The book is always better than the movie - true or false ... argue supplanted - I'm actually somebody who, like, actually ignores the movies and loves the books... LIMBONG: Oh, wow.

but the movies pulled it off way better than the book. At first glance, both the scenes were quite similar, as Edward and ...

The problem isn't that Netflix's The Electric State takes liberties with its source material; it's that the original book is much, much better.

Movies adapted from books have a reputation for falling short. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with NPR's Barrie Hardymon and Andrew Limbong about what's good and bad about books turned into movies.

Movies adapted from books have a reputation for falling short. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with NPR's Barrie Hardymon and Andrew Limbong about what's good and bad about books turned into movies.