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I'm Thinking of Ending Things (The Book)

I read this one a few weeks ago, but wanted to wait until I saw the movie before diving into my thoughts. Both start extremely similar, down to some exact word-for-word scenes, and the plot points are all the same, but the movie takes some creative license to show what’s going on for the main characters mentally that the book doesn't. This works in favor for both the book and movie. In the book's case you're left guessing, confused, and trying to pick apart every tiny detail til the very end. The author is continuously sneaking small details/hints past you without raising alarm, and at the end I found myself looking back to see a whole different story. This isn't to say I didn't see the twist coming, but it was done in a way that left plenty of good stuff to pick apart after you‘ve finished.

@NO_USER_YET

Oct 2, 2020

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I CAPTURE THE CASTLE BY DODIE SMITH

the plot is simple, it’s set in the ‘30s in a crumbling castle in the english countryside, and it’s written in journal format 💚

@geni

1d ago

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Watch movies for books you've forgotten

Don't re-read the book first! Take the movie for what it is! It's been 10 years or so since I read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. I remember really enjoying the book, but I spent the whole movie being like "wait, did this happen? is this new? why don't I remember this? wouldn't it have impacted me enough to remember reading it?". I really thought they must have changed a lot about the story, but eventually I forgot about comparing it to the book and just enjoyed the movie, and it was so good. It was really nice to not get hung up on the details I'd long forgotten anyway. After looking it up online, I see some things were changed (and I do consider one of these changes to be a pretty substantial one, and it was upsetting to watch but I think it gave depth to one of the main characters and how his experience with accepting himself was different from the other's) but it was apparently a mostly faithful* adaptation. So I guess I just got to experience this beautiful story for the first time all over again! How many times do we find ourselves wishing we could do that? Anyway some of the smaller supporting actors aren't the greatest but beyond that it's SUCH a good movie. I'd recommend getting your hands on the DVD (I checked it out from my library--that's a separate rec) because it has such a sweet, tender, and beautifully cinematic DELETED scene that I'm honestly hurt that they cut from the main movie. Also, I'm going to see if my library has the book available because I need to refresh myself on that clearly lol *Okay someone on reddit thinks that the way Ari was impacted by Dante and then fell in love with Dante as a byproduct of that was "lost" in the movie compared to the book? But I definitely disagree, because I picked up on that tonight for sure. And there are some other really minor complaints regarding characterization and even the set dressing? "The big mirror in his room doesn't make sense" bestie it's on screen for 2 seconds and no one ever mentions it, it's not important! You're dinging the movie for that? So despite this person who says "85% of the movie is bad," I think if you read and loved the book as a teenager, you should definitely watch the movie as soon as you can. <3

@random-gay-nerd

3d ago

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finding notes in secondhand books

To Tom with all my love (only you know what that means!) Buffy i wonder if tom knew what that meant...

@stellarred

Dec 27, 2024

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so like what if i shared a notes app poem here?

My hair settled much like goose feathers this morning And I ruffled my slick hair, waded into the bath To tilt my swan neck back Letting the faucet graze my shoulder

@stellarred

Dec 21, 2024

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chopped after hours

it's the tv show chopped, but the judges do challenges while drinking wine and being goofy it's just pros fucking around with each other but still making amazing dishes it's hilarious

@stellarred

Dec 24, 2024