Have seen it Oddy it's not bad I prefer the book, but it's rare for films to top or match the books they're based on. Godfather and Sleepers are two I can think of off the top of me head that manage it. They're making a tv show based on Shutter Island too
Yeah, I know what you mean about film v book. The wife and I have both read the book about the 100 Year Old Bloke....................... you know the one. We are just debating whether to watch the film or not .......................
Shutter Island is a good film. As is most of LDs. I didn't realize it was based on a book. May read that next, as i was looking for a new book on the kindle. Just read 'I Am Pilgrim', which was fantastic. Well recommended from me.
I think that, regardless of the story, reding a book is just a much more personal experience because of the amount of time it takes, compared to watching a film. When reading a good book, the author carefully crafts each of the characters, he builds the story and draws you in, sometimes so much so that you can hardly put the book down. Some of the greatest books I have read have, quite literally, taken over my life for a couple of weeks. Compare that to 2 hours on the big screen and I think the book will always win as a life experience.
Couldn't agree more, there's no comparison really. BTW, read that trilogy by Ken Follett a couple of years ago, I think it was. Great read, a real history lesson especially of the middle-ages, which I must have done very little of at school. Book 3 on the early part of the last century, which included the Russian Revolution and WW1 (including the lead-ups to these epic events in history) was equally fascinating. Did you know that when Follett departed from the norm with his writings to do this, British publishers showed little interest, so he took a terrific gamble in taking around three years to write this trilogy. It was a German publisher who saw the potential, and this huge work was a great success with readers in Deutschland.
Might be a different trilogy you are thinking of Swanny? The Century Trilogy starts in 1914 (Part 1: Fall Of Giants), and part 3 isn't yet released (although coming very soon). I can also heartily recommend Simon Scarrow's Quartet on Napoleon and Wellington - superbly written and absolutely riveting. Details here on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scarrow-Wellington-Napoleon-Quartet-Collection/dp/B005HNAB8G
Are these a fiction based on fact series like the Conn Iggulden books on Julius Caesar and Ghengis Khan?
Well I'm damned, Oddy, got my trilogies all mixed up. I thought Book 1 was "The Pillars Of The Earth, Book 2 "World Without End", and Book 3 was "Fall Of Giants". These were the three books I was referring to, thought that was Follett's trilogy! So, I guess I have Books 2 and 3 of this Century Trilogy still to read; hope I've got that right! "Fall Of Giants" is a great read, now I know I've read that! Actually, I wondered why things took a leap from the middle-ages to the early part of the last century. Anyway, got a couple more of his books still to read, that's great! Thanks for the book recommendations. I, in turn, recommend the books of Alan Furst, if you like first-class spy/espionage stuff. Think I have read every book he has written starting with his magnificent "Night Soldiers" (1988) and "Dark Star" (1991). Have read all the books he has written since these first two. Man, this guy puts in a terrific amount of research work before he starts a novel.
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