If you’ve ever wondered down to the ole internet hole that is tumblr, it wouldn’t take you long to be assaulted by a moody and artful post like this one, AKA Tumblr 101:
That last bit – “If people were rain, I was drizzle and she was hurricane” is etched so firmly into YA fiction DNA it pretty much became a turning point for the ‘genre’ and most certainly amplified the impeccable John Green’s reach.
Today, John Green has announced on Twitter that his award-winning debut novel ‘Looking For Alaska’ will be adapted for the big screen, reuniting the same team who put ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ together:
(Previous retweet: VERY VERY GOOD NEWS. The same people behind the TFIOS and Paper Towns movies will be working on Looking for Alaska!)
— John Green (@johngreen) February 27, 2015
Even though ‘Looking For Alaska’ is Manic Pixie Dream Girl fuel to a T, Green’s book is written beautifully, has most definitely reached cult status, and if ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ adaptation is anything to go by, it’s going to be A+.
Via THR.
Lead image by Rick Diamond via Getty.