Movie and TV adaptations are a touchy subject with many readers …
If I read and enjoyed the book, I might watch the movie, but it will depend on the genre and how faithful they are staying to the source material. If I think of examples of movies I have watched after enjoying the book, they tend to be children’s or young adult stories (e.g. Harry Potter, Divergent), or books that I haven’t read in decades, such as Dune, Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
I haven’t watched the Bridgerton or Outlander TV series, for the same reason.
If I haven’t read the book and I see the movie first, I’m unlikely to go back and read the book. For example, my husband and I watched The Maze Runner movies, then he bought me the books. I’ve never read them, because I didn’t like the way the movies ended so don’t want to invest the time in the books when I already know what is going to happen. however, I recently bought the prequel novel, so I can see how they got there…
However, I diligently watched and loved the Christy TV series, loosely based on the classic Christian novel by Catherine Marshall. I think the reason I enjoyed that was because it took the book and expanded it while remaining true to the source.
