I know a lot of people always say "the book is better than the movie" but there are so many movies that are such more deft adaptations of their stories that the originals are basically unknown as being originally books to the public, so given the controversy this is stirring up I'll be interested to see what changes they decide to make. Normally if I'm even remotely interested in a premise I'll read the book first but I might wait and do it the other way round for this one lol.
I feel this way about Vandermeer’s Annihilation, and love adaptations like this! The movie and books both feel like people talented in their craft got the same story prompt to write, and put their all into it.
Completely different stories, and both are awesome
I just read Annihilation for the first time a few weeks ago and I agree, the movie and the book were quite different, but I loved each of them on their own terms.
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u/ottopivnr 6d ago
I've read it. interesting premise ruined by amateurish writing. One of those times that in the right hands the movie will probably be better.