From Page to Screen: The Best Adaptations

This week on "Well Read and Unfiltered", we debate the hits and misses of book-to-screen adaptations, from "Project Hail Mary" and "Off Campus" to "Jurassic Park" and "The Ruins". We unpack casting choices, changed endings, and what it takes to capture a story’s heart, then wrap up with a lightning round of adaptations they’re excited to watch or happy to skip. And all of this begs this question: Is the book always better?As always, please follow, like, share, and comment to help us find more avid readers and lovers of all things books! This truly helps us reach new people and improve our podcast! And be sure to follow us on Instagram at @wellreadandunfilteredpodcast for more!BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEProject Hail Mary - Andy Weir (Sci-fi)Off-Campus Series - Elle Kennedy (Romance)Heated Rivalry - Rachel Reid (Romance)The Ruins - Scott Smith (Horror)Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton (Sci-fi)Every Summer After - Carley Fortune (Romance)The Golden Summer - Carley Fortune (Romance)Hamnet - Maggie O'Farrell (Historical Fiction)Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien (Fantasy)The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien (Fantasy)Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling (Fantasy)The Mortal Instruments - Cassandra Clare (Romantasy)Sword Catcher - Cassandra Clare (Fantasy)Life of Pi - Yann Martel (Psychological Fiction)Remarkably Bright Creatures - Shelby Van Pelt (Literary Fiction)Sunrise on the Reaping - Suzanne Collins (Dystopian Fiction)Verity - Colleen Hoover (Thriller)Odyssey - Homer (Epic Poem)The Love Hypothesis (Ali Hazelwood)Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros (Romantasy)The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah (Historical Fiction)Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin (Literary Fiction)The God of the Woods - Liz Moore (Thriller/Mystery)The Correspondent - Virginia Evans (Literary Fiction)The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid (Historical Fiction/Romance)Whalefall - Daniel Kraus (Survival Horror)Incidents Around the House - Josh Malerman (Horror)Dungeon Crawler Carl - Matt Dinniman (Sci-fi)The Villains Series - V.E. Schwab (Sci-fi/Fantasy)East of Eden - John Steinbeck (Classic)