These movies are better than the books...don't hate me! 

One thing that comes to mind where the movie is better than the book is The Devil Wears Prada. I feel like a LOT more people talk about the movie far more than the book (which is understandable considering it has a 3.78 rating on Goodreads lol)

For me it’s Stardust, the movie is incredible and magical! When I read the book it was just missing the magic and emotion that was portrayed in the movie. Neil Gaiman is just a hit or miss author for me I’ve found, but I’ll always love the movie!

I did like these books but I prefer their adaptations : Big Fish, Matilda , The King's Speech, The Fault in Our Stars, Brooklyn as well, Misery, Beowulf and Narnia Movies.

I liked the book Atonement by Ian McEwan - but I agree that the movie is even better. It's one of my favorite movies of all time. I especially love the cinematography and the score (the score always makes me cry, I listen to it very often). The green dress Keira Knightley wears is probably the most beautiful dress I have ever seen. I was just so emotionally invested. And I loved the acting of Saoirse Ronan and James McAvoy.

When I read Breakfast at Tiffany’s for the first time, I felt disconnected as well. I saw the movie first and I loved it too, but as I kept thinking about the story and the differences (as well as got older), I felt that the books ending was more satisfying in the end. It felt more true to the person built up throughout the narrative.

I’ve discovered your channel a few days ago and I love it ❤ You have such a soothing and calming voice. You make me want to read all the classics (which to be honest, sometimes I am intimidated by) Love your new video and the topic! Atonement is one of my favourite movie of all times. Beautifully made indeed 😊

The two movies that immediately come to mind regarding this prompt are "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (Jack Nicholson at his best) and (get ready, here comes the controversy) "To Kill a Mockingbird" (Gregory Peck's performance gets me every time).

I love your video idea and look forward to parts 2 and 3. Thanks for doing these interesting blogs! 😀

i think this was fantastic video for you to do! not everyone is meant to do this sort of video i think but you have such a clear passion and love for both books and movies that it makes this intriguing and really fun. :)💛✨

I think I would have to say...North and South. Don't get me wrong I absolutely love the book by Elizabeth Gaskell. But the mini series from 2004 with Richard Armitage!!! I could watch that every week. It's such pefect casting. The chemistry between Margaret and Mr. Thornton...it was pure fire. The music...so beautiful. I own a lot of BBC adaptations but I think this one and the Jane Eyre Version of 2005 are the best ones. But the book is fantastic as well. I don't know if you have seen it - but you have to!! 😂😂

(Prior to reading the book) When I watched the 2005 movie of Pride & Prejudice I loved the actors but watching I felt like so many important scenes were being left out of the story. That's when I got inspired to actually read the book. THEN, I realized SO MUCH was left out of this movie version compared to the 1995. I know most of the time the movie versions leave a lot out but there was so much dialogue omitted from the 2005. Now I want to read all of Jane Austens books after seeing the movies.

Great video Carolyn - thanks for sharing your thoughts! I haven't read/seen everything that you mentioned but now I am intrigued to check out some of these adaptations :) One movie/show > book example that is popping to mind for me is "Normal People" by Sally Rooney! I recently watched the BBC series and it is so heartfelt and visually stunning. The cast did such a fantastic job bringing the characters to life. I liked the book too, and though I am personally a fan I don't think Sally Rooney's writing style is for everyone, so I appreciate the show for exposing this story to a wider audience who wouldn't otherwise have given it a chance.

Two book vs movie’s came to my mind while listening to your video: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim and Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak. I saw the movies first then out of curiosity read the books as well. Both, the books and the movies, are fantastic! However, IMHO the book should always be given higher recognition, since it was the basis for movie. But, I can not emphasize enough, both can give - and usually do - that something extra, so it’s worth reading the book and watching the movie!

I so agree with you on all of these!! Especially Emma! That film really brought the narrative to life and created a visual guide to the luxurious world of Austen that I never fully got from the book. I also admire you for doing this video! ❤ thank you!!

Hi! I just knew The Princess Bride was going to be in there XD. It is my favorite movie of all time, but the book was it for me--Goldman's intros and little notes messed with my mind and actually made me think this was a summarized version of an existing novel (I searched through the internet for hours trying to find the original book!). So I do prefer the book. I haven't seen the movie for Bridget Jones's Diary, but I have no doubt that it's probably better than the book because it was so annoying to read. I understand vaguely the appeal, but I couldn't finish it fast enough. I haven't seen any of the Austen movie adaptations, but now I'm really looking forward to watching them! Can't wait for the next two videos of this series!

