This was good. Very good.I am not a big Tom Cruise fan and was disappointed when I saw he was the main guy in this one...yet it all worked out. The story was not one I'd heard in school...only in passing, reading about the war.
Though I know my people were stateside by the time this occurred...it still feels like 'my' history.
Check it out.
I always believe the book is better than the movie...and this is no exception. It does, however, add a different dimension to the story. I liked it a lot.I like the music as well...and, much like a Harry Potter movie, am driven to re-read the book after seeing this interpretation.
Seriously, I've never been one for a romance book...and this is definitely not a Harlequin or anything...but I may just have to pick up a Jane Austen-just to see.
If you haven't read it--indulge yourself. The movie is good too.
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I didn't realize this was based on a Jane Austen book. Which one? I need a good book right now.
Cole: Loosely Twilight is based on P&P. Here's a concise version of what I've heard the author say were her inspirations:
According to the author, her books are "about life, not death" and "love, not lust". Each book in the series was inspired by and loosely based on a different literary classic: Twilight on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice; New Moon on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet; Eclipse on Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights; and Breaking Dawn on a second Shakespeare play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Meyer also states that Orson Scott Card and L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series are a big influence on her writing.
Take a break...read Twilight!!
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Well, I think I am going to read it and make my own comparison.I am quite familar with P&P so I will see how loose or how close it is.
Cole: Brilliant! I miss being able to talk books with friends!
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