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Originally Posted by missmacabre
I loved the books, they were a really easy read for me and normally fantasy novels are just too much detail for me to follow. Simplicity is a good thing sometimes. I just felt like with the movie they had to simplify it even more when condensing the story so it lost it's excitement. It's pretty but just not something I could get into.
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i used to love the books ... but i recently tried to read them again and - for me - i guess there's no going home again.
i think simplicity was the problem ... and you're right as far as how they would have to trim even a simple story to make it fit into the timeframe of a film ... but i have to say - i like kiddie lit - i've been reading a lot of it lately - screening books to see what my kid is ready for or not - and i have to say - youth fiction has come a long way. far more interesting and imaginitive than a lot of what came before.
a short while ago i read the 1st 3 narnia books intending to reread the series - but half way through A Horse and his Boy (or whatever it's called) i completely lost interest.
(i used to recommend these books to everyone !)