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.

Here are 13 movies that are arguably way more enjoyable than the original book. The Godfather Even ... a pulpy thriller full of intrigue seemed like a better way to do so than to spend years ...

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.