This may be a hot take : I lovedLittle Womenby Louisa May Alcott when I read it as a tike , but watching the 2019 picture adaptation as an adult was an absolutely witching experience . It was the first time I truly understood why Jo and Laurie did n’t stop up together .

Typically, the book is better than the adaptation. My personal theory is that it’s because a book allows you to get inside the main character’s head in a way a TV show or movie never could. Sometimes, however, the premise of a book is better than its execution, and the onscreen adaptation does a much better job of telling the story.

For example, after Freeform canceledThe Nine Lives of Chloe King, I tried to read the book series by Celia Thomson, but IMO, it paled in comparison.

Or this may be a hot take: I lovedLittle Womenby Louisa May Alcott when I read it as a kid, but watching the 2019 movie adaptation as an adult was an absolutely magical experience. It was the first time I truly understood why Jo and Laurie didn’t end up together.

AndThe Hunger GamesbySuzanne Collinsis incredible, but nothing compares to seeing Katniss’s “Girl on Fire” dress on a giant screen.

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This may be a hot take: I lovedLittle Womenby Louisa May Alcott when I read it as a kid, but watching the 2019 movie adaptation as an adult was an absolutely magical experience. It was the first time I truly understood why Jo and Laurie didn’t end up together.

Brian and Chloe staged in a dramatic pose on a staircase, him standing bent over Chloe, who is lying back on the steps

Jo and Laurie exchange a sad look in the movie

Katniss spins on her stage, the skirt of her dress catching fire