The Book


I just finished reading the novel, and I must say it was one of the best I've read in long time. I have never seen the movie, I just learned that there was one, and was surprised to see John Travolta in the lead role. I also noticed that they changed the names of some characters, and from what I have read of the summaries, it looks like there are scenes in the movie that aren't included in the original story. I was curious whether there was anyone else out there who has read the book, and seen the movie -- are there major differences? Is the movie any good? Worth the rental fee?

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The book is 10 times better than the movie. There are significant changes from the book (most notably the ending), and many times it's unclear why the changes were made at all. Some of the parts that were exactly like the book seemed awkward and contrived. Almost none of the characters were how I envisioned them. IMO, this was a very poor translation of a great story despite the famous cast members.

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