In the name of science, I am following up on this. You are most welcome.
I am currently reading Barney's Version, a comic novel by Mordechai Richler. A few months ago, I saw the film version starring the always perfect Paul Giammati. I will return to this space when I have finished the book to go on about it all. So just keep your shirt on. Let's just say that I like the book and am definitely appreciating it more having seen the film.
Also, I not too long ago read No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy. The Coen brothers movie based on it came out, I guess, two years ago? Reading the first page I thought---This is the voice of the Coen brothers. I can see why they made the movie. And reading the book, though---as is mostly the case--- it is "better" than the movie, made me appreciate the movie even more. They took a fairly simple story, added their own visual stamp, and gave us something I very much like.
Barney's Version--A brief review on Flixster by some handsome devil
You're quite the rebel, Festus. Turning this world on its head.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I don't make it a point to read the book first when a movie comes out. In fact, I usually avoid a movie if I happen to have read the book already - because in reading, I create my own visuals, and I don't want that spoiled. I mean, Robert Redford as Gatsby? No way. Too pretty. I always pictured a much more tragically handsome man - a young Richard Crenna.
But to your point: Do I instead seek out the book to read *after* seeing the movie, as you do? Nyet. For the same reason as above - the movie I've already seen would spoil my inner visuals while reading.
I've suddenly realized what this all means... Have I really never read a book and seen the movie of same? Always one or the other, but never both? 'To Kill a Mockingbird' - both. But maybe not much else.
I've been meaning to read the novel of "Airplane", but can't seem to find it.
ReplyDeleteBONJOUR, Festus!!! Nice blog.
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