The Book Is Better
A family of 4 reviews book-to-film adaptations. Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes. Visit bookisbetterpod.com for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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We have a super special guest with us this week to talk about one of his favorite movies. Introducing... Nathan! He’s here to guide us through all the ins and outs—especially if he “remembers correctly” (We love you, Nathan!). Even though some of the characters can be total jerks at times, this book/movie departure was a fun step into the whimsical world created Diana Jones.
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Re...
Let's be honest, The Hobbit movies could have been one movie. But because we love you, baby listeners, we watched all three!Check out our review of the book-to-film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's original take on the world of Middle Earth, and let us know what you think.
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
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What do you get when you combine a book all four of us love, a movie release we've been waiting patiently for over two years to see, and one director who just does not understand the source material?
The answer — you (unfortunately) get a film that had a ton of promise based on a great book that left us bummed... and, honestly, kind of annoyed.
Hear our family's take on the book-to-film adaptation of Mickey 7, including some ...
We're wrapping up the original LotR trilogy today, and we have just... so many thoughts!
Find out how we feel about the book-to-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's final book in The Lord of the Rings.
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Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
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Finally, less walking around! We talk about one of the installments in the epic Lord of the Rings series with the most changes by filmmakers.
But do we love it, or hate it? Guess you'll have to journey with us hobbits to Isengard to find out!
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
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Three of us LOVE this book and its film adaptation. One of us is... shall we say... ambivalent? But you'll have to listen to find out who it is!
Our family of four discusses our feelings about one of the most major book-to-film adaptations in history, plus a bit of fun trivia.
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
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We're trying our hand at a middle-grade book, and we were all big fans of this heartwarming story!
We talk about the differences between Roz and her wild compatriots in Peter Brown's bestselling children's book and the 2024 film adaptation. (Spoiler: We really liked both works!)
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
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We watch it every year, and so far, none of us has managed to shoot our eyes out!
Learn about the charming collection of short stories pulled together to create one of the world's most iconic Christmas movies. Was the film a worthwhile adaptation?
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
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It's been done once as a TV movie, then released in 2024 as a wildly successful theatrical release by director Dallas Jenkins. As a film about a group of misfit kids rejected (and accepted) by a local church as they crash their way into the yearly Christmas pageant, this book-to-film adaptation was close to many of our hearts.
We discuss what we loved most, how the 2024 film compared to the original book, and a few heartfelt Chr...
The family gets our first taste of Neil Gaiman's work as we review Stardust and its film adaptation. (Will it be our last? Because, seriously, this might be one of the strangest books any of us has read...)
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
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...Rebekah is the one who writes these summaries, and she's not a fan. Josiah is, though, so she will pretend this isn't just two hours of her ranting...
But seriously, unreliable narrators make for some of the most frustrating... and intriguing. What did we think of how Gone Girls book was adapted to film?
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
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What do you get when you combine an early 2000s flick, a female empowerment (?) novel, Anne Hathaway, and Meryl Streep?
The answer: The Devil Wears Prada.
But how does the film compare to the original book that inspired it? We share all the gritty details!
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
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It's been a year since we launched this podcast, and we wanted to start our Season 2 off by telling you what we learned and how we've grown so far.
Plus, we answer a TON of listener questions!
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
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The series ends, and we — love it? hate it? — you'll have to listen to find out! We complain about review the book-to-film changes for Deathly Hallows compared to both movies and also cover some fun details about the franchise as a whole.
Don't miss the final episode in our SUMMER OF POTTER!
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://w...
Why, exactly, is this such a bad movie created from such a fantastic book? (Oh, sorry, they let Rebekah write this episode description so I guess we're getting my opinion up front...)
Find out what we think about the adaptation of this bomb-dropping Harry Potter penultimate novel as we continue this SUMMER OF POTTER!
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
Links mentioned in this ep...
It's Dad's favorite book!
Just kidding, Professor Umbridge makes him lose all sense of decency.
Learn our thoughts on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, how it compares to the film, and whether or not we believe the book is superior.
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_differences_between_...
It's book four of the series, and you know what that means! We've passed the halfway mark!
Is Goblet of Fire better in its book or film form? Which of the hosts thinks this is the weakest book of the series? Why did we spend so long arguing about whether or not Ludo Bagman was a genuinely pointless character?
Discover the answers to all these and more in this week's release for our Summer of Potter!
Featuring hosts Tim Hay...
How did our family feel about the adaptation of the Voldemort-less Harry Potter book? The answer may surprise you...
We discuss our take on the introduction of the Marauders, our problems with the inconsistencies of time travel in the Potterverse, and our feelings about the directorial changes throughout the series. As always, we bring the spicy takes!
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah H...
As we continue the SUMMER OF POTTER, our family of four dives into our thoughts on the most major differences between the second Harry Potter book and film.
All I'll say here is that not *everyone* is a big fan of Christopher Columbus...
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_differences_between_the_Har...
And THE SEASON OF POTTER BEGINS!
We're all huge fans, so we have a blast this episode discussing changes from the first Harry Potter book to film. And we have some seriously hot takes. Do you agree?
Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_differences_between_the_Harry_Potter_books_and_films
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