The good thing about the Charlton Heston version is the
ending is different, so people who've seen it won't be
spoiled for the novel!
--- Bludis Jack <
buildsnburns@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have not read this one in thirty years, but
it
> is a book that comes back to me in toto
whenever
> I hear the title.
>
> As for attention being brought to the book by
the
> films--Well, I saw the Charleton Heston film
not
> long after I read the book, and it was a
terrible
> disappointment.
>
> What stuck with me while reading the book was
the
> feeling of dread of "What is this guy going to
do
> to get out of it."
>
> Scary. And the conclusion--although blown by
one
> of the posts here--is one of the most
satisfying
> conclusions I can remember to any novel.
>
> This was one of those books that I don't
think
> you can bring to the screen. Too many people
know
> the ending, and if you know it ahead of time,
it
> is not nearly as scary nor is it as
significant.
>
> Jack Bludis
>
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