adding better characters, or playing around with the setting. Here are 13 movies that are arguably way more enjoyable than the original book. The Godfather Even author Mario Puzo admitted that his ...

DETROW: Why don't we start, with both of you, with that first question? The book is always better than the movie - true or false, Barrie? HARDYMON: Utterly false, utterly false - and in fact ...

Movies adapted from books have a reputation for falling short. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with NPR's Barrie Hardymon and Andrew Limbong about what's good and bad about books turned into movies.