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Hey, I’m Claire - self proclaimed book nerd. And I’m Julie - streaming obsessed. This is, But the Book Was Better.

In this podcast, we’ll be reading books, then watching their screen adaptations. We’ll cover some classics and some of the newer stuff everyone is talking about. Sometimes we’ll be talking about shows, sometimes movies - it all depends. Yea, let’s get wild!

We’ll break down each book… And ultimately, we’ll debate which was better. It’ll be the book, it’s always the book. Well, they’ll have to tune in to find out!

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Hey, I’m Claire - self proclaimed book nerd. And I’m Julie - streaming obsessed. This is, But the Book Was Better.

In this podcast, we’ll be reading books, then watching their screen adaptations. We’ll cover some classics and some of the newer stuff everyone is talking about. Sometimes we’ll be talking about shows, sometimes movies - it all depends. Yea, let’s get wild!

We’ll break down each book… And ultimately, we’ll debate which was better. It’ll be the book, it’s always the book. Well, they’ll have to tune in to find out!

    40. The Girl on The Train by Paula Hawkins - Book Club Pick

    40. The Girl on The Train by Paula Hawkins - Book Club Pick

    Read this: ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Girl on The Train by Paul Hawkins

    Watch this:  The Girl on The Train, 2016 major motion picture

    Which was better? The book

    If there’s a book you want us to cover here on But the Book Was Better, send us an email at julie@vermontmoms.com

    In the meantime, come hang out with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you want to dive deeper into any of the books, movies, or shows we cover here on But the Book Was Better, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our Facebook group, here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And, don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast so you know exactly when each new episode is released!

    • 36 min
    39. 10 Screen Adaptations We Can't Wait to See in 2024!

    39. 10 Screen Adaptations We Can't Wait to See in 2024!

    Reading List:


    Mr. And Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel
    The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter
    Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
    Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
    Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman
    The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith
    It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
    Wicked by Gregory Maguir
    The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand
    Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

    If there’s a book you want us to cover here on But the Book Was Better, send us an email at julie@vermontmoms.com

    In the meantime, come hang out with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you want to dive deeper into any of the books, movies, or shows we cover here on But the Book Was Better, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our Facebook group, here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And, don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast so you know exactly when each new episode is released!

    • 16 min
    38. The Expatriates by Janice YK Lee - Book Club Pick

    38. The Expatriates by Janice YK Lee - Book Club Pick

    Read this: ⁠The Expatriates by Janice YK Lee

    Watch this:  Expats, limited series on Prime Video

    Which was better? The book

    If there’s a book you want us to cover here on But the Book Was Better, send us an email at julie@vermontmoms.com

    In the meantime, come hang out with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you want to dive deeper into any of the books, movies, or shows we cover here on But the Book Was Better, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our Facebook group, here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And, don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast so you know exactly when each new episode is released!

    • 46 min
    37. The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton - BONUS Book

    37. The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton - BONUS Book

    Read this: The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton

    Watch this: The Buccaneers, season 1 on Apple+

    Which was better? The series

    If there’s a book you want us to cover here on But the Book Was Better, send us an email at julie@vermontmoms.com

    In the meantime, come hang out with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you want to dive deeper into any of the books, movies, or shows we cover here on But the Book Was Better, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our Facebook group, here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And, don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast so you know exactly when each new episode is released!

    • 44 min
    36. Argylle by Elly Conway - Book Club Pick

    36. Argylle by Elly Conway - Book Club Pick

    Read this:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Argylle by Elly Conway

    Watch this: Argylle - major motion picture in theaters now

    Which was better? Movie

    If there’s a book you want us to cover here on But the Book Was Better, send us an email at julie@vermontmoms.com

    In the meantime, come hang out with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you want to dive deeper into any of the books, movies, or shows we cover here on But the Book Was Better, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our Facebook group, here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And, don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast so you know exactly when each new episode is released!

    • 39 min
    35. The Princess Bride (the Book vs. the Movie)

    35. The Princess Bride (the Book vs. the Movie)

    Read this: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman

    Watch this: The Princess Bride, major motion picture from 1987

    Which was better? Movie

    Rating on our book to screen adaptation scale: 4/5

    If there’s a book you want us to cover here on But the Book Was Better, send us an email at julie@vermontmoms.com

    In the meantime, come hang out with us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you want to dive deeper into any of the books, movies, or shows we cover here on But the Book Was Better, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠join our Facebook group, here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And, don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast so you know exactly when each new episode is released!

    • 25 min

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