In this bonus episode of Pachinko, Shari and Rhea share their thoughts—in broad and generous strokes—on Apple TV’s film adaption of Pachinko. In order to not give spoilers, they spend most their time talking about screen adaptations in general, focusing on how trying to compare books to their movie (or TV show) counterparts is really futile, if your purpose is to judge whether one is better than the other. It is, as the cliche goes: like comparing apples to oranges. Both are a medium of storytelling… but that’s about it.

Articles referenced in this episode:

* Books vs. Movies: Which is Better? (And Why Do We Care?) - From:Dabblewriter.com

* On Criticizing an Author’s Vision - Substack essay by Shari

R&W’s next deep read is The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson. You will find the reading schedule below:

Here is an excellent post by Rhea with loads of resources to get you ready for this epic, ancient read:

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