Agreed about the Princess Bride, and I can see some of the other choices you made, too, like Emma. One I have to add is "Jurassic Park." Maybe "Contact" too (Carl Sagan's novel). I haven't read the "Jaws" novel but really it's one of the greatest movies ever made and I think it's safe to give that one to Spielberg. Graham Greene wrote both the novel and the screenplay of "The Third Man" and he feels the film was better, without question. Great idea for a video series!

This is a great video idea! Agree about Breakfast at Tiffany’s. It’s not my favorite of Capote’s writing but I love the movie. Very different from the book. I love both the movie and the film of To Have and Have Not. This is a case where the movie and book are completely different and I love both. I would love to see a Lady Susan film adaptation 😂 Thanks for sharing!

There's one book (or maybe it's a book series? 🤭) that I kinda surely think you will include in the books that you loved as much as the adaptation. It's not Anna Karenina but I also think it'll be in that category, too! ☺️ We'll be waiting for the chapter 2 and 3 of this series 🫶

I think one of my iceberg reversals was The Magicians. I liked the books. I liked their dark take on the toll of magic in present day and what adults would do for power once they found magic was real, but the show was just a completely new level of amazing. It is and will probably always be one of my favorite TV shows. They took the premise of the books and went wild. It made me laugh, it made me cry, and it was just so imaginative with everything it did. The acting is great and the characters felt so real especially their complicated interpersonal relationships. Definitely recommend it! And I think I need to do a re-watch soon...

I agree with Bridget Jones. The books were just ok but I can rewatch the films over and over.

It will be interesting to see your other lists when you post them. In general if I've read the book first I'm not so much into the adaptation. I do however agree with Les Miserable. It's long and very involved. I still liked it but I preferred the film musical. I preferred the book however, of the Handmaid's Tale.

Fantastic Mr Fox is my absolute FAVOURITE movie - I loved it as a kid, and I love it even more now. I never really cared about the book as a kid (I was a big Danny, Champion of the World fan) but like you say the care and attention into the movie and the animation is just stunning I LOVE it so much. I agree I agree so much with this ♥️

I feel exactly the same about Brooklyn! I loved the movie but I was disappointed in the book. I especially like the small changes they made to the ending of the story for the movie adaptation. I can't wait for the other videos in this series!

My list would be Breakfast at Tiffany’s and The Princess Bride, and I feel like it just comes down to the characters and how well it was acted. Ready Player One would be another; that one was based on the score, the music added so much to it.

I agree almost completely with your choices of film over book. Two movies I adore over the book and would highly recommend watching are The English Patient and Out of Africa. They are visually stunning, and the acting is outstanding. Both bring the story together in a way which enhances it greatly in my opinion. Two which I consider to be equal to the book are A Passage to India and the 1980's miniseries of The Raj Quartet. Again, unbelievably outstanding acting and visually gorgeous. I'm loving this theme and look forward to the next two parts to hear your further opinions.

Hi Carolyn, I love this subject ! People shouldn't hate, period, much less on someones opinion. I agree with you on so many of your choices. I never could get into Princess Bride though. Stephen King comes to mind with this subject..as others have stated..I loved Shawshank Redemption,it added so much more to the characters than Kings short story. Loved the movie Atonement,never read the book,the movie was so beautiful..the green dress, the jumping in the pond..all of it ! Yes to Bridges of Madison County, I so agree. Breakfast at Tiffany's..movie was so different than the book ( a lot having to do with more's of the times). Hope you do another one of these videos,there's so much Material to go on. How could anyone hate you ! You are so kind.

Love this video idea and can’t wait to hear your thoughts! 🥰And who could hate you?! Show them to me and I’ll set them straight! 🤺🥷LOL

Love this topic! Because I agree. On some occasions the book/tv show is better than the book. I agree with your thoughts on most of these.

I started reading Les Mis in grade 10 because I found the box set in my school library and thought it looked so cool. The edition I was reading had 5 volumes (in Vietnamese, btw), but I couldn't pass half of volume 1. It was partly because I stopped reading in general for a while, but also because I was a bit tired of what was going on in the book, even though I really liked Jean Valjean and Bienvenu. The musical movie took me back to the book (even though... I saw it on HBO about 5 times before I actually sat down and watched it). I've read bad reviews about Russell Crowe's Javert but I loved him so much 😂 When I started reading again I started to love these characters more. I think the cast was wonderful. I still get chills when I hear the music.

