Read It, Then Watch It

01
Book
Dune
Dense but rewarding. The appendices and glossary are worth keeping a finger in.
02
Movie
Dune
Covers roughly the first half of the novel, and the scale of the desert finally matches the book.
03
Book
The Martian
Science problems as page-turners, told with a very funny narrator.
04
Movie
The Martian
A faithful, crowd-pleasing adaptation that keeps the book's humor intact.
05
Book
No Country for Old Men
Spare, fast and violent, with long passages from the sheriff that give it its heart.
06
Movie
No Country for Old Men
Remarkably close to the book, with almost no music and nerves on edge the entire time.
07
Book
Normal People
Two people from the same small town, told in short, precise chapters across several years.
08
TV show
Normal People
Twelve half-hour episodes that capture the book's intimacy better than most adaptations manage.

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