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liesvanrompaey

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Living in Spain with husband @jpoesen, 3 dogs and 3 cats.

I help people get a (Flemish) high school degree when the regular channels don't work for them.

I love animals (dogs in particular), nature, photography, and science. I'm crazy about books.

I'm a big fan of iNaturalist.

I spend most of my time reading, doing stuff in the garden, watching tv, and looking at plants and bugs.

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." Henry David Thoreau

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Can you name a film that was adapted not from a novel, but from a short story?
Here's one:

The Illusionist (2006)

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Isn't The Body a novel?

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Thanks for the interesting question.

I think there are quite a few.

I know of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), which is based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

I believe there are also quite a few adaptations of Philip K. Dick stories.

Jennifer , to bookstodon group

I need some new science fiction to read, who has some suggestions? I don't like military sci-fi. For reference, my favorite series is the Expanse, I also enjoyed Scalzi's Collapsing Empire, I love Robert Charles Wilson's books. I mostly enjoy space operas and unique stories about technology, for example I really liked the recent book Mountain in the Sea about AI and intelligent octopus. Suggestions from the awesome Bookstodon community? @bookstodon

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Have you tried anything by Peter F. Hamilton?

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Have you ever had occasion to say "The book made me do it?"

For me it was a trip to Syria 18 years ago.

I read Les jardins de lumière by Amin Maalouf (translated as The Gardens of Light) several times between 1995 and 2005. The story is set in 3rd century Palmyra and I was so intrigued and fascinated by the place that I wanted to see it for myself.

We also ended up with a dog from there ...

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What sad news to start the day.

He was one of my favourite authors. To my mind truly unique and original.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/may/01/paul-auster-dies-aged-77-death-american-author-new-york-trilogy


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