Such a great video❤️ For me the Chronicles of Narnia movies are so much better than the books. I couldn't stand any of the characters in books. And another one is "Me before you". I love the movie so much but have big problem with getting through the book.

Hi carolyn. My worse book/movie is Practical Magic. I watched the movie first & loved it then read the book much later and was shocked by how different the movie is from the book. I hate the book😠. I love Atonement as a film as I find the emotions felt by the main characters were so well acted by both Knightley & Mcavoy. I felt their chemistry, yearning, heartbreak the way the book couldn't convey. But I don't hate the book. Just love the movie more.

Practical Magic was one of my favorite movies growing up, and I still love it and keep watching it every time I need something comforting. A couple years ago I found out it was based on a book and I was head over heels, until I read it... It's literally one of the worst books I've ever read in my life, and I can't understand how someone got inspired by it to write such a good scipt, it makes no sense to me...

In general, I don't think there are too many movies that I prefer to the book...I guess one might be "The Homecoming" (the Walton's TV movie that launched the series). "National Velvet" was better as a movie. "The Worst Witch" Netflix show was close.... Interesting thoughts about Les Mis. The first version I read was shortened, not abridged, so had the whole story but left out all those diversions to discuss local Parisian history. Good video--keep em coming!

Also agree with Bridget Jones's diary, Benjamin Button and The Reader

Why would anyone hate such a sweet person as yourself? on the contrary. Thank you!

I absolutely agree about the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society! I remember reading the book and enjoying it but the movie is one of my favorite comfort movies

I usually like books better than the movies but I totally agree with you about Guernsey! Two other movies I liked much better were The Girl with the Pearl Earring and The Hours. Great video, thanks!

I love the spanish series La Cocinera De Castamar on Netflix so much 😍 That's why I'm currently reading the books and they don't even come close the the series adaptation in my opinion 😅

I love To Kill A Mockingbird equally in both forms. I also love Jurassic Park 1 and the book equally because they are so different. I prefer the Liam Neeson, Uma Thurman Les Mis to the book.

Hi Carolyn great video, since you liked the lés Misrables tv and movie adaptations, you should really check out the 1997 film with Liam Nesson, it's sooo good 💓

Most enjoyable, thank you! I've not partaken of both book and movie versions of the books you've shared, so cannot comment on that. I'd like to ask one question: Have you seen the Ben Kingsley version of "Silas Marner"? It's one of my daughter's favourite books of all time. I've not read it. I did love the movie. BK's portrayal brought me to tears. Also, it's hard for me to imagine a film version of "War and Peace" surpassing Tolstoy's wonderful book. Having said that, I must admit that the 1956 (3.5 hour) Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer version captivated me from about about 20 minutes in. You might like to see it!

I was watching and I was like oh it's her opinion, how can people take this personal and then you talked about Les Miserables and I was like: How dare you? Hahaha. But than I calmed down 😂 I actually really feel like they changed characters personalities and motivations so I felt like there was not as good. As a musical and as a movie I think I would have liked it a lot of I hadn't read the novel first. I really liked the video I really look forward to the next ones about movies and books

Highly recommend the audiobook As You Wish written by Cary Elwes but with excerpts written and narrated by Rob Reiner and some of the other actors. Listening to it now, and most of them were big fans of the book and wanted to make the movie so badly, it was a project many had tried to do before and no one could get off the ground. It’s a passion project infused with all the gifts of Reiner and so many iconic actors and that’s why it’s so magical I think.

I love this idea and can't wait for the other parts

We have the movie “war horse” at the back of a drawer where we keep the movies and it’s there for some years now but I’ve never watch it before. Now you have made me to wanna watch it really bad because I really like war stories for the reasons you said as well!! Also the “How I Live Now” movie is one of my comfort movies and I prefer it from the book.

I don't know why, but my mind immediately flashed to 'Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redeption'. I think I caught the movie only a year or two, three ago (shame on me) and then I read the story (Stephen King, of course). Love that movie.

I'm like you I get more of a an emotional connection when watching a movie or show. I don't cry when reading books, but I cry with movies and shows. I agree about Benjamin Button and was disappointed when I read the short story.

