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Which Came First. . . ?

August 21, 2008 by Jennifer Donovan

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. . . the book or the movie?

When a blockbuster movie comes out based on a bestselling book, do you read the book first? Does the movie make you want to read the book? Or does seeing the movie satisfy your curiosity about the story?

5 Minutes for Books contributing editor Lauren tackles this issue in our Books on Screen column today. She has always had a strict policy regarding this issue, but could something have changed her mind?

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About Jennifer Donovan

Jennifer Donovan has been a part of the 5 Minutes for Mom team since 2007. She writes product reviews, covers events, and manages the 5 Minutes for Books weekly column and website. She lives in Houston and blogs at Snapshot about life with her family.

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4 Comments

  1. Doll Clothes Gal says

    August 21, 2008 at 3:53 pm

    This is a no brainer….always read the book first. A movie, no matter how good, can never capture all the emotions, sentiments and passions in a book.

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  2. Heartofamommy says

    August 21, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    It all dpends I guess. I LOVE to read. If I see the movie first, I will be sure to read the book. If I read the book first, seeing the movie may disapoint me; as they NEVER get it right, LOL! 😀

    The only movie I haven’t been disapointed in that is based on a book is the A&E version of Pride and Predjucie. I may even be so bold to say that it is better than the book. 😉

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  3. Janice says

    August 21, 2008 at 12:48 pm

    oooohhh – GREAT question Jennifer. I am going to head over and find out what others are saying for sure.

    Back when I had more time, I would say book FIRST! But lately I haven’t been getting many novels read, so I would say hand over the movie and the popcorn baby!

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  4. Rebekah at babiesabroad says

    August 21, 2008 at 12:43 pm

    I prefer to read the book first because I will never read the book after I see the movie. It’s a mommy shortcut to reading the book if you see the movie first.

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