Movie or Book? / myLot

India

September 11, 2016 6:16am CST

Which do you prefer? Reading a fantastic book or watching the movie adaptation of the book? Personally I feel the book is better in most cases as it is more descriptive but there are also many examples where the movie is way ahead of the book. So, personally which one do you prefer?

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Ria Roy

@ria1606roy (2797)

• Kolkata, India

11 Sep 16

Will depend after I complete both of them. Sometimes movies fare better than books, or remain at par, such as The Da Vinci Code (I didn't like how the plot in the book ended, rather the movie was enjoyable), Gone Girl and 2 States (I felt the book was so-so, but loved the movie's representation). But most of the times, the books are undoubtedly better.

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Giridharan J

@GiridharanJ (119)

• India

11 Sep 16

I agree. Also, 'The Shining' and 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' are two rare cases where the movie was better than the book.

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Ria Roy

@ria1606roy (2797)

• Kolkata, India

11 Sep 16

@GiridharanJ I've read the latter, but haven't seen the movie. I keep forgetting about it. Thanks for reminding

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Giridharan J

@GiridharanJ (119)

• India

11 Sep 16

@ria1606roy Haha my pleasure!

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minisam

@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

11 Sep 16

In the past, i might have taken a book but as i have less and less time, i`ll take a movie now

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Giridharan J

@GiridharanJ (119)

• India

11 Sep 16

Yes, time is a big constraint nowadays. But I still feel a good book is worth investing some of our time!

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jaishankar

@else34 (13517)

• New Delhi, India

11 Sep 16

@Giridharan J,I would like to read the book first.Years ago I came to know about a Hindi movie based on a novel 'Godan' by the famous Hindi writer Pemchand.I read the novel first and then watched the movie.

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69390)

• Germany

11 Sep 16

If I can have only one, then I choose the book. If book and film are available, then the book first, the film second. It's hardly possible to enjoy a book properly after watching the film.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326601)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Sep 16

Mostly I prefer the book to the movie version. I don't really know why I like the book best though.

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@Daljinder (23233)

• Bangalore, India

12 Sep 16

Depends actually! For example, Twilight book series was way better than the movies while Harry Potter movies were more preferable than the book series.

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OtakuNerdyChica

@DanieGirl80587 (2713)

• United States

11 Sep 16

Even though it takes me longer to read the books, I still prefer them because I like to imagine how the characters and scenery would be.

shaloo walia

@swalia (1386)

• India

11 Sep 16

I prefer reading the book first. It's more detailed and comprehensive.

Jay Kaur

@mavlana (1019)

• India

11 Sep 16

I always prefer books.

lini b

@teenspirit (1597)

• Israel

11 Sep 16

sometimes movie because when i read a book and i love him its so much fun but sometimes i read a book and i spend a lot of time and he was boring....movie take 1-2 hours and sometimes worth then books. If I will know for sure that the book be like my style I will prefer read him and than see the movie

Teresa Trotter

@teresatrotter (4073)

• Jacksonville, Florida

11 Sep 16

I prefer reading the book, because I prefer to read.

Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99386)

• Canada

11 Sep 16

The book is usually better but I like to read the book first then see the movie just to compare one with the other.

Dobromira Dimitrova

@dobi_1122 (114)

• Bulgaria

12 Sep 16

Of course that will say the book. I watch a lot of movies and series, but each knows that a book has a lot more emotion. The books give us a chance to fantasize, to build our ideas for characters.