Not always if its autobiographical ... ... it's also the case that most films fall some way short of the book ...not always ... but how many times do you hear ... "its not as good as the book" about a film?
By default a book engages the imagination more than a movie would so yeah, people are gonna say that, but on the other hand, it takes about 30 mins to bin a film off that started ok, but a book you can invest hours in before saying ‘what a crock of ****e’, and throwing it at the dog. Reading is for people who have nowt to do.
Depends on the person. If you have a great imagination then the book will be better as it will be personal to you as to how you see the characters/voices etc. Books also are much longer than the films. I was seeing a girl awhile ago who was horrified that I hadn't seen/read Harry Potter so we compromised and I watched one of the films. She was moaning that after about 10 mins of the film we were already about 300 pages through the book as they left loads of stuff out. After finishing the film I wish they had left more of the book out as it was ****ing terrible.
... or perhaps, and somewhat paradoxically, those that have too much to do ... I've worked the last 30 years in a particularly high pressurised field / environment where I've seen several people crumble under the strain ... I've always used reading as one way of coping with the pressure ... I tend to read for a while just before going to sleep as it fills my mind with whatever I'm reading about and displaces anything stressful that I need to manage the next day at work ... works for me although there have been times when I wake in the night ... but on the whole it works
Fair points ... but if you don't attempt to read the books you will never really know. I was commuting to London when the first Harry Potter books came out and every ****er on the train seemed to be reading it. I poked fun at them back home where my eldest daughter (who loved them) challenged me to read it before casting judgement. She had a point, so I did. Much against my expectations I thoroughly enjoyed them. The acting in the first film is pretty appalling tbf ... but they all get better film by film and a tour of the film sets near Watford is well worth it (once you have read the books / seen all the films) .
I don't think I have read a book since my early teens. I used to read quite a lot when I was a kid but went off it around 14 and never saw the appeal to get back into it. Far better ways I can think of to spend free time to unwind and de-stress. It wasn't the first Harry Potter one. I have since seen them all and they are **** and make no sense. Maybe one day I will read the books but I doubt it.
I loved the books. The films are let down by some ****e acting but I watch them with the kids. Harry Potter World or whatever it's called is a great family day out (if you like Harry Potter).
What if he decides that he really likes Harry Potter and says "Daddy, pleeeeeeeease will you take me to Harry Potter World?"
