A Bluestocking Knits

This week’s Booking Through Thursday has a slight twist on last week’s theme:

1. What book (or books) would you like to see made into a movie? Why? Just picking something out of the air, so to speak — because I noticed it on the shelf yesterday — A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson, one of my favorite novelists and not as widely-known as she should be.  Wit, interesting characters, romance, complicated plotlines that nevertheless come across as completely believable — good stuff.  With its ballet theme and Victorian setting, a movie of the story would be lovely.  Also fun might be Georgette Heyer’s Friday’s Child or Hilary McKay’s The Exiles….
2. What book (or books) would you definitely not want made into a movie? Well, I still have strong reservations about the upcoming Narnia movie, but will reserve judgement until I see it.  I can’t really think of something that I would really kick at, as of course it completely depends on the screenplay, director, etc. etc.  All three of the books I mentioned above are not terribly "serious" books, which probably makes a difference, as — "dying is easy, comedy is hard" notwithstanding — I think it’s easier to translate a lighter story to the screen, as weight and seriousness all too often get merely ponderous and boring.  Those with a lot of internal dialogue or stream-of-consciousness tend to lose a lot, as well.  (I am perfectly willing to be proven wrong, of course!)