Lara's review
The Natural
by Bernard Malamud
Lara's review
The Natural by Bernard Malamud
Lara's review
rating:
bookshelves:
fiction,
sports
I've seen the movie many times, finally got around to reading the book. I guess I was in the mood 'cause of the MLB post season.
What a great, fun read! It's sort of like the baseball version of "The Great Gatsby". And I don't think I'm saying that just 'cause Robert Redford played the lead in both movies.
Always amazing to me how much They change stories to make them into Hollywood movies. The main character, Roy Hobbs, is significantly less sympathetic in the book than in the movie. And the ending is much sadder in the book (typical). And the romance situation in the book is totally different too, and less lovely than in the movie by far.
In the mood for baseball fiction? This book is wonderful.
What a great, fun read! It's sort of like the baseball version of "The Great Gatsby". And I don't think I'm saying that just 'cause Robert Redford played the lead in both movies.
Always amazing to me how much They change stories to make them into Hollywood movies. The main character, Roy Hobbs, is significantly less sympathetic in the book than in the movie. And the ending is much sadder in the book (typical). And the romance situation in the book is totally different too, and less lovely than in the movie by far.
In the mood for baseball fiction? This book is wonderful.
