I watched a version (1997) of this with my mom a while back, and she made a comment that stuck with me. She was expecting to watch a different version (that I didn't know existed), and she wondered which one was closer to the book.
This book is a mystery that revolves around the lives of three women. Their lives are intertwined in ways that come to light through the testimonies given by various witnesses to events. The main voices are Walter, the drawing master, and Marian, one of the women.
I was in danger of straining my eyes on this one. I didn't want to put it down. It was just too good. Collins took the time to make the various testimonies have different voices. I could imagine the different characters depending on how they were speaking.
A brief word about the movie. It was barely based on the book. I have no idea how you can take a story this amazing and change it to the extent they did. Don't get me wrong, I still have a special place in my heart for the movie. Since it's so different, I can actually think of it as a separate story. But now I'm anxious to get my hands on a copy of the other one and see what they did with the story.
Putting the movie aside, I loved this book. I loved the way it was put together, and I enjoyed the story itself. I can't think of many times when I was bored. That was one of the reasons that I was in danger of eye strain. There just weren't many good places to put it down. Great Book!
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