Read on for the fictional books we wish we could read from 40 movies and TV shows.
Shes certainly among the most prolific writers on this list.
His most recent book,God Hates Us All, has been adapted into a horrifically watered-down TV movie.
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His debutDescentwas so hot that his publicist told him Jonathan Franzen was begging to meet him.
(Was he, though?)
The book looks destined for hit status until a meeting with publishers goes (very) badly.
(Fun fact: It ended up winning a Golden Globe without being made into a movie!)
She even teases it with Chelsea Handler, forcing Alicia to once again withstand a public humiliation.
While that required some finagling in the show, the book (which you could actually buy!)
provides the perfect tour of one of TVs most indelible small-town communities.
And shes inflexible with the ending she has in mind: death.
Shes on a tight deadline to finish the last book, with the series having been canceled.
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Their intellectual squabbles spill over into much messier family drama.
Its rendered visually in the movies haunting final image.
Sherman Peabody first read theTales from Spacecomic in 1955.
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Sherman also believed that the spaceman had mutated into human form when Marty took off his helmet.
Inevitably, things dont go as planned.
(Who ever could it be?)
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Family friend Eli Cash, meanwhile, has writtenOld Custer, a Western alternate history novel.
Salinger, in this Gus Van Sant film.
The latter takes up more plot, but Isaacs love letter best captures the movies spirit.
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The book even becomes a best-seller if only the stunningBeforetrilogy could attract as many fans.
The latter wroteCharlotte Light and Dark, a book that would repeatedly haunt Brenda throughout her life.
Fortunately, they quickly find a copy of theHandbook for the Recently Deceasedto help them through the transition.
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It features the philosophical and scientific concepts the film uses to tell its increasingly trippy story.
A filmmaker known for his attention to detail, indeed.
Tobin’s Spirit Guideby J.H.
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Tobin,Ghostbusters
Ghostbustersfans should be plenty familiar with this one.
In case you didnt know already, you’ve got the option to pick up severaldifferent editions.
Whether youre readingBook of Spells, Extreme Incantations, orA Beginners Guide to Transfiguration, theres something for everybody.
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We learn, later, that its written by Tally, an old classmate of Hannah.
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