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Old 10-14-2008, 07:22 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I'm reading A Clockwork Orange, and I love it so far.
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Old 10-15-2008, 10:54 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I'm reading A Clockwork Orange, and I love it so far.
It's better than the movie imo....


I'm reading A Rebours right now on recommendation from a friend. It's pretty good so far.
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Old 10-16-2008, 01:01 PM   #3 (permalink)
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It's better than the movie imo...
I love the movie. But yes, the book was better.
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Old 10-19-2008, 02:06 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I love the movie. But yes, the book was better.
The books are always better than the film adaptations
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The books are always better than the film adaptations
Of course. Unless the book is bad. And so far, I have yet to see a good adaption of a bad book.
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Old 10-19-2008, 06:48 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Of course. Unless the book is bad. And so far, I have yet to see a good adaption of a bad book.
usually if the book is bad in the first place, the movie will be almost unwatchable

See: Eragon
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Old 10-20-2008, 02:08 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Of course. Unless the book is bad. And so far, I have yet to see a good adaption of a bad book.
The Godfather is an obvious choice to me, although the story is good, Puzo's prose is awful.
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