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Title: Not as good as the movie
Review: I adore the movie & wanted to love the book, but just couldn't. It just seemed monotonous & flat, almost too detailed sometimes in a boring way ... like Moby Dick (sorry to fans). I had to force myself to finish it, there wasn't enough complexity or realism to the characters but perhaps that is because I saw the movie first so had high expectations. I always recommend reading the book if you watch a movie based on one & usually the book is better, but for me this was the exception.
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