I honestly havent read the book but it looks interesting so once i read it I can answer your question
This can be different for each person you ask
one reason is you can play the book out how you want to, imagine the characters your way, what the place looks like, etc. With a movie that is taken away from you. You are told how everything looks, and the movie/TV van leave out many stuff from the book
where is the passage for this? I will try to help if you post it