![]() I get what Shirley Jackson wanted to accomplish there, what kind of person he is, his character. Another thing that the adaptation does a better job with is Charles. In the movie, there were at least tiny attempts in giving some characters a reason to dislike them (e.g. Also, in the book, it struck me as odd that everybody in the village would have such a deep-rooted hate for the sisters. ![]() We don’t spend so much time with Merricat’s thoughts. First of all, I immediately liked the film better, precisely because of what I said just before. The story has the potential for a great adaptation (and Sebastian Stan’s in it), so I had to check that out as well. I was, however, really curious how this would turn out on screen. ![]() Quite often the main character is such a mood! But ultimately, I ended up finding her irritating and annoying in the novel and wished we wouldn’t spend so much time in her head/her thoughts. Because, by all means, I should have loved this book. Maybe it’s simply that her writing style doesn’t work for me. ![]() This is the second novel of hers that I read, and once more I am intrigued by the idea, but the execution just doesn’t hit the spot for me. ![]() I know many people love Shirley Jackson’s books but so far, their charm seems to elude me. I can definitely say that I liked the movie better than the novel, but I wasn’t too much into either, to be honest. I’m still not 100% sure how I feel about this. ![]()
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