I haven’t read the book and probably won’t now because I was not impressed with the film.
I know what you mean but a novel comes from the mind of a single author and its filming from the mind(s) of film makers, the director, the film script - not written by the author - and who they choose to be the characters.
I shall see how it reads.
I assume you saw the film on Netflix to which I haven’t yet subscribed.
Yes I did, and I didn’t so much dislike the performances as the plot which I thought was weak.
I quite like Richard Osman’s slightly smug, dad-like humour but I couldn’t take a full book’s worth. As I said elsewhere, I did quite enjoy the movie nonetheless, though it probably helped that I went in with a low expectation.
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I had a low expectation too, then somebody said it was ok, so I watched it and discovered that my expectation wasn’t wrong. 
Sums it up neatly for me and, as I said earlier his catch phrase ‘I’m afraid’ after every single time he has to tell someone they have the wrong answer really gets up my nose for some reason. Many people say it, to soften the blow I suppose, but they don’t all use it every single time Grr.
The book I am half way through at the moment is ‘The 2nd Husband’ by Louise Candlish, billed as
‘A mesmerising psychological drama about desire and betrayal from the bestselling author of Our House.’
I am still hoping it lives up to that and
‘Twists the knife right up to the very final page’ Ruth Ware
The Netflix film was a travesty of the book. The ending was ridiculous and made no sense in the context of subsequent books.
I love the books, but it takes bit of time to get into them. The biggest complaint Richard Osman had from readers of the first book was that characters went shopping at Waitrose in Tunbridge Wells.
There is no Waitrose in Tunbridge Wells. Readers were Disgusted.
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OH and I laughed our way through “Thursday Murder Club” on Netflix. So many characters we know and love. Hoping there will be some more films on this theme asap.
Our daughter had recommended it to us… and she wasn’t wrong 
Richard Osman has a new book out called “The Impossible Fortune” Although he doesn’t seem popular on this forum, I will probably buy it despite the hefty price for a Kindle book.
For the more classicly minded I have just read Silas Marner by George Elliot for the third time. The language evokes crystal clear images of times gone by.