Are there any book that are simply impossible to film? Although film makers would like to think not, it is a good bet that certain books will never be adapted into successful films. Books written in unique literary styles such as Ulysses by james loyce and the sound and the fury by william faulkner have resisted flim adaptation to rival the greatness of the books. Film makers will no doubt keep trying. of course. Readers and viewers will have to be the final judges of whether it is better to read the book or see the movie.