Do You Read the Book Before You See the Movie?

I've been writing a lot about the book-to-movie adaptation of The Lovely Bones, and two other high-profile adaptations, Stardust and The Nanny Diaries, will be released this month. I always prefer to read the book half of an adaptation before I see its film counterpart, but sometimes that leads to ridiculous situations — for example, I still haven't seen Seabiscuit because I'm convinced I'll get around to the book someday. What about you?

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