Yeah English Patient remains among my favorite books. Didn't love the movie.
Not in the cliche "WAAAH, THEY CHANGED THINGS" way of prissy book-loving people. But as I said earlier, none of the things I liked about the book were filmable. The filmable story is a different story, and requires a different kind of storytelling. I'm generally okay with that but, yawn. A large percentage of the book only slightly involves the characters and who's doing what to whom. A movie is generally going to be about the stuff that happens. But there are so many cool things in the text that aren't about stuff happening or people saying things.
― actually, it's "in which we're livin'." (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 8 November 2021 19:54 (two years ago) link
I love Coming Through Slaughter and In the Skin of A Lion so much but really struggled with The English Patient. This is making me want to give it another go.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Monday, 8 November 2021 21:23 (two years ago) link
i would try reading the english patient becauee someone i know was very into ondaatje's poetry but i dont think i could make it through a whole novel of ralph fiennes
― plax (ico), Tuesday, 9 November 2021 21:24 (two years ago) link
You can picture something more soothing instead, like the sound of oven cleaner hitting a cast iron pan
― suggest bainne (gyac), Tuesday, 9 November 2021 21:25 (two years ago) link
ok taking notes
― plax (ico), Tuesday, 9 November 2021 21:27 (two years ago) link