Helpful Score: 2
Such a good book! I loved every minute of it! It's written without quotation marks but so well done that it flows smoothly and doesn't confuse the reader. I wanted to read it before seeing the movie and I am so glad to have read it first. Although having seen previews it is hard not to picture Tom Hanks as the protagonist. A unique and wonderful story!
Editing as I have now watched the movie. Wow! The book is so much better than the movie. I was quite disappointed in the movie version
Editing as I have now watched the movie. Wow! The book is so much better than the movie. I was quite disappointed in the movie version
Helpful Score: 1
Fabulous story. So sad that I put it off so long before I finally got around to reading it. Even though the reviews were really good, the thought of reading a civil war/western type story just wasn't something that spoke to me. Shortly after I opened up this book though, I became immersed. It was so well written that the words just took me away. The characters stood out so well that I felt I knew every one of them. Such a joy to read from beginning to the end.