So, Anne Hathaway is set to star in the book adaptation of Verity – a psychological thriller about a writer uncovering disturbing truths while ghost-writing another author’s autobiography. On paper, it’s giving “Devil Wears Prada meets Gone Girl,” but let’s address the elephant in the room: five years ago, would an Oscar winner like Hathaway have touched a CoHo adaptation?
There’s this fascinating shift happening where Colleen Hoover, once dismissed as “TikTok’s favorite author” or “BookTok sensation,” is now attracting Hollywood heavyweights. It feels like we’re watching the literary equivalent of when prestigious actors started taking Marvel roles – that moment when “commercial” suddenly became “credible.”
But here’s the spicy question: Is this a validation of CoHo’s storytelling abilities (which many literary critics have questioned), or is this just Hollywood cashing in on her massive BookTok following? Are we witnessing the legitimization of “BookTok literature,” or are A-listers just following the money?
Is Anne Hathaway in Verity a sign that we need to stop being book snobs about CoHo’s work, or is this just another example of how social media success trumps literary merit?
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