The Book Is Better

Rebekah is the one who writes these summaries, and she's not a fan. Josiah is, though, so she will pretend this isn't just two hours of her ranting...But seriously, unreliable narrators make for some of the most frustrating... and intriguing. What did we think of how Gone Girls book was adapted to film?Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkFind us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod.

What do you get when you combine an early 2000s flick, a female empowerment (?) novel, Anne Hathaway, and Meryl Streep?The answer: The Devil Wears Prada.But how does the film compare to the original book that inspired it? We share all the gritty details!Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkFind us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod.

It's been a year since we launched this podcast, and we wanted to start our Season 2 off by telling you what we learned and how we've grown so far.Plus, we answer a TON of listener questions!Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkFind us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod.

The series ends, and we — love it? hate it? — you'll have to listen to find out! We complain about review the book-to-film changes for Deathly Hallows compared to both movies and also cover some fun details about the franchise as a whole.Don't miss the final episode in our SUMMER OF POTTER!Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkLinks mentioned in this episode:https://www.imdb.com/list/ls096753011/https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_differences_between_the_Harry_Potter_books_and_films https://www.potter-search.com/Find us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod.

Why, exactly, is this such a bad movie created from such a fantastic book? (Oh, sorry, they let Rebekah write this episode description so I guess we're getting my opinion up front...)Find out what we think about the adaptation of this bomb-dropping Harry Potter penultimate novel as we continue this SUMMER OF POTTER!Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkLinks mentioned in this episode:https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_differences_between_the_Harry_Potter_books_and_films https://www.potter-search.com/Find us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod.

It's book four of the series, and you know what that means! We've passed the halfway mark!Is Goblet of Fire better in its book or film form? Which of the hosts thinks this is the weakest book of the series? Why did we spend so long arguing about whether or not Ludo Bagman was a genuinely pointless character?Discover the answers to all these and more in this week's release for our Summer of Potter!Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkLinks mentioned in this episode:https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_differences_between_the_Harry_Potter_books_and_films https://www.potter-search.com/Find us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod.

How did our family feel about the adaptation of the Voldemort-less Harry Potter book? The answer may surprise you...We discuss our take on the introduction of the Marauders, our problems with the inconsistencies of time travel in the Potterverse, and our feelings about the directorial changes throughout the series. As always, we bring the spicy takes!Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkLinks mentioned in this episode:https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_differences_between_the_Harry_Potter_books_and_films https://www.potter-search.com/Find us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod.

As we continue the SUMMER OF POTTER, our family of four dives into our thoughts on the most major differences between the second Harry Potter book and film.All I'll say here is that not *everyone* is a big fan of Christopher Columbus...Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWkLinks mentioned in this episode:https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_differences_between_the_Harry_Potter_books_and_films https://www.potter-search.com/Find us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod.