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Books (2005-2007)

Jan 03, 2008 10:30

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black_kitten January 4 2007, 05:42:35 UTC

I love:
Tracy Chevalier.
Helen Fielding.
Janet Fitch.
Arthur Golden.
Slyvia Plath.

maware January 4 2007, 18:31:37 UTC

Which of Tracy Chevalier's novels have you read? I was trying to decide which I like best, but I can't really choose.

black_kitten January 4 2007, 23:48:34 UTC

I've read all of hers, my favorite I would be "Girl With A Pearl Earring" and "Falling Angels" but I love them all.

maware January 5 2007, 18:45:20 UTC

I think I'd go with Girl With a Pearl Earring myself. I really liked the way Chevalier explored the completely passive situation Griet was in. I liked Falling Angels because of the setting and the characters, but I found it was told from too many perspectives. While that allowed a lot of the story to be told, I just found having such short bursts of narration from so many people was a little bit annoying.

black_kitten January 6 2007, 07:55:35 UTC

Did you see the movie "Girl With A Pearl Earring"? I liked it but I didn't like how they changed the ending.

maware January 6 2007, 10:43:25 UTC

I only saw a little snatch of it, bit from what I could see, Scarlett Johnanson and Colin Firth were doing a good job. How did they change the ending?

black_kitten January 6 2007, 11:33:42 UTC

They did a fantastic job, I love them both.
It's not that big, in the book she gets summoned to the house and the wife gives her the earrings then and so forth.
In the movie the maid/cook brings them to her.
It just bothered me.
I know they changed a few other things too but I can't recall off the top of my head.
But yes you should see the movie soon.

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