Trudy is me. I never knew he had it in him, honestly.
You never know if a girl's gonna say 'yes', or if she's gonna laugh in your face and pull out your still-beating heart and crush it into the ground with her heel.
Xander ,'Help'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
erikaj - Sep 23, 2004 6:57:02 am PDT #5978 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
§ ita § - Sep 23, 2004 6:59:01 am PDT #5979 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Have you read The Shawshank Redemption? How does it compare to the movie, for any who have?
Connie Neil - Sep 23, 2004 7:06:22 am PDT #5980 of 10002
brillig
I've read the original story "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption," though it's been a while. It's from Red's POV and I don't remember if there was the scandal with the warden in the story. They did need to flesh it out a little to fill a movie. But IIRC Red's story and hte ending follow the story quite well.
The story ends with Red on the bus, leaving town and contemplating that the biggest gift DuFresnes (spell?) gave him is hope. The reunion on the beach isn't in the story.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 23, 2004 7:06:30 am PDT #5981 of 10002
What is even happening?
I remember the book being better than the movie, even though I really like the movie.
Susan W. - Sep 23, 2004 7:06:37 am PDT #5982 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
It's been years since I read it, but I thought the story was less lyrical--though not really in a bad way. I thought each version of the story was the right one for its format.
Connie Neil - Sep 23, 2004 7:07:45 am PDT #5983 of 10002
brillig
Is that collection 'Different Seasons'? Everything from that collection's been made into a movie--"Apt Pupil" and the story that became "Stand By Me"--except "Breathing Lessons," which would be a bit grim for anything but "Tales from the Crypt."
Nutty - Sep 23, 2004 7:21:13 am PDT #5984 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I have a Stephen King tome I still haven't opened yet, because it's so big and I don't feel that compelled to make such a time commitment. I guess, reading him these days, I feel like there's a low signal-to-noise ratio, and unlike romance novels, it's hard to skim horror/adventure novels and find the key scenes still comprehensible. So, I'm waiting for the day I'm stranded in a bus terminal in Des Moines to start it.
What I'm in the middle of right now is Matt Ruff's Set This House in Order, right in the middle, where I've had rather an interesting surprise. I thought I was So Smart, detecting little details in the two narratives, but this one completely blindsided me. We'll see how that pans out.
Fred Pete - Sep 23, 2004 7:21:24 am PDT #5985 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Is that collection 'Different Seasons'?
That's where the stories are from. "Breathing Lessons" could make a fine movie, but nobody would know how to market it.
askye - Sep 23, 2004 7:24:23 am PDT #5986 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
What's Breathing Lessons about?
justkim - Sep 23, 2004 7:26:05 am PDT #5987 of 10002
Another social casualty...
I read "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" back when Stand by Me was out (the story is was adpated from was "The Body"). I read three of the four stories in Different Seasons, and I loved loved loved "Rita Hayworth and ..."
After I saw the film, I reread the story, and I was amazed by how much Darabont expanded the story and still had it remain true. There are some differences, most notable (for me) is the difference in the length Andy was in prision. Overall, I think I prefer the movie more, because it is so much richer in its detail. And, I admit it, I'm a sucker for the opera scene.