{"product_id":"the-book-was-better-the-triumphs-and-travesties-of-book-to-film-adaptation-9780861547722","title":"The Book Was Better: The Triumphs and Travesties of Book to Film Adaptation [Willder, Louise]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eLouise Willder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs the book \u003ci\u003ealways \u003c\/i\u003ebetter than the film?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Outrageous fun' Kaliane Bradley, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ministry of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\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 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*See: \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... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hugely entertaining' John Yorke, author of \u003ci\u003eInto the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.05oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780861547722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouise Willder\u003c\/b\u003e has worked as a copywriter at Penguin for thirty years, reading and writing blurbs for thousands of books. Her previous book, \u003ci\u003eBlurb Your Enthusiasm\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year and described as 'a masterpiece' in the \u003ci\u003eSpectator.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45533324574896,"sku":"9780861547722b","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/the-book-was-better-the-triumphs-and-travesties-of-book-to-film-adaptation-9780861547722","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}