Since I saw the movie before I started reading the book I thought I knew exactly what would happen in the end... But little did I know. The ending of this book was for sure not the same as in the movie. And I have to say I prefer the end the movie gave. It was more of a happy ending in the move then in the book. I've also come to the conclusion that this book is really sad. There isn't many things that happens in the book that is joyful, everything is about the dreadful past or the dreadful present where they can't seem to understand the world. Pretty deep actually, normally I don't like sad books but this one I liked. I didn't even realize just how sad this story actually is until the end. Especially now when it ended far more worse then the film.
As I told you just before I don't normally read this kind of books, so my answer to the question how this book is compared to others in the same genre would be kind of misleading. But I do read a lot of books, so I can guess. And my guess is that, from what I know, books that are based on a true story always is more touching. And that I can sign on to, because this book was indeed touching. Somehow I find it easier to be touched and cry to love stories, so this time I didn't get touched to such an extent that I cried. But I got moved, and I felt helpless, for not being able to change what happened in the past. Whenever I hear about the second world war, and about the awful thing Hitler did to the Jews, I just wish I could have been there to do something. I know it would have been impossible, 'cause there already were people there that tried to help but got killed for it. So it's pretty vain to think that I could have changed anything, but that doesn't stop me from feeling somewhat guilty.

The question is whether the book would be as good if it had a happy end? I myself think that a book with an unhappy ending could be better than then a book with a happy ending.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile can movies be too serious if they end up unhappy.
I recognize myself in your problem! I have never read a book with similar character as Dorian Grey and I understand your difficulty to compare the book to another.
//Öljemark
Good work with the blog! I'm sorry it tokk me a while to figure out how I was supposed to be able to comment, but I made a few remarks in the previous posts if you like to have your teacher's feed back.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think could be the reason to change the end in the movie?
/Camilla