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[–] 3 points 9 months ago* (6 children)

easy one: Jurassic Park (1993)

I had read the book, maybe, a dozen times before the film came out, and holy shit was I disappointed. crushed, really. Not just in what they changed, but also what they left out. it totally ruined for me books adapted to film. any time I see a film based on a book I've read, I'm always let down.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    oh man I was so disapointed in the book compared to the moive. I feel crichton has great ideas but is not a good writer. It is one of the few writers where I prefer the movies.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    Try reading "The Great Train Robbery."

    He wrote it as if it were a factual reconstruction of an actual crime. Long passages on things like rat baiting, penny hangs, tipping servants, and other Victoriana

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