So my audiobook right now is Frankenstein and the quoted book, the eBook I‘m currently reading, has an author go on a rant about how movie adaptations replace the book in people‘s minds. This is a thought I have had repeatedly when reading classics that I was first exposed to through film. Frankenstein, Dracula, The Count of Monte Cristo, War of the Worlds, etc. “A new reality has been implanted.” #booksyncronicity #rantover
readinginthedark Yeah, I once had a twenty minute debate with a guy in one of my lit classes about the literary value of Jane Austen and, specifically, Pride and Prejudice. Because that‘s how long it took him to quote something at me that he deemed “unrealistic.” It was a quote from the 2005 movie, and he‘d never even read the book! At least he conceded at that point that he couldn‘t really judge without reading the book. Ridiculous! 7y
CSeydel @readinginthedark Oh heck no! What a twit! 7y
readinginthedark Ugh, yes! And in a Lit class! I was somewhat disillusioned. 7y
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