Howl's Moving Castle, I prefer the movie. The book and movie are very differen. Though, I wonder if I would prefer the book if I read it before watching the movie :)

Great video idea. I have to agree about Bridget Jones’ Diary. She’s much more likable in the film. Just so you know, Colm Tóibín is pronounced ‘Toe-been’

P.S. If you ever the chance to see "Fantastic Mr. Fox" or "War Horse" on stage, take it. "War Horse" in particular uses puppetry for the horse and other animals, and even though you see the puppeteers as they operate, it's such an immersive experience when done right.

Hi! Love the video ♥️ the author of Brooklyn is pronounced like col-uhm toy bean - he spoke at my alma mater a few years back ☺️

Personally I prefer emma as a book, but about pride and prejudice... I prefer the movie!, the book can be soo boring in some parts XD. As for Breakfast at Tiffany's, I adored the movie, but I didn't fully understand what was going on until I read the book. And I can not stand the animation of Mr. Fox, it give me chills, i dont know why, definitely prefer the book. I cried soo much with war horse, i watched it once, i don´t think i can read the book if it´s that sad.

Yay another carolyn video

When I first watched this video the only movie and book that I had read, was Atonement. I agreed with you, completely. Now, I have to preface this by saying you inspired me to want to buy the Penguin Clothbound Classics, but to be honest I couldn't afford them, but now they have the Little Clothbound Classics I am collecting them. I bought Breakfast at Tiffanys. I have seen the movie many times and loved it, I am huge fan of Audrey Hepburn and have seen all her movies. I never met her, but I did see her in person at a film preview of Robin and Marian, it was at the Director's Guild in LA and I saw Audrey Hepburn and Sean Connery in the theater and the cocktail party after, (I was underage, so I didn't drink. Audrey and Sean were surrounded by media, so I never got a chance to even get close to them, but they were beautiful.) I was excited to get the book a few months ago and read it for Shorty September. I enjoyed the book very much, but I think the issue with the book is Holly herself, she is smarter and colder than the way Audrey played her. Also, there are some ugly parts of her character that was not in the movie. There was also no love story between Holly and the narrator, (he had no name in the book,) and that was the central focus in the movie. Anyway, I think that is all very off putting if you're a fan of the movie.

Have you ever watched or heard of the RU-vid adaptation of EMMA? I bingewatched it so hard 😅 Loved it sooo much. It is the channel of Pemberly Digital and the Playlist Emma Approved (it is Emma in modern time who is bloging about her life, sooooo good) 💛💛

John le Carre's THE RUSSIA HOUSE with Sean Connery and Michele Pfeiffer (script by Tom Stoddard) is excellent. Romantic, suspenseful, and with a great jazz score that is part of the actual story but that you can't hear when reading the book.

yes completely agree with all of these. Atonement in particular keeps popping into my mind recently even though I haven't read or watched it recently. There is something so amazing about the visual aspect of that movie. The lush languid pre-war summer country house scenes and then the gritty grey war bits. Also from memory the ending of the movie was different from the book, not the outcome but how it was presented, it took my breath away in the movie version. A book/movie you haven't mentioned is Forrest Gump, the book is awful don't read it unless it's a $1 bargain book from a bookstore and you just want to satisfy your curiosity. An example of what's in the book but not in the movie: monkeys in space. I'll leave it at that lol.

I loved this type of video!!

The examples that always come to my mind are The handmaids tale by Margaret Atwood and The man in the high castle by PKD. Both of them were developed extensively in their adaptations.

So, between The Bridges of Madison County and The Devil Wears Prada, we come to the conclusion that Meryl Streep can actually make the movie better than the book. 😆 Just like Tom Hanks, with Forrest Gump and The Green Mile. I agree with you on The Princess Bride and Bridget Jones's Diary. Totally disagree on Les Misérables. 😁

Absolutely loooved this idea!! 🤭👏🏻👏🏻

What's fascinating about Emma, the book, is that it translates so well to cinematic (big and small) adaptations -- with each version always possessing elements and quirks which, together, readily illicits endearment. Give Romola Garai's turn another try after binging on Gywneth Paltrow's, Kate Beckinsale's or Alicia Silverstone's take. You'll really appreciate what a genius Austen was in creating her most infuriating, yet loveable brat! 🤗 The Godfather film is a genius adaptation of a terribly written, but entertaining novel (Do skip the Johnny Fontaine storyline). Will you do a series on great adaptions of terrible books?

