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It's official: I adore this book. I adore it so much, I re-read it with my husband a month after reading it for the first time.
The story, of course, chiefly owes its fame to the glorious 1968 film adaptation. I have seen varying opinions on which is 'better,' so may as well throw my own opinion onto the pile. My take is quite simple: both are fantastic. Boulle's novel and the film (as well as the film's sequels, the television shows, the film novelisations, the Burton reboot attempt, and the mo ...more
The story, of course, chiefly owes its fame to the glorious 1968 film adaptation. I have seen varying opinions on which is 'better,' so may as well throw my own opinion onto the pile. My take is quite simple: both are fantastic. Boulle's novel and the film (as well as the film's sequels, the television shows, the film novelisations, the Burton reboot attempt, and the mo ...more
Classic sci-fi. Different than the movie. Very interesting to read.
Sci-fi classics. In my opinion the movie dated slightly better than the book.
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