Hey. I just finished Lord of the Rings. Been meaning to read the books, and I was NOT disappointed!
Those are great books! I think the movies did a good job too. There are a lot of books I love that have been absolutely butchered by their film adaptations. 
Absolutely. Don't even get me started on the Percy Jackson movie! Even the author told the producers the script was terrible.
I totally agree. I know they made a second Percy Jackson film but I didn't bother to watch it. I think I heard somewhere that they are doing a reboot or a television series. 
I haven't heard about a reboot. I do know a third movie was planned but the creator confirmed it's not happening anymore.
That is not exactly a shame. The Host is another great book that was made in to a terrible film. 
It goes to show how studios don't really understand why people like books in the first place, or they just think they can do better. Same with TV; have you seen The Magicians?
I have. I honestly did not care for that book series though. It was well written but very depressing. 
In hindsight, yes. I always just thought the books would adapt so perfectly to television, but I was wrong.
I didn't watch the entire series but I know they changed a lot of things. I thought that the casting was very good.