Title: Not Nearly as Good as the Movie
Product review: It is a strange occurrence when a book is inferior to the movie, but this proves exception to the rule. I picked up this novel after experiencing amazing film starring Robin Williams.The first thing that struck me is how Richard Matheson seems to believe this story is true and also how many people were quoted as breathlessly claiming that this book changed there life. To consider this anything more than interesting fantasy, it to relegate this book to New Age psycho-babble.To make matter worse, the characters aren't nearly as developed as in the film. Matheson also removed the subplot about the death of their children. That makes the wife's suicide more selfish and disrupts the emotional power of the story.Matheson's descriptions can't begin to describe the amazing visuals the film supplied. So in my judgement, by the DVD. Not the book.
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