"Quite the story of his adolescence in Europe and America. I hope it stays interesting."
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by Pierre Boulle
I did enjoy it. Not really significant differences from the film, slightly more description, but you can see that it's a fairly small book. I will say, though, that my reading of it was tinted significantly by my viewing of the film. You can't help but put Alec Guinness in your head when reading the book. Also...I had this on my list for awhile, but when I was checking things earlier today, it listed the book as Planet of the Apes, which I've not read. It was weird. Maybe I'd done something wrong previously. ]]>
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Unfortunately, I just couldn't finish it. The first volume was way over due to the library and I just couldn't force myself to finish it. It seemed to be a whole lot more of the same which was okay, but thick and unnecessarily descriptive. I knew what I was getting into and if I actually owned them, I might consider going back to it at some point. I did stop in a convenient place, so I could pick it right back up...but I don't see that happening in the near future.
Sorry to have disappointed. Best of luck if you attempt this! ]]>
I briefly skimmed this in high school, enough to get some answers for an exam. I didn't much care back then, and certainly I did not have time to be bothered with the "significance of the green light at the end of Daisy's dock"; what a bunch of horse manure. Anyway, so now I'm re-reading it almost two decades later and it turns out that it's really my kind of book. It's tragic and depressing, yet filled with a certain kind of love that is pretty much the downfall of people like me in high school. I used to be confused by all the characters, mixing Daisy with Jordan and Nick with Tom and finding it very difficult to find the voices in the novel. There are still parts that are a little off, but I truly enjoyed this book. ]]>
Is it possible that Steinbeck is the greatest writer of all time? This book was so well crafted, both story and language, from start to finish. It was a thriller and a historical novel in one. It was extremely entertaining, and a very fun, easy read. I highly recommend it. ]]>
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