• I found I enjoyed the film adaptation on Netflix of All the Light We Cannot See better than the book. Mark Ruffalo was great and the little girl so precious. —Barbi McSwain
• The Conformist: brilliant film directed by Bernando Bertolucci (1970), based on the book by Alberto Moravia. About a tormented man who manipulates his life to fit in, to conform in order to avoid offending those in charge of a fascist state, only to realize at the end he has wasted his life, forcing himself to never be true to who he really is. —Colleen Patrick
• My favorite movie adaptation from a book is the classic Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell. Having read the book then seen the movie (over 50 years ago) my recollection is the movie was a faithful adaptation of the novel. —Keith Pratt
• My hands down favorite is the 2024 version on Shogun. Who would have thought a show with at least half of it subtitled could be so compelling! —Denise M Testa
• Favorite film adaptations were The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri and Out of Sight by Elmore Leonard (Get Shorty was also excellent). On TV, the gorgeous adaptation of The Thorn Birds still stands out in my memory decades later. —Abby Alten Schwartz
• First is Longmire, a four season run based on Craig Johnson's Wyoming sheriff. It has turned into one of the most watched cable shows ever on rerun. The second is currently running and reached its season three end. Hopefully there will be a season four. Reacher is based on Lee Child's series on Jack Reacher, a wandering hero recently out of the Army MP unit called the Special Investigators. —Rick Steeby
• Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, with screenplay by Emma Thompson and film directed by Ang Lee—with Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Greg Wise and more...a perfect film! —Regina Clarke
• The Hunt for Red October (film adaptation of novel of same name by Tom Clancy). —Carolyn Haley
• 84 Charing Cross Road! A great book to read and a great movie to watch (starring Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft). —Carol Michel
• I have to go with The Exorcist. What might be the greatest horror novel ever written (controversial opinion, I know) was adapted into the greatest horror film ever made (that might a less controversial opinion). —Scott Lyerly
• Brooklyn, the movie, did a perfect job of compressing, paring to the essence, Brooklyn the novel, by Colm Toibin. Because I enjoyed the movie so much, I wanted to repeat the experience, so I bought the book, but it didn’t speak to me in the same way. I didn’t finish it. —Debby Mayer
• It has to be Lonesome Dove. An epic novel turned into an epic mini-series, with exceptional casting (can you picture anyone else but Robert Duvall as Gus?), great locations, and wonderful writing. —Jason Maynard
• For me, The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkein is the best film adaptation of a novel. I tried a few times to read The Fellowship of the Rings but I failed each time. I simply couldn't wrap my mind around the fantasy characteristics of Hobbits, Wizards, and all the other creatures of Middle Earth. Once I saw the first movie, everything clicked and I devoured the rest of the book series. Life of Pi by Yann Martel is a close second. I fell into the same rut of being unable to picture the setting until I saw the film. —Martha Grant
• My latest favourite TV adaptation of a book is Pachinko. I actually think the TV series is better than the book, using a non-linear timeline that works really well, and expanding certain storylines, developing characters. I binge watched both seasons while critically ill, it was perfect to take my mind off my own struggles and watch those going through far worse for the most part. —Sandra Jensen
• Best TV adaptation of a book? Diana Gabaldon‘s Outlander series. The writers did a masterful adaptation of an extremely long and complex story. —Pam Morton
• Favorite film adaptation: it's kind of cheating, but Lord of the Rings! Specifically because it was able to capture the vibe and meaning of the books with plenty of Easter eggs for hardcore fans (because the makers were themselves hardcore fans, which is evident in every set design and costume) while avoiding the things that made the books hard to read (long passage of landscape and lore). It's one of the few adaptations where I'd say if you love the movies, you don't have to read the books and you can still get a lot out of it. —Abigail Welborn
• I like the Jeremy Brett version of Sherlock Holmes, the David Suchet version of Poirot, the Geraldine McEwan version of Miss Marple, and the John Thaw version of Morse. We’ve seen each series several times and will probably watch them again. —Scott Gilbertson
• My Brilliant Friend adapted from books by Elena Ferrante. —Ellen Kirschman
• My favorite adaptation is Catching Fire. I think it’s a perfect translation that loses none of the spirit and sacrifices as little as possible while streamlining the story. The slight alterations that update for the medium are actually improvements, such as Snow displaying a holo-recording in ominous silence rather than saying, “I know about the kiss.” —Dana Sweeney
• As to your question of March 29, my favorite film adaptation of a book is the 1963 version of Lord of the Flies, by William Golding. I think it is the only movie based on a book that I actually thought was better than the book. I did not care for the 1990 film version. —Ann Henry