Chiqa

I can't read a book (for the first time) after I've seen the movie but I don't mind watching the movie after reading the book to see what's different and how it's played out.

But no, I don't usually go and read a book just because I want to see the movie.

*Rach*

I almost always have to. I don't know why. But somehow, the movie always seems better to me if I've already read the book.

Lady Deathstryke

Personally I prefer to read the book first, but that's not a hard-and-fast rule. Sometimes the books sucks and the movie's good, or vice-versa, in which case I skip the sucky part...but if both are good, I like to read the book first, just so I get the whole story. Sometimes with books-turned-movies, they leave stuff out & it's confusing, but if I've read the book then I get it...ya know?

.one.ray.of.sunlight.

I think I'd rather watch the movie first. After reading A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks, I saw the film and kept annoyingling picking out the differences. I did the opposite with Where the Heart is by Bille Lettes, and didn't mind it that way. So now I'm not reading Harry Potter anymore, I don't like spoilers.

summerbug

It seems like the movie really disappoints me if I read the book first (although some films i.e., Virgin Suicides are fairly true to the book).

If I read the book after the movie, then I may be bummed that some of the aspects of the books didn't make it in BUT it's not as big of a deal since I didn't have such high expectations going into the movie.

Selina

It just depends on what I get first. If I read a book and find out there's a movie version, I'll want to see the movie. Same if I watch a movie and find out that it was based on a book.

Mary A Trory Fan

I guess that in my experience if I read the book before I see the movie, and the movie doesn't do justice to the book I feel dissapointed. For me, it's whatever I come across first. It really doesn't make a difference to me. What I do sometimes is that if I see the movie and like it and find out there's a book, I'll probably read the book after seeing the movie. But, if I don't like the movie I don't even bother with the book.

CaLiSa

If I know it is a book also before the film comes out, I must read it.. So I'd know wat changes were made- ie. Harry Potter, Awtr, The notebook etc.. If I didnt know there was a book Id read it soon after!

-Alina-

Well, the one I can think right now has been "Lolita" by Nabokov. When I saw the movie , it actually dissapointed me

*Short_Stuff*

It's very rare that I don't read the book before seeing the movie. I like to be well read, so to speak, on the material. That way I can get into the storyline more. The only downside is that if there are any changes from the book I get totally annoyed
~Amanda

Romi Johnson

I always say I'd prefer to read the book before seeing the movie. But I never do. I'm ashamed. The reason is because, if I see a movie and THEN try to read the book, I end up skimming to the parts that are in the movie, just to see what changed, what was taken out, etc. I shouldn't do that.

amusic20

Yeah, it's the same for me. Usually when I read a book I envision what it would be like as a movie, so I like to compare that to the actual movie; but when I see a movie I don't necessarily read the book, because sometimes I worry that there'll be major differences between the 2. I don't like that. I like when the movie's true to the book.

QTgirl

i personally don't think so...I read Tuck Everlasting when I was a kid then watched the movie but when I watched A Walk To Remember I decided to read the book...i thought the book was a even better than the movie.

Bijou

Not necessarily...no. I read How To Deal before I saw the movie but that was mostly by accident and I read the book two years before the movie even came out. I read A Walk To Remember after I saw the movie, it was cool to see how different they each were. I couldn't picture Jamie blonde, so I kind of skipped over that description, lol.

I read Mystic River way before the movie came out, too. I think it'd rock if they made A Drink Before The War a movie. (also by Dennis Lehane)

AlyssaLuvsClay

Yes, or I get confused during the movie. I've never seen LOTR because I haven't read the books, and it would be too difficult to watch the movie without the added background of the books.

But the thing I find, and this is especially true with Harry Potter, is that once you read the book, you see the movie and can't really enjoy it because you're too busy scrutinizing every detail they changed/took out! I keep having to go back to see PoA because I was too critical of it the first time and didn't see it as a MOVIE.