It has been a long, long time since I had read this last. After seeing both of the recent movies I thought it might be good to revisit the novel and see how it lined up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first thing I thought when re-reading was that it has aged really well. It was hard to believe that this was written in the 1960s! There was a lot more action and intrigue than I remembered, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I liked reading about the characters that didn\u2019t really make the cut of the movies. However I did feel like the pace of the writing was a little uneven, with some surprising fast-forward moments that caught me off guard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the book there is a lot more time spent inside Paul\u2019s head, and although it gives more insight into his struggles it does seem a little ponderous at times. He doesn\u2019t come off as a likable character to me – he shows little wonder or excitement with the dramatic changes surrounding him, and seems to care very little about the death of his son – not exactly father of the year material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After a while I may get into the next book and see how it goes – I don\u2019t remember how many of the books in the series I have read, but I\u2019m willing to dig in a little deeper to see how it goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But in the meantime I\u2019m reading Take What You Need by Idra Novey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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