The Book is Better The book, A Simple Plan, by Scott Smith, was much more effective than the movie version because the book was more descriptive and it allowed us to view everything from the main character’s point of view. However, the story or plot of the movie was better than the book. The book version of A Simple Plan was better because it was more descriptive than the movie version. The author was …showed first 75 words of 650 total…

…showed last 75 words of 650 total…in a car accident and was shot by a state trooper. The book’s way that the FBI imposter died was too convenient for the situation. Even though the movie’s plot was better than the book, the book was more effective than the movie because the book was more descriptive, and because the book was written from the main character’s viewpoint, the reader could hear, see, and feel what he was going through.