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The Book Is Better - Book to Film Adaptation Reviews

Rebekah Edwards and Tim, Donna, and T. Josiah Haynes

We’re an absolutely unhinged family of four who took our post-film discussions and love of reading and turned them into a podcast! As Christians, we love to chat about the faith implications of what we read and watch — but you can enjoy this podcast whether or not you share our faith!We review book-to-film adaptations across genres and time periods, although you’ll probably notice we’re big sci-fi and fantasy fans. Each episode includes a comprehensive breakdown of (our opinion of) the most

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1:37:45

S02E06 — The Wild Robot

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2025/01/24

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.Support us on Patreon >> https://patreon.com/bookisbetterpodJoin our Discord community (it's free!) >>

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1:10:43

S02E05 — A Christmas Story

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2024/12/27

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.Support us on Patreon >> https://patreon.com/bookisbetterpodJoin our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkFind us everywhere at

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1:32:46

S02E04 — The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

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2024/12/26

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 Christmas memories along the way.Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes,

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S02E03 — Stardust

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2024/11/15

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.Support us on Patreon >> https://patreon.com/bookisbetterpodJoin our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkFind us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod. Hosted on Acast. See

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1:55:05

S02E02 — Gone Girl

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2024/10/01

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.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkFind us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod

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1:53:19

S02E01 — The Devil Wears Prada

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2024/09/06

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.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkFind us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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1:38:00

S01E32 — Year One Review [SPECIAL]

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2024/08/24

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.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkFind us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:38:25

EP. 031 — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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2024/08/09

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.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkLinks mentioned in this

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1:42:19

EP. 030 — Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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2024/08/03

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.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkLinks mentioned in this

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1:42:49

EP. 029 — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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2024/07/25

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.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkLinks mentioned in this

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1:39:39

EP. 028 — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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2024/07/18

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 Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.Join our Discord

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1:23:51

EP. 027 — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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2024/06/28

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 Haynes.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >>

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EP. 026 — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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2024/06/24

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.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkLinks mentioned in this

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1:33:00

EP. 025 — Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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2024/06/14

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.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkLinks mentioned in this

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EP. 024 — The Top Book-to-Film Adaptations Ever:...

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2024/05/31

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 to our very first episode reviewing some of the "best adaptations" lists online. We rant a bit, but it's (hopefully) all in good fun.Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkFind us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod. Hosted on Acast. See

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1:28:38

EP. 023 — Planet of the Apes

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2024/05/26

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 up?We say 'roughly' because... let's just say they used the book as *inspiration* and not so much as *canon*. Spoiler alert: Josiah goes on some rants in this episode.Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.Join our new Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkFind us everywhere at

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1:15:30

EP. 022 — The Martian

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2024/05/05

Spoiler alert: The Martian is (collectively) one of our favorites! Book, movie, whatever... we're obsessed.Our family of 4 covers the major changes the filmmakers and writers made from book to movie, including which ones we liked best and the ones we thought were... meh.Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, T. Josiah Haynes, and guest host Christian Edwards.Find us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod. Email feedback or future episode ideas to bookisbetterpod@gmail.com. Hosted on

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1:48:10

EP. 021 — Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

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2024/04/23

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 Rick Riordan's middle-grade book and the film and new Disney+ show inspired by it. (We get #saucy, but it's all in good fun.)Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, T. Josiah Haynes, and guest host Christian Edwards.Find us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod. Email feedback or future episode ideas to bookisbetterpod@gmail.com. Hosted on

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1:21:11

EP. 020 — Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

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2024/04/09

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! Join us as we review the 2023 D&D film and nerd out about races, classes, magical items, and more!(Yes, Rebekah is a DM. No, she didn't use all of the right words when recording and she doesn't care that you're a rules lawyer. K?)Let us know if you want to hear us do a one-shot!Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah

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EP. 019 — Jaws

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2024/03/26

Jaws was one of the most successful debut novels in history, and its film successor literally invented the summer blockbuster. So... how does this classic adaptation hold up? Was the book the better work, despite the continued fame of the film?As the book celebrates 50 years (we all threw up a little when we read that), the family discusses our thoughts on the incredible quality of the film after so many decades and why we, like Peter Benchley, were definitely rooting for the shark during our

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