I have a suggestion for another of your book/movie comparisons. The Russia House by John Le Carre. Both the book & film are excellent. The film stars Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer

To me the biggest example of this is Silence of the lambs. The book is really good but the movie is soooooo much better.

I look forward to the next 2 videos for this series! I do respectfully disagree with Les Miserables and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. While I LOVED both adaptations, I prefer the books. :)

I completely agree that the 2020 adaptation of Emma brought the book to life to the point that I thought it was better than the book!

One book that comes to mind is 'A walk to Remember' by Nicholas Sparks. I loved the movie way more than the book. It's such a great movie, and so emotional too.

While Hepburn radiates in the film I have always had trouble getting into Brealfast at Tiffanies. However, I recently listened to the audiobooks be thought it was excellent. I think we often see really great directors take good horror books and turn them into excellent films. Great video idea

I definitely agree with you on the Guernsey Literary Peel & Potato Salad adaption. The problem with the book is that it was unfinished because its author died while writing it, so her daughter finished it and you can see it gets kinda messy by the end, things like the romance weren't supposed to happen but the editors felt it would make the book better, so they feel forced, as there's no real foreshadowing for it... The movie makes changes and makes everything more cohesive, Lily James is gorgeous and everything just flows better. Another book whose adaptation I preferred was The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald. It was such a calm and beautiful movie, and I just thought the book's writing wasn't nearly as beautiful as the movie led me to believe it would be? Also, The Chronicles of Narnia, definitely! And, talking about series, I think Netflix's Shadow and Bone is doing a great job adapting what could be just a banal YA book, with the changes it made and its awesome cast. I don't agree with you completely on Les Mis, though. Whilst I agree you could definitely cut half of the book and get the same plotwise, I didn't like the movie adaptation of the musical nearly as much as I did the actual stage musical (I really didn't like the director's choices in cinematography and sound), and I actually think the musical adaptation did cut some necessary development, especially on Marius's character, that could've made everything go a bit smoother. Not that I noticed it when watching the musical for the first time, but I did realise it once I read the book and I now miss them. Looking forward to the next parts of this video! :D

I love the Coen Brothers movie No Country for Old Men. The pace, the acting, the cinematography was all amazing. But I tried to read Cormac McCarthy's book and I was bored. The writing was so dry and slow-going. I love other books by him, just not that one.

With the 2020 "Emma", it's more than the visuals .... the real clincher is Anya Taylor-Joy and her unnatural charisma serving as the perfect fit for this title character. Every second she's onscreen, you're drawn into the hare-brained schemes and fancy English lunacy. I love her with every fiber. It's a similar thing with "Breakfast at Tiffany's", where Audrey Hepburn brings those extra special ingredients that elevate the story and make it beautiful. With "The Princess Bride", fun fact: it took William Goldman 15 years between publishing the book and getting a film version onto the screen. He knew it would be a film from the beginning and kept fine-tuning the script for his close buddy Carl Reiner to direct, until Carl's son (Rob Reiner) became a director and brought the childlike enthusiasm Carl could no longer provide. Goldman understood film as a medium, so on a script level it really pops. My controversial opinion is on "To Kill a Mockingbird": Harper Lee gave us a book that's very tangential, to the point where at times it feels bloated. Horton Foote was a screenwriter who knew how to boil the fat down to its essence, resulting in a very focused and effective film. Having the perfect casting for every role, i.e. Gregory Peck as Atticus, also helps.

A TV show that I like much more than the book is The Man in the High Castel. What a wonderful TV show!

THE HANDMAID'S TALE, BOOK IS DEFINITELY BETTER THAN THE SHOW.

While i agree with you on the handmaids tale in terms of a story, I always felt like gilead feels empty because of how ofred is hidden away. What I find scary is whats in the unknown and not even knowing the main character's real name added so much suspense for me.

I watched Emma 2020 first which I loveeeed so much and that kicked me off to reading the book which I did in 2021 and omg it was an instant 5 star it's both such good works I love alll the tiny details I love them both equally. But that's my opinion

Yes, the author of Suite Française wrote the book during war and it got lost since she was killed in the Holocaust. It was rediscovered by her daughter if I remember correctly. I actually liked the book even more than the movie, when I finally read it since it shows way more (pretty different) people and how they handle the occupation. It really captures French society back then

I read Bridget jones when I was maybe 13. I remember loving it!! Watched the movies and love them even more. I tried reading the first book again and I couldn’t. Lol the movies are exceptional because Renee and Colin are incredible Other books where movies are way better than book-- Time travelers Wife, Unbroken( the movie moved me much more!), sisterhood of traveling pants, to all the boys I’ve loved before, One day, and series of unfortunate events

I highly recommend watching the anime adaptation of Les Miserables 😍!!

