Curiously Different
Cover via Amazon
We finally sat down tonight and watched The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I had requested it from the library, but then Beth bought it, so I canceled the request. Then, of course, since there was no due date, we didn't actually watch it. Until tonight.
While I was waiting for the movie, I got the story and read it, along with a bunch of other short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I really enjoyed the stories, but the Benjamin Button one didn't really stand out. It didn't really beg for a movie to be made, though the idea of a baby being born old and aging backwards is interesting. Besides the title, that's the only thing the movie has in common with the story. I'm still going to count it, though.
For the Summer Reading Program at the library, our library director always puts together a bingo card for the adult program. It contains squares saying 'Children's Book', 'Magazine Article', 'Watch a Musical', 'Attend a Library Program', etc. The goal is to do what each one of those squares says and fill up the entire card - its a 5x5 grid. Every year I start my bingo card, but I've never filled the whole thing up - so I never qualify for any of the prizes. Hopefully this year I can do better. I'm counting this movie for the square that says 'Movie based on a book' - it's close enough, right?
Looking at the book cover (different from the one I read) I guess the word is inspired by - not based on.
