Jessica at The Bluestocking Society is hosting the 23rd edition of the Bookworm Carnival. The topic for this edition of the carnival is Literature and Film. Jessica put forth a question to everyone who stops by her site – the question and my answer are below:
Do you prefer to read the book first or see the movie first?
I definitely prefer to read the book first. There have been some great adaptations but I’d prefer to imagine how characters look in my head to seeing the actors from the movie. In the case of The Accidental Tourist it didn’t matter. I saw the movie first (it was one of the first times I’d seen a Cardigan Welsh Corgi) but liked both the movie and the book. The casting was well done and there were some characters I was able to imagine differently. The acting was great but the performances weren’t so iconic that I could still imagine different faces/bodies to go with the characters.
Amber, thank you so much for participating in the Carnival. I really appreciated your post – it was different and fun to read.