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Why PageToScreen exists
Every reader has stood in front of a streaming queue and asked the same question: is the adaptation any good, and should I read the book first? The answers are scattered across Goodreads, TMDB, Reddit threads, and half a dozen review sites that contradict each other. PageToScreen was built to put those answers in one place — faithfulness scores, streaming availability, Goodreads and audience ratings, and a clear recommendation on whether the source material is worth your time before or after you watch.
The problem we kept running into wasn't finding adaptations — it was knowing which ones respected the source material, which ones invented entirely new endings, and which ones were genuinely better than the book. Readers who loved Gone Girl deserved to know that Gillian Flynn herself wrote the screenplay. Fans of Dune deserved a fair warning that Villeneuve's adaptation covers only half the novel. That kind of context changes how you experience both versions, and it wasn't easy to find in one place. That's the gap PageToScreen fills.
We're an independent editorial project — no studio relationships, no publisher sponsorships, no algorithmic ranking based on who paid for placement. The adaptations in our catalogue are here because they're worth discussing, and the recommendations are honest even when that means saying the film outclasses the book.
How we evaluate adaptations
Faithfulness scores are editorial assessments, not algorithmic outputs. We consider how closely the screenplay follows the source plot, whether major characters and themes are preserved, and how the adaptation handles material the medium can't directly translate — interior monologue, unreliable narrators, non-linear structure. A score of 90% means the adaptation is a faithful retelling with minor omissions; 60% means significant divergence that may frustrate readers expecting a direct translation; below 50% means the screen version is best understood as a loose inspiration rather than an adaptation.
Book ratings are sourced from Goodreads. Film and series ratings are sourced from TMDB. Cover images are sourced from OpenLibrary and TMDB. We don't adjust or weight these scores — they're displayed as published by their respective sources.
PageToScreen is independent and reader-supported. When you buy a book through one of our Amazon links, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. That revenue keeps the site running without ads or paywalls.