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Loved the book...always wanted to see a cinematic version


....of it but feared the adaptation trap some excellent stories suffer in transition.

To the screenwriter, producer, executives etc..
Please honor the book by maintaining its integrity and originality.

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Looking at the plot summary, it looks like the filmmakers made a lot of changes. The best format for the dense book would be a mini-series.

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I agree.

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I have not read the book, but have seen the movie and I thought it was good, confusing at parts but pretty good, Wendy Crewson was in it and she is one of my favorite actress.

**Bones: Objectively I'd say I'm very smart but it has nothing to do with my ass.**

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I have probably read the book fifteen or twenty times... It's my absolute favorite book and I've always thought that it would be great as a movie. Now, reading the synopsis of the T.V.film, I just have the feeling that the mood of the book is gone... I don't think I want to see this movie... I'll rather keep it the way I like it in my head! :)

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Oh, don't see the movie. I ADORE the book and have read it many times. The movie is so absolutely different than the book, it really would ruin it for you. To be fair, I really don't think it is possible to adapt this to a film, ever.

Or, if you want to see the movie, be prepared for disappointment.

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