Ok, so when I watched this movie, I was utterly confused at what was going on. I picked up the book. It was short, and I figured I'd see if there was anything to make it rise in my opinion. Spoiler: not really.
In general, the characters are the same. Lorelei is a gold digger (but she doesn't solely gravitate toward diamonds), and Dorothy is described as unrefined. Lorelei is trying to improve her mind by becoming educated, so she meets various men. She uses them for their knowledge and shopping. It's supposed to be satirical, and I guess the humor just didn't hit with me. Also, her typos drove me insane.
When I looked back over my movie review, I noticed they did include Henry Spofford, but he was the child. Odd. Taking that into consideration, I still wasn't a fan. But for different reasons, because the stories were different. I mean, there was a tiara "fiasco" in there, but it didn't follow the same beats as the movie, and the whole courtroom scene was pulled out of nowhere. This just ends up being a strange experience overall, and I'm not sure why it's a classic. It just went over my head, I guess.
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