2.5

My first exposure to the story was the Disney cartoon version, which I always enjoyed as a kid.

And then there was Burton's version, which I knew differed from the story, but I didn't really know how or to what extent, since I'd never read the story.

And so when I came across it while browsing free downloads from amazon, I decided to get it.

It was a quick read, being so short, but there were also a few places where I skimmed, as the author went into great detail about the types of trees he was passing by, or food on a table, or other such details which set the scenery but add nothing, really, to the story.

I was amused to see a few names and familial connections from the movie to the book - and also to see that that's about where the similarities ended. And, thankfully, the Ichabod in the movie, for all his quirks and annoyingnesses, was much more sympathetic and likable than the one from the book, whose kind of an ass, actually.

It was a bit tense during that legendary ride home for Ichabod, though not as good as it could've been. And the denoument, with the implications stated within, sort of ruined even that.


*** possible spoiler ***

It basically implies that it was Brom, in an attempt to get rid of a competitor suiter, and not a ghost at all - which sucks.