I don't know if Interview with the Vampire stands on its own, like would it be a better TV show than a book if you've never read the book (or seen the 90s movie)? but in conversation with the original (racist!) text, the TV show - which is all about the fallibility of memory and retelling yourself stories of your own life, which turns it into a conversation about adaptation - is very good.

I think the same could be said of His Dark Materials. The books are, in some ways, richer, but the changes made in casting and some subplots add depth and interest to the books.