Someofusthinkthatitisbettertoseethefilmthantoreadthebookintheoriginal.Thereasonisthatittakeslesstimetounderstandthewholestory.Besides,thefilmisusuallymoreinteresting,anditiseasiertofollow.
Someothershavejusttheoppositeopinion.Theythinkthattheycangetmoredetailedinformationfromtheoriginal.Meanwhile,thelanguageinthebookispossiblymorelivelyandbeautiful.
Personally,Iagreewiththesecondview.ActuallyIhavemorereasonsforit.IthinkIcanstayathome,readingquietlyinasituationofmyown,andwhat'smore,Iamabletobetterunderstandtheauthor'sideas.Inaword,toreadtheoriginalworkisbetterthantoseethefilmbasedonit.