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The Book Is Better - Book to Film Adaptation Reviews

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Episode publication activity over the past year

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S03E15 — Project Hail Mary

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Support us on Patreon >> https://patreon.com/bookisbetterpodFind us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod.Episode page: https://bookisbetterpod.com/ Ho...

S03E14 — Universal Trip Recap

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Alright baby listeners, this week we’re stepping away from book adaptations and heading straight into theme park chaos. We’re recapping our trip t...

S03E013 — Total Recall

21 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Alright baby listeners, this week we’re heading to Mars… or are we? We’re diving into Total Recall, where memory is optional, reality is questio...

S03E012 — Jurassic Park: The Lost World

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Alright baby listeners, buckle up, because this episode fought us every step of the way. We’re talking The Lost World: Jurassic Park, a sequel that ...

S03E011— Dracula

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Sink your teeth into this one baby listen. This week on The Book Is Better, we tackle the granddaddy of vampire lore: Dracula. From Bram Stoker’s su...

S03E09 — The Housemaid

09 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Trust no one. Especially the people who pay you. In this episode of The Book Is Better, we dive into The Housemaid, a psychological thriller that keep...

S03E09 — How The Grinch Stole Christmas

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You’re a mean one… or are you? We are looking at How the Grinch Stole Christmas in all its forms, from the perfectly concise Dr. Seuss book to the...

S03E07 — Paddington

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Grab a marmalade sandwich and your coziest sweater, because we’re talking Paddington! This week, we compare the delightfully episodic book to the mo...

S03E07 — The Wizard of OZ

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.Support us on Patreon >> https://patreon.com/bookisbetterpodJoin...

S03E06 — The Running Man

23 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.Support us on Patreon >> https://patreon.com/bookisbetterpodJoin...

S03E05 — Jurassic Park

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hold on to your butts, it’s Jurassic Park! With ruthless billionaires and baby dinos to chaos theory and that iconic “clever girl,” we’re divi...

S03E04 — The Thursday Murder Club

18 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Put on the kettle and grab your magnifying glass, besties—it’s The Thursday Murder Club! With sassy retirees and fake priests and more bodies than...

S03E03 — 1984

11 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when social satire gets a steampunk glow-up? We’re diving into 1884, where the book’s biting commentary on class and control morphs i...

S03E02 — The Poseidon Adventure

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Grab your life jackets, baby listeners—we’re diving into The Poseidon Adventure! 🚢 From rogue waves and upside-down ballrooms to a reverend who...

S03E01 — Annihilation

06 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to season three, baby listeners — and we’re diving straight into the weird with Annihilation. Think body horror, shimmer rainbows, and an ...

S02E21 — The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The book is a magical island-hopping journey with deep spiritual moments, dragon transformations, and just the right amount of sea serpent chaos. The ...

S02E20 — Prince Caspian

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back in Narnia—where centuries have passed, trees are silent, and Caspian suddenly has a jawline and unresolved feelings for Susan. The book...

S02E19 — The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We opened the wardrobe and walked straight into a world of epic battles, deep magic, and one extremely dramatic witch. The book gave us cozy allegory ...

S02E18 — Artemis Fowl

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the magical trainwreck that is Artemis Fowl, where the book gave us a cold-blooded boy genius and the movie handed us a confused surfe...

S02E17 — The Godfather

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We made them an offer they couldn’t refuse—and then debated whether the book or the movie actually delivered. We’re talking horse heads, gender ...

S02E16 — How To Train Your Dragon

28 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Turns out, the How to Train Your Dragon book and movie are about as similar as a Viking and a housecat. We dove into the wildly different pl...

S02E15 — Silo: Season 2

07 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We re-enter the silo armed with wild theories, questionable tech knowledge, and zero chill. Will Juliette crack the code or just break another server?...

S02E14 — Silo: Season 1

31 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What do you get when you mix post-apocalyptic drama, endless stairs, and a strict “no questions asked” policy? A book we couldn’t put down and a...

S02E13 — Flatland

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Get ready to enter Flatland, where everyone’s a shape, women are literal lines, and political satire stabs as sharp as a triangle’s poin...

S02E12 — Howl's Moving Castle

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

S02E11 — The Hobbit

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

S02E10 — Mickey 7 / Mickey 17

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

S02E09 — The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Book Three)

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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....

S02E08 — The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Book Two)

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

S02E07 — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Book One)

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 fa...

S02E06 — The Wild Robot

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 wi...

S02E05 — A Christmas Story

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

S02E04 — The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

S02E03 — Stardust

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 mi...

