{"product_id":"the-book-was-better-louise-willder-9780861547722","title":"The Book Was Better: The Triumphs and Travesties of Book to Film Adaptation","description":"\u003cb\u003eIs the book always better than the film?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYes, book lovers cry! Hollywood never gets it right - they gloss over crucial moments, the dialogue sounds bizarre and the characters never look like they're supposed to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then what about \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e? These films are so much better than the potboiler novels they came from. And then there are some perfect adaptations. Doesn't every reader's heart sing when they watch Ang Lee's \u003ci\u003eSense and Sensibility\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this rollicking adventure through the towering heights and unplumbed depths of book to screen adaptations, Louise Willder, the critically acclaimed author of\u003ci\u003e Blurb Your Enthusiasm\u003c\/i\u003e, uncovers what makes a good adaption, how some can be so bad, and why we insist on telling the same stories over and over and over.* \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*As but one example: \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e 1940, 1980, 1995, 2005, 2027, \u003ci\u003eBridget Jones' Diary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAustenland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice and Zombies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Fire Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLost in Austen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louise Willder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0861547721\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780861547722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oneworld Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs","brand":"Louise Willder","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48588438208767,"sku":"9780861547722","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-book-was-better-louise-willder-9780861547722","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}