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Sarah asked Sarah Dessen:

From an authors perspective, would you recommend reading a book before seeing the movie adaptation or watching the movie first? I loved How to Deal but after I read Someone Like You and That Summer, I found myself being a little disappointed with the movie! I'm looking forward to seeing The Fault in Our Stars (I know you're a John Green fan!) but I don't know if I should read the book first!. Thoughts?

Sarah Dessen This a really good question, and I wish I had the perfect answer. It's really rare that a movie lives up to the book, because in reading, you've already created the whole thing on a screen in your mind. I find it's easier if I remind myself that no matter WHAT the movie is like, the book doesn't change. It's on your shelf, exactly the way it was before the movie. So seeing an interpretation of it just adds another shade, but doesn't totally change the color.
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