Look, I’ll be the brave soul to admit it – I do sometimes prefer the adaptations to the book! Maybe soon I’ll write a post about all the adaptations I’ve watched without (scandalous, I know!) reading the book or the series in full. And I don’t mind, because what will people do? Take my library card away? Hah!
If you wanna see more book and bookish related posts, head on over to Meeghan @ Meeghan Reads so you can see which adaptations she thinks are better than the books. Because I promise you, there are!
A Game of Thrones by George R. R, Martin – Yes, I’ve only read the first book but I’m confident enough to say I prefer the adaptation! I did really like the book, huge-o fan of thick epic fantasies but the tv series… is finished😂 and the books aren’t! A lot of the fans complain about the ending of the last season and while there are some things I would change, it was actually a good last season (unlike True Blood’s last season 😒). I also like how the show ages characters up and how the battles are much more fun in the show!
The Awakening by L.J. Smith – Better known as The Vampire Diaries, I think I read the first book after having watched the first season (of the tv series) and it was just awful. All the characters were horridly different, their personalities tossed around and it was just really bad. I only got to around maybe S5? of The Vampire Diaries before forgetting to carry on and now I’m rewatching the earlier seasons and will actually finish up!! I promise! But seriously, it’s so bad.
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth – I slugged through this book. It was a very slow read and I didn’t really enjoy it as much as I thought I would – and then I watched the movie and realised it was the case. I much prefer the movie to the book. It isn’t as slow as the book, doesn’t lag in places like I felt so often with the book. So, if you’re struggling with the book, try picking up the movie!
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald – I really love this book. It’s one of my favourite classics! But… I actually love the 2013 adaptation more than the classic book. Yes, the Baz Lurhman one – I love Moulin Rouge a lot 😄 But I really love how Lurhman revamped it and made it fun because sometimes classics are super boring! And also there’s a LOT of smybolism in Lurhman’s Great Gatsby.
Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar – The tv series is way more the better of the two. The books read like boring articles while the tv series are just fun and scandalous – even with the old phones and weird clothing styles I never understand because I guess that’s ‘fashion’? But anyway, I can’t WAIT for the reboot!
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman – Okay, so don’t hate me, but I really loved the movie AND the series and prefer them over the book. I’m sorry, I just have to say it! The book is boring🤷🏻♀️ Maybe next time I’ll try it in audio? I did really like the movie and I’m currently LOVING the tv series! We just met Lee Scoresby and Iorek Byrnison (loved him in the original).
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It’s okay to admit adaptations are better than the source material sometimes! If you don’t want to say that adaptations can’t be better than their book, comment a 🦖 and which adaptations are better than their books in the comments and I will yell your opinion loudly FOR YOU – don’t worry, my normal speaking volume is basically All Caps 😂
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