2. Books or films?

Hello,

I love both books and films. But I must admit that I read books more often than I watch movies. The reason is that I've always loved the stories. I love language and words, and I enjoy reading different styles of storytelling. I admire writers' and poets' ability to create whole new worlds and characters, and their ability to say some ordinary things in extraordinary ways. One more advantage of reading books is that you don't have to read the whole book at once. You can read it part by part, and you can take it almost everywhere with you.

I prefer books rather than Films, but some time l like films 

I like reading books or watching films, but I don't go to the cinema. I watch series or films at home. I think to read a book is easier than watch a film because I can read the  book at anytime.

Patricia from Buenos Aires

I prefer reading books for many reasons.  It's a relaxing break from stressful rhythm of the day, It let me travel with fantasy, I can feel near characters and their feelings.

I  like watching movies, but reading is always  amazing for me.  

Exist excellent versions in movie format about books but I prefer reading the book.

I'm reading the book «the god delusion» wrote by Richard Dawkins. For the moment the contents and the introduction to the 10th anniversary edition is very good.

What do I prefer a book or a film? It depends on my mood actually. 

Books demand more time, it likes a repetitive walk to another world. Instead of calm book's journey, a film is more about a quick pleasure with popcorn and a soda. 

When there is a film from a book, I usually prefer to read the book before I watch the film. If I watch the film first, then I can't imagine the characters, I only think of the characters of the film. But I love watching movies in general.

I remember a film, Dangerous Liaisons, that I saw before we read the book at school. I loved the film very much, especially the relation between Valmont and Madame de Tourvel and how they fall in love in spite Valmont was only pretending in the beginning.

When I read the bool at school after that, I loved it and particularly the way the book is written, that is there are only letters, but I couldn't feel the same emotion at the end of the book, when Valmont dies, than in the film.

I like books more than films. Because I have difficulties that have time to watch about 2 hours.  Wh\en I read some books, I can read them constantly and shortly again and again.

I prefer film and if the film looks very interesting more for me because it will catch me and be entertainment.

As for the quality of experiences, books for sure. although there are some few exceptions like "Gone by the Wind" that the film was way more better maybe it is because of the story's backdrop which is not very easy to imagine and so the movie's special visualization helps a lot getting up with the story.

Films are a lot more quicker and are less challenging, so in many situations even people who believe that written version is better end up watching the movie when both options are available. 

Hello everyone 
I'm currently reading "Dear Life" a book that comprises short stories from canadian Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro.
What's special about this book is, its non judgmental storytelling tone which is also very straightforward and human and make the story easy to follow.
 Each story revolves around a main character and their emotions and choices and the consequences of their decisions in epic but not extraordinary situations (as how life really is) while the story remains completely unpredictable until its ending. 
I'm really enjoy it and just about to finish reading it. I Definitely recommend it to anyone who is passionate about real life since, the book is far from fantasy.
Personally, for me, this sort of books that shows ordinary people reactions to important powerful yet not rare situations such as grief, love, relationships, misconceptions,failures and success In various settings, are helpful as they add to my experiences by letting me think outside the box and away from prejudice. It elevate my strength to accept people as the way they are. 

Generally I prefer books because I made my own films in my head. However, there are some films that I liked like the books. One of these is Umberto Eco’s The name of the rose, a beautiful book and a really engaging film with an always fantastic Shean Connery. I liked the Harry Potter saga, books and films, both really amazing.

If someone were to ask wether I prefer books or films, I would say both, because both has its pros and cons. Firstly books is a way for many of us to escape reality, and just by reading we learn so much new vocabulary. However films has  the same concept, we learn new vocabulary as well. But to be honest I prefer books more, because I felll like I'm alway behind a screen, in school and on my spare time, therfore I try to incorporate reading. Last summer I read "The seven husbands of Emily Hugo" And it's soon to be a film, and I  can't wait. 

I love both books and films, but I prefer reading books because while I am reading, I can imagine the characters and the scenario, creating my own film in my head. However, I also enjoy watching films and experiencing the stories created by others. It can be quite disappointing when they distort the story too much to appeal to a mass audience and do not respect the original author's vision. So far, my favourite book-to-film adaptation is "Harry Potter", and the one that disappointed me the most was "Dune".

Well, I don't know what to choose because I'm a fan of both.

I enjoy reading, you imagine the scenario, and you create the image in your head. Hence, reading improves or increases your imaginative skills.

But movies entertain and educate me at the same time.

I remember watching a documentary about a famous musician, her name was Nina Simone. It was awesome and heartbreaking getting to see how she lived her life and how things turned out for her eventually.

I preffer reading a book to watching the film or series. The story is better since we have the original idea from the author as well as a deeper covering of the characters. Of course, the reading process carries with in the improving of grammar skills when you are learning a language. Not all the great stories are put into the screen so why not keep reaing a lot?

Well, for me I prefer reading book to watching film, because when reading a book there are a lot of details that film can't express. Plus, reading books helps me a lot in enwiden my imaginative skill.

Hi there!
This is a really difficult question because I love both books and films. I agree with Kirk when he says we can watch films together family or friends and it is easier than reading when we are tired. Nowadays I am watching more than reading.
I have seen many films based on books and some of them I loved and some I did not. A movie based on a book that I really loved is Much Ado about Nothing by Kenneth Brannagah based on Shakespeare's play.

In my opinion, I prefer reading books, because not only I can read stories or history, but also I can learn new things such as languages, also it is good for having a good memory.

I prefer reading books to watching movies because I can think, imagine the characters, the author's messages on my own.

I like a moment when I read a good book and I drink a good coffee. It is a big relax for me.
I like books of The second war of world with story ( The tattooist of Auschwitz).
I like the book: Me before you. The book is better than film.

realy i prefer to read abooks, rather than films

Well, for me for a long time it was the films but as I read more and more books I would definitely now say Books over films. Because in books characters are build really really slowly and that determines in which directions the story will go. But in films the characters are right in front of your eyes from the very beginning, so they take away much of the suspense and substance from the story. So in that way I say books. And also books feel much more engaging to me now than they used to earlier. Especially the classics by Dostoevesky and Don Quixote.

If you have asked me this question 10 to 15 years ago, my answer definitely would be books. But, now a days life has become quite busy so I prefer watching films. On the other hand, I think by reading books your mind can get more insights regarding characters and feelings.

Books or Films?
For sure, in the book, it is easier to get some insight into what the character is thinking and feeling.

I would suggest "Into the Wild" by John Krakauer: it is a true story.
The main character, Christopher, is leaving his comfortable life and he is going off into the wilderness. He is not doing that because he needs to survive, but trying to find himself away from the burden of society.
I saw the film based on this book. If the book is full of maps and real pieces of writing from Chris, so you can feel his real emotions along the journey; on the other hand, the film is well - structured with a fantastic soundtrack played by Eddie Vedder.
Could I know what the LearnEnglish team thinks about this book?

I think that reading books is more important for mental health that's why I'm trying sometimes to read books in the staff of watching film but the problem is reading books takes a lot of time then watching films so when I want to enjoy in watching films I usually prefer the one based on history or real stories to learn more and more about life.