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rubykatewriting) wrote2007-01-12 11:37 am
rubykatewriting) wrote2007-01-12 11:37 am
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"You can tell which girls lack mothers by the look of their hair."
They're adapting The Secret Life of Bees into a movie. David Gordon Green is handling the adaptation, which gives me a smidgen of hope that the novel won't be completely ruined in the transfer.
But.
This book is one of those that I felt so close to while I was reading it, and when I finished, it was like saying farewell to a beloved friend. I'm reluctant to see the transformation because I know they're going to change things - it's inevitable - and not necessarily in the bad way either. It could be a wonderful film with its own magic and I may even love it. It's just that kind of outcome is such a rarity.
For every The Virgin Suicides there is Where the Heart Is, and I really hope The Secret Life of Bees turns out to be an example of the former.
But.
This book is one of those that I felt so close to while I was reading it, and when I finished, it was like saying farewell to a beloved friend. I'm reluctant to see the transformation because I know they're going to change things - it's inevitable - and not necessarily in the bad way either. It could be a wonderful film with its own magic and I may even love it. It's just that kind of outcome is such a rarity.
For every The Virgin Suicides there is Where the Heart Is, and I really hope The Secret Life of Bees turns out to be an example of the former.
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