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  Iratheawesome15 января 2019 г.

  I saw the movie first and then, of course, had to read the book. It’s no wonder I cannot think of the novel without comparing it to its cinematographic relative. Regardless of the fact that it actually is a film worth watching, it is quite loosely based on the original opus and in the end, those are two different creations. The Netflix’s motion picture took a serious step towards light-heartedness and romance concentrating mostly on Juliet’s mesmerizing smile and Dawsey’s perfect hair and dazzling eyes. Actors are a pleasure to look at and Lily James is such a darling. The novel, however, is a story of bravery, strength, courage to continue living when your loved ones are gone. It’s a story about people with such titanium will that one can make everlasting nails out of it. The story of survival and maintaining humanity in such dark times when humanity seems nonexistent. Cliché for sure but it is what it is: life goes on no matter what, and something new and beautiful can emerge out of ruins and despair. The more I read the more I had a feeling that the book has indeed more in common with del Toro’s ultimate masterpiece “Pan’s Labyrinth” than with the actual adaptation. Both show gruesome reality; the ways to cope with it are different though. To top that all, I loved Juliet’s sense of humor. To be honest, I wish I could be like her. I wish I could be like all of the main characters. In fact, I wish I could visit the Guernsey of 1946 and inevitably fall in love with the place, its amazing pure-hearted residents and absolutely irresistible Mr. Darcy... oh, I mean Dawsey Adams.

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