# What do you think are the best book and movie pairings? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 17, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-the-best-book-and-movie-pairings/473074 "2008-11-17T02:29:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-the-best-book-and-movie-pairings/473074/41 "2008-11-18T17:09:26Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I’ll be honest. I dismissed that as the book was based on the screenplay in an odd writing project where both were written effectively at the same time. To me it just didn’t seem to fit. I am probably not being fair though. Fair enough, I suppose neither is really an adaptation so much as they are both a collaborative effort. Still, they are different and both work well, in my mind they are a more true pairing than a lot of things. I will throw A Clockwork Orange onto the list as well. The movie and book have totally different messages and themes, but state them equally well and manage to do so with strikingly similar material. They are so much alike and yet so different that it’s somewhat astounding. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-the-best-book-and-movie-pairings/473074/42 "2008-11-18T17:46:41Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > _Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day_ > > Most of you probably haven’t read the Winifred Watson book or seen the 2008 movie, but if you like dry British humor in the Golden Age of mystery (it’s not a mystery, but set in the early 30s), you’ll like both of them. The film stays remarkably true to the novel, only changing those details that wouldn’t film well. A pleasure. Not a laugh riot, just an enjoyable few hours. Husband and I loved the movie and just bought the DVD on Saturday. Borrowed the book from the library on Sunday but haven’t read it yet. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-the-best-book-and-movie-pairings/473074/43 "2008-11-18T21:24:53Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Husband and I loved the movie and just bought the DVD on Saturday. Borrowed the book from the library on Sunday but haven’t read it yet. This is why I stay on the Dope. Wasn’t it just a feel good movie? The book is very funny–lots more “misunderstandings” and misconstrued phrases etc. I read it in one sitting–couldn’t put it down! DVD is on my wish list at Amazon now. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-the-best-book-and-movie-pairings/473074/44 "2008-11-18T21:27:41Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > Fair enough, I suppose neither is really an adaptation so much as they are both a collaborative effort. Still, they are different and both work well, in my mind they are a more true pairing than a lot of things. > > I will throw A Clockwork Orange onto the list as well. The movie and book have totally different messages and themes, but state them equally well and manage to do so with strikingly similar material. They are so much alike and yet so different that it’s somewhat astounding. I like this pair. A deeply moving and disturbing movie and a very thought provoking book. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-are-the-best-book-and-movie-pairings/473074.md?page=2)