Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In which I discuss not film adaptations of books, but films and books that are related and I think would make great pairs. Let me know some of your own book and film pairs in the comments!


The book and film pairs discussed:
- Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro and After Yang (dir. Kogonada)
- Moby-Dick by Herman Melville and Aguirre, the Wrath of God (dir. Werner Herzog)
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler and Children of Men (dir. Alfonso Cuarón)


Other books or films mentioned:
- Ghost in the Shell (dir. Mamoru Oshii)
- Blade Runner (dir. Ridley Scott)
- Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler
- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
- The Children of Men by P.D. James



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