S02E02 — Gone Girl

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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......

S02E01 — The Devil Wears Prada

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Pra...

S01E32 — Year One Review [SPECIAL]

24 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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.Plu...

S01E31 — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 Hal...

S01E30 — Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

03 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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'r...

S01E29 — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

S01E28 — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

S01E27 — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 introdu...

S01E26 — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

S01E25 — Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

S01E24 — The Top Book-to-Film Adaptations Ever: Special Episode!

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Look, we keep trying to record an episode about Pitch Perfect, but if we're being honest, it's just SO hard to read... So we did this instead!Listen t...

S01E23 — Planet of the Apes

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This universe now spans an incredible 10 movies... so how do the 1968 and 2001 films, roughly based on the classic French book by Pierre Boulle, line ...

S01E22 — The Martian

05 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Spoiler alert: The Martian is (collectively) one of our favorites! Book, movie, whatever... we're obsessed.Our family of 4 covers the major changes th...

S01E21 — Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is one of those episodes where we (poorly) contain our disdain for... Well, I guess you must listen to find out!We chat about how we felt about R...

S01E20 — Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're breaking from the norm today and discussing the film that's based, in one way or another, on maybe more books than any other movie in history! J...

S01E19 — Jaws

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jaws was one of the most successful debut novels in history, and its film successor literally invented the summer blockbuster. So... how does this cla...

S01E18 — Dune: Part Two

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dune: Part Two was, maybe, the cinematic event of 2024. We discuss our feelings about Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of the final half of Frank Herbert...

S01E17 — Dune: Part One

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This modern hit of a movie was based on the cult classic sci-fi novel, Dune — did Denis Villeneuve nail the adaptation? How does 2021's Dune: Part O...

S01E16 — Jesus Revolution

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As four believers, reviewing Jesus Revolution was a family favorite and cut deep to the soul!Learn what we thought of the adaptation of Greg Laurie's ...

S01E15 — Ready Player One

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How does Ernest Cline's futuristic and dystopian 1980s love letter compare to the 2018 film adaptation? (Hint: there's so much different that it's lik...

S01E14 — Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This children's book has been a memorable classic for decades. The family discusses the (somewhat minor) differences from book to both the 1971 and 20...

S01E13 — Die Hard / Nothing Lasts Forever

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that everyone's favorite average NYPD detective-turned-hero-series was actually inspired by a book?Learn what the family thinks about thi...

S01E12 — A Christmas Carol

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The family discusses Dad's favorite holiday work: A Christmas Carol. Adapted into more films, TV shows, and various art forms than possibly any other ...

S01E11 — The Polar Express

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How does this short but charming children's Christmas book compare to its feature-length film? The family discusses major changes and some of the more...

S01E10.5 [BONUS] — The Heirs of History (Author Interview with T. Josiah Haynes)

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode, we interview our very own Josiah about the process of writing a novel series, from character development to software and everyt...

S01E10 — Breaking Dawn

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As the epic* Twilight series comes to a close, the family reviews the most major book-to-film changes, including the fact that the Renesmee of the fil...

S01E09 — The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The arena explosion isn't the only bomb dropping in this episode... the family reviews differences between the book and film The Hunger Games: The Bal...

S01E08 — New Moon & Eclipse

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is New Moon the worst Twilight book, or the best? The family chats about the second and third books in The Twilight Saga. We also discuss the fascinat...

S01E07 — Twilight

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Love it or hate it, Twilight has a place in the collective psyche of our modern day. The family reviews the differences between the Twilight book to i...

S01E06 — The Shining

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's spooky season, and we're celebrating by reviewing one of the most famous thriller adaptations of all time! Learn what the family of 4 thinks of t...

S01E05 — Oppenheimer/American Prometheus

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a shocking twist, Rebekah turns on everything she's ever believed (sort of...). The family discusses the differences between the hit movie Oppenhei...

S01E04 — Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What's so special about this story that gave it a book series, a TV miniseries, a stage play, and a movie?! The family of 4 discusses major difference...

S01E03 — Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Book Three)

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We've got a lot of thoughts about President Coin, the "sanitized" PG-13 version of this haunting trilogy conclusion, and how we're so excited they add...

S01E02 — Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Book Two)

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The family talks major differences between the Catching Fire book and film and which work is superior. They also discuss the layout of Panem and... we...

S01E01 — The Hunger Games (Book One)

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Did they really get it right? The family discusses the major differences between the first Hunger Games book and film and which work is superior.New l...