Episodes

  • S02E03 — Stardust
    Nov 15 2024

    The family gets our first taste of Neil Gaiman's work as we review Stardust and its film adaptation. (Will it be our last? Because, seriously, this might be one of the strangest books any of us has read...)


    Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.


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    2 hrs
  • S02E02 — Gone Girl
    Oct 1 2024

    Rebekah is the one who writes these summaries, and she's not a fan. Josiah is, though, so she will pretend this isn't just two hours of her ranting...


    But seriously, unreliable narrators make for some of the most frustrating... and intriguing. What did we think of how Gone Girls book was adapted to film?


    Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.


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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • S02E01 — The Devil Wears Prada
    Sep 6 2024

    What do you get when you combine an early 2000s flick, a female empowerment (?) novel, Anne Hathaway, and Meryl Streep?


    The answer: The Devil Wears Prada.


    But how does the film compare to the original book that inspired it? We share all the gritty details!


    Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.


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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • S01E32 — Year One Review [SPECIAL]
    Aug 24 2024

    It's been a year since we launched this podcast, and we wanted to start our Season 2 off by telling you what we learned and how we've grown so far.


    Plus, we answer a TON of listener questions!


    Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.


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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • S01E31 — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
    Aug 9 2024

    The series ends, and we — love it? hate it? — you'll have to listen to find out! We complain about review the book-to-film changes for Deathly Hallows compared to both movies and also cover some fun details about the franchise as a whole.


    Don't miss the final episode in our SUMMER OF POTTER!


    Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.


    Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWk


    Links mentioned in this episode:


    https://www.imdb.com/list/ls096753011/

    https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_differences_between_the_Harry_Potter_books_and_films

    https://www.potter-search.com/


    Find us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod.


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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • S01E30 — Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
    Aug 3 2024

    Why, exactly, is this such a bad movie created from such a fantastic book? (Oh, sorry, they let Rebekah write this episode description so I guess we're getting my opinion up front...)


    Find out what we think about the adaptation of this bomb-dropping Harry Potter penultimate novel as we continue this SUMMER OF POTTER!


    Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.


    Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWk


    Links mentioned in this episode:


    https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_differences_between_the_Harry_Potter_books_and_films

    https://www.potter-search.com/


    Find us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod.


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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • S01E29 — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    Jul 25 2024

    It's Dad's favorite book!


    Just kidding, Professor Umbridge makes him lose all sense of decency.


    Learn our thoughts on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, how it compares to the film, and whether or not we believe the book is superior.


    Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.


    Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWk


    Links mentioned in this episode:


    https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_differences_between_the_Harry_Potter_books_and_films

    https://www.potter-search.com/


    Find us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod.


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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • S01E28 — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    Jul 18 2024

    It's book four of the series, and you know what that means! We've passed the halfway mark!


    Is Goblet of Fire better in its book or film form? Which of the hosts thinks this is the weakest book of the series? Why did we spend so long arguing about whether or not Ludo Bagman was a genuinely pointless character?


    Discover the answers to all these and more in this week's release for our Summer of Potter!


    Featuring hosts Tim Haynes, Donna Haynes, Rebekah Edwards, and T. Josiah Haynes.


    Join our Discord community (it's free!) >> https://discord.gg/YSE3fyffWk


    Links mentioned in this episode:


    https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_differences_between_the_Harry_Potter_books_and_films

    https://www.potter-search.com/


    Find us everywhere at @bookisbetterpod.


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    1 hr and 40 mins