Saw a tweet by Judy Blume about the forthcoming film adaptation of her book Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret – “I love this trailer” – and right away that upped my interest in this adaptation (I’m a simple girl when it comes to these adaptations: happy writer, happy me).
I will, of course, judge the film for myself but her positive vibes are contagious if you are someone to whom this book was meaningful when you were coming of age (that’s me again, I’m talking about me). I want good things for Margaret and Blume, whom I was fortunate to see live at an event in New York about 10 years ago. In honour of this moment of another beloved literary classic getting the big screen treatment (not TV series like Roots or Lonesome Dove), I thought I’d revisit some of my faves – not a definitive…
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