Paul Carafotes asked this question about The Silver Linings Playbook:
Those of us who have seen the movie and want to read the book.... Is the book better than the film? Does it live up,to the movie which I thoght was excellent.
Angus MacCaull I felt that the book was too full of devices to achieve the depth of the movie. Strange to say, I know. But if anything, the first person narrative, c…moreI felt that the book was too full of devices to achieve the depth of the movie. Strange to say, I know. But if anything, the first person narrative, cluttered as it was with so many literary "hooks", seemed to disrespect the territory. It did not ring true for me.(less)
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