions, Ida B. Wells and the campaign against lynching The Life of Sojourner Truth: