''Beautiful Disaster'' is a new adult

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by American author

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. It appeared first on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list as a

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novel in 2012. ''Beautiful Disaster'' was originally self-published in May 2011, then acquired by

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and re-released in August 2012. It has been translated into over fifty languages worldwide.

Characters

*Travis "Mad Dog" Maddox *Abby "Pigeon" Abernathy *America Mason *Shepley Maddox *Parker Hayes *Kara Lin *Megan *Trenton Maddox *Marek Young *Finch *Tyler Maddox *Mick Abernathy *Jim Maddox *Taylor Maddox *Thomas Maddox *Adam *Ethan *Jason Brazil *Chris Jenkins

Film adaptation

In 2012,

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optioned the film rights for ''Beautiful Disaster'', but the movie never went to production and the Warner Bros. option ended May 13, 2014. The book was then optioned for film by

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, production began in 2021 with

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as director, and actors featured in the project include

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and

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. The project has received public criticism due to the author's controversial statements and far right political viewpoints. The film screened as part of Fathom Events on April 13, 2023. The film will stream on Hulu starting August 11, 2023.

References

External links

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imdb listing for Beautiful Disaster film
2012 American novels American romance novels New adult novels Self-published books American novels adapted into films Atria Publishing Group books {{2010s-romance-novel-stub