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Manuela asked this question about Requiem for a Dream:
Is it still worth reading if you've seen the movie (and loved it)?
KT My answer is going to be very biased. This book is one of my favorites. I loved the book and I loved the movie. Of all the book-to-movie adaptations I…moreMy answer is going to be very biased. This book is one of my favorites. I loved the book and I loved the movie. Of all the book-to-movie adaptations I've seen, Requiem for a Dream was one of the best as far as staying true to the source goes. Since you loved the movie, I'd say "Sure! Why not?".
Just be warned, the writing style can trip you up a bit at first. Hubert Selby Jr. doesn't like punctuation. You will see many run-on sentences. Forget about quotation marks. I was having a hard time with it at first, but then I got used to it. If anything, it really makes you feel like you are experiencing the story. To me, it made the book even more powerful.
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