For
me, the problem with reading a book that has been turned into a movie
I'm quite familiar with is that the whole thing becomes a comparative
study. (The book's cover does nothing to help with this.) But at least
this book acquits itself well on that basis. It's different enough from
the movie that I stayed interested in the story for its own sake, and
became interested in discovering this version of Vianne for herself. The
novel switches between Vianne's and Reynaud's voice — in the novel,
Reynaud is a priest — and there is no doubt who we are meant to sympathize
with.
For
me, the problem with reading a book that has been turned into a movie
I'm quite familiar with is that the whole thing becomes a comparative
study. (The book's cover does nothing to help with this.) But at least
this book acquits itself well on that basis. It's different enough from
the movie that I stayed interested in the story for its own sake, and
became interested in discovering this version of Vianne for herself. The
novel switches between Vianne's and Reynaud's voice — in the novel,
Reynaud is a priest — and there is no doubt who we are meant to sympathize
with.