This might be controversial, but the new Denis Villeneuve movies are much better than the book. Maybe watch the movies and read the book or trawl the wiki after for more context.
They’re definitely better entertainment pound-for-pound. I’d contend that the book gives you a lot more to think about, so it really depends what you’re after. I like them both a lot–I think they complement each other very nicely.
I’d compare it to The Lord of the Rings books vs the movies. The Movies are a great abridged series and they know what pacing is, but the books explain so much more and have several extra movies worth of cut content.
Hard agree. The first book is an amazing experience and while the new movies are great on their own, they leave out a lot.
The third movie, covering Messiah, will probably be better than the book because the book wasn’t as strong as the first in the series. It is even more cerebral and very very very far into the ‘plans within plans’ shit. A movie that simplifies that a bit in service of a tighter story has room to shine.
Interesting, maybe I’ll read the book. I’m trying to read more
You can get it on library genesis. Messiah, too.
This might be controversial, but the new Denis Villeneuve movies are much better than the book. Maybe watch the movies and read the book or trawl the wiki after for more context.
They’re definitely better entertainment pound-for-pound. I’d contend that the book gives you a lot more to think about, so it really depends what you’re after. I like them both a lot–I think they complement each other very nicely.
I’d compare it to The Lord of the Rings books vs the movies. The Movies are a great abridged series and they know what pacing is, but the books explain so much more and have several extra movies worth of cut content.
The movies are amazing but the first book is better.
Hard agree. The first book is an amazing experience and while the new movies are great on their own, they leave out a lot.
The third movie, covering Messiah, will probably be better than the book because the book wasn’t as strong as the first in the series. It is even more cerebral and very very very far into the ‘plans within plans’ shit. A movie that simplifies that a bit in service of a tighter story has room to shine.