No adaptation can live up to the original in terms of detail. But I think a decent adaptation can live up to it in spirit and essence.
The films didn't, but they didn't even try.
The BBC radio version and the stage musical, however, were far better adaptations, and did the books every bit of justice allowed by their respective art forms.
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