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In general (not a hard and fast rule), I usually either read the book OR watch the movie. I rarely do both.
I already see the motion picture version in my head while I'm reading a book, so I see no point in watching a commercial version of it, since the movie adaptation seldom lives up to the book IMO, and sometimes has no semblance of the original story line anyway.
Whereas if I watch a book-based movie (without having read the book), I'm ignorant of the character development and storyline details of the book, and am more likely to enjoy the movie for what it is, nothing more, nothing less. I likewise see no point in then reading the book upon which the movie was based.
I prefer to keep it simple.
There's a multitude of original work out there to be read and watched without complicating things by doubling up on a story.
For me, the result is often . . . anticipointment.
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