[dupe] please!<p>discussion over here:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39543281">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39543281</a>
Can we agree that if you take a POPULAR book that it probably has better writing than what a screenwriter can come up with?<p>It has stood the test of time for a reason in a way that most screenwriters can only dream about.<p>Books are one of the few mediums left where meritocracy is still going strong as it has such heavy competition and no regulation.<p>If you want it to have more mass appeal then choose one of those books that already have it.