You nailed the examples of the movie being better than the book in most cases. As an ardent fan of the Guernsey Literary Society, I have to disagree with its inclusion on this list. What made the book fascinating were the letters, the friendship between Juliet & Sophie (entirely missing in the movie: I loved reading about their life in London, working at a bookstore and the Blitz days). Juliet was also sharper and sassier and more self-deprecatory in her letters than I imagine she would be in person. I didn't find that in Lily James's portrayal. The movie skips many of the literary references and bookclub moments that enriched the book. Not a fault of the movie -it is difficult to translate the epistolary form to the screen without sacrificing something very special. Which is why the movie is good but never lives up to the book. I wish it was made into a miniseries to do full justice to the book

i really like the movie adaptation of What Maisie Knew (novel by Henry James). The movie is set in modern day and it’s really well adapted, all the actors (specially the little girl who played maisie) did such a good job. The book is good too but it felt a little bit slower while the movie was so sweet and heartbreaking and really brought Maisie’s plight to the forefront

Forrest Gump, the movie is much better than the book!

cate blanchett and ralph fiennes in Oscar and Lucinda is the most adorable thing you'll ever see! also based on a book! i recommend both but the movie will make you gushy!! id love to know what you think.

The movies Practical Magic, The Road & Jurassic Park were so much better than the books. Kiki's Delivery service was a lot better than the book as well. I feel like Miazaki can do no wrong.

Yessss Atonement is one of my favorite movies

My film that is better than the book is Wild at Heart. Film directed by David Lynch (oddly for him) makes more sense than the Barry Gifford novel.

Carolyn, i totally agree with you about the movies Emma., Brooklyn, The Princess Bride and The Guernsey Literary... are better than the books ( i liked them too), but i don't agree about The Handmaid's Tale. I prefer the book. Alias Grace, also by Margaret Atwood, has an adaptation better than the book in my opinion.

I think you are spot on about The Handmaid's Tale,and while Emma is a very enjoyable movie they failed to include one of Jane Austen's funniest lines from the novel when she said of Mr Elton,that he found himself in the same room with the woman he had just married,the woman he was expected to marry and the woman he wanted to marry.😂💝

Fantastic Mr. Fox is so cussin' good.

Stardust, The Phantom of the Opera, Requiem for a Dream, American Psycho, Trainspotting and Matilda are all better than the book imo

I loved the series Big Little Lies on HBO sooo much. I went to read the book and meh. Even though I had seen the whole show, I was confused and lost in characters. I also only watched the first season of the series because I thought it wrapped up the story so perfectly that it didn't make sense to continue. But that first season was perfection.

Regarding "The Handmaid's Tale", Margaret Atwood wrote a sequel entitled "The Testaments" but I haven't read it yet. Also, there is a graphic novel done with watercolors by Renee Nault. It is SPECTACULAR! A piece of art. 🤩 And do not worry. How can anybody hate you! Impossible.

In no particular order: Jaws, A Clockwork Orange, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Jurassic Park, The Godfather, Forrest Gump, Misery for movies. I could probably think of more given time. Whethter the 1981 BBC mini-series of Brideshead Revisited is better than the novel I'm not quite sure. Call that one a toss-up.

100% agree with Atonement. I wasn’t enjoying the book at all. Everything about it felt pedestrian and I ended up abandoning it.

There is a 1996 movie adaptation of Emma, with Gwyneth Paltrow as the main character.

I'm just reading Made For Love. I feel it's less fancy than the TV show.

Never clicked faster🤭❣️

I watched the TV show My Mad Fat Diary and simply loved it, so I wanted to read the book so bad. But when I picked it up, I just felt no real connection to it as I felt while watching the show... To be fair, the show is based on an actual diary and there were many changes from the page to the screen (including the names of the characters and the time period the action is set in), but I don't know, I just liked the show so much better...

I completely agree with Bridget and Breakfast at Tiffany's :)

I agree with you that the movie of The Princess Bride was better than the book!

My two picks for movies that are better than the books they’re based on are Solaris (the Tarkovsky directed version) and American Psycho.