The book was
probably better.

Honest, in-depth comparisons of books and their film adaptations. What each version does well. What gets lost. Whether to read first.

2026 Adaptations

Project Hail Mary cover
Science Fiction

Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir — Ryan Gosling stars

The Odyssey cover
Epic / Classic

The Odyssey

Homer — dir. Christopher Nolan

Wuthering Heights cover
Gothic Romance

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë — dir. Emerald Fennell

Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping cover
Dystopian Fiction

Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

Suzanne Collins — Ralph Fiennes stars

Verity cover
Psychological Thriller

Verity

Colleen Hoover — Anne Hathaway stars

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew cover
Fantasy

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew

C.S. Lewis — dir. Greta Gerwig

Remarkably Bright Creatures cover
Literary Fiction

Remarkably Bright Creatures

Shelby Van Pelt — Sally Field stars

Hamnet cover
Historical Fiction

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell — Jessie Buckley stars

Modern Classics Worth Revisiting

Dune cover
Science Fiction

Dune

Frank Herbert — dir. Denis Villeneuve

The Martian cover
Science Fiction

The Martian

Andy Weir — Matt Damon stars