Ronald Curington answers “Is it as confusing and frustrating as the...”

Iris asked this question about Winter's Tale:

Is it as confusing and frustrating as the movie adaptation?

Ronald Curington I read the book when it first came out and have read it many times over since then. As one of the New York Time’s reviewers so aptly commented “It’s a…moreI read the book when it first came out and have read it many times over since then. As one of the New York Time’s reviewers so aptly commented “It’s a fire breathing dragon of a novel”

A stunningly rich tapestry of time, space, & magic. Helprin’s exploration of the characters etches them into your memory for ever. “tugboat”

The movie is a joke and a cruel joke at that. Granted it was an overly ambitious project to try and put that book into a two hour movie.

Perhaps a miniseries or a trilogy of some sort. Maybe something on the order of “Lord of The Rings”

I can’t tell you what a disappointment the movie was after so many years of wishing someone would attempt it.
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