January 2025 -- Bonus Episode (Adaptation)

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Some of the greatest movies ever made started out as novels. A vast majority of contemporary stage plays started their life as a book. Written prose have proven to be a wellspring of inspiration for television shows. Les Miserables, Victor Hugo's 1862 epic masterpiece and our selection for discussion in February, by itself has been fodder for comic books, stage plays, television miniseries, feature films, and animated cartoons.

This month, our bonus discussion centers around adaptations. We discuss some of our favorites. We discuss how an adaptation, good or bad, can change a reader's impressions of the source materials. From Walt Disney cartoons to Elmore Leonard to the current phenomenon of Wicked, January's bonus material is lively and sure to prompt further discussion.