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When you read a book that is being made into movie do you read the book first or watch the movie first

When you read a book that is being made into movie do you read the book first or watch the movie first

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Ann

Read the book first. Books are always better than the movies.

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Lois

Absolutely read the book first!

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Debbie

Neither, because I never go to the movies. The last few I saw were some of Grshams and the books were always better.

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Van

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Diana

book first. Always always better.

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Secilia

Book first

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Barb

Book always!

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Brittany

I read the book first always.

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Kathy

Movie first. The books are always so much better and if I read them first I am usually disappointed in the movie. Good example is Cedar Cove series.

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Mara

Depends: I read The Shack years ago and can’t wait til the movie is out. Watched North & South then read the books.

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Buntin

Book always..

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Jenn

I can’t watch the movie first because it messes up my ability to come up with all the characters and settings in my own head. I actually will sometimes not read a book simply because I’ve seen the PREVIEWS for a movie and I know what actors they selected to play the roles. It completely ruins my reading experience 🙁

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Naomi

I’ve been under strict orders to NOT read the books until after we’ve seen the movies because I complain very loudly about how they mess up the story. And he can’t enjoy the movie because of it.

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Mia

Book first!

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Jackie

I do one or the other but not both. My reason is because I will already know the outcome. Very rarely will I do both.

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Rocio

Read the book first

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Yvonne

Read book or try to.

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Barbara

I always read the book first. If I really loved the book and really dislike the actors in the movie, I won’t see the movie, don’t want to ruin the memory of the good book.

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Angie

The book first.

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Candie

Book

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Kellie

Book first always

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Tammy

Book first

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Sharon

Book first

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Susan

Depends but usually read book first!

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Annita

Read first!

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Sue

Always read book first

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Whitney

I always try to read the book first.

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Bonnie

Read First but one time I see the movie and no I have not read the book yet

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Cindy

Book

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Jeanann

Book

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Vickie

I try to read the book first…

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Mary

Book never see the movie.

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Judy

Book

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Lori

Book

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Elizabeth

Book first, always! My husband just brought back The Martian (the book AND the movie) from his trip. I can’t put the book down, can’t wait to finish so I can see the movie! 😀

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Bonnie

Elizabeth That good he got you a book and the movie no I dont know this one at all enjoy them

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Diana

Always read the book first. Not everything that happens in the book appears in the movie. And….a movie producer will sometimes change the storyline which is not always the same as the book.

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Windy

Book first

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Beth

Always book first!

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Rita

I only read the book. More detailed then the movie.

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Susan

Read the book first

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Brandy

I always read the book first

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Pat

Always read the book first!

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Janice

The book is always first.

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Emily

Book first

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Paulette

Book first

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Cheryl

book first!

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Norma

Book first.

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Amethyst

book first

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Belinda

Depends if I know already there’s a movie going to be made out of it, but yes there’s more details in books

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Amy

Usually read

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Talyah

Book first

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Noreen

Book first.

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Cynthia

The book is first. And then I rarely see the movie.

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Sharon

Try to read the book first, but the book is always better than the movie, so if you see the movie first and liked it, you’ll like the book even more.

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Lynda

Book first always

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Margaret

book, movies are disappointing.

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Janet

Usually the book first. The book us usually better.

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Danielle

Book first

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Louise

BOOK FIRST

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Jennifer

Most of the time i read the book first!

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Jennifer

Most of the time i read the book first!

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Sheila

Always the book first. A movie has to truncate the book way too much to accommodate their time restraints.

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Debby

Book first always. I will make sure I read the book first

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Sherry

Usually the book but once in a while I’ll watch a movie and then find out that it was based on a book. Then I have to get the book and read it. Like The Time Traveler’s Wife.

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Bonnie

Sherry Moe Who is this book from or by The Time Traveler’s Wife I put it on my list but dont know the book at all and who it by !!??????

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Linda

Book first

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Barb

Always the book first

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Pilar

Try to read the book first

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Kim

Always read the book first

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Paige

I read the book 0 skip the movie

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