Capatin corelli's madolin

greenshoes · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:07 pm Post subject:

I love this book by louis de bejournes(sp). The whole story of forbidden love and the horrors of war encapture me. It is a hard read at the start but once you start reading its super. The movie is entirely different to the novel and does it no justice.

Has anyone else read it???

madsue · Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:04 am Post subject:

This is another book I have tried to read, and started a few times!!!!! It was also one that I was going to stick on the worst book thread, but I couldn't spell it properly, and then thought as I hadn't read it I shouldn't!!! Sorry Guest

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GoldenChippie · Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:37 am Post subject:

I loved this book too - was hard going but worth it

and the Film was just pants!!!! absoutely hated it

greenshoes · Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 11:15 am Post subject:

the first 100 pages are hard going as they set the scene etc but once the story starts its amazing

shorty · Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:12 am Post subject:

oops I should try it again then...I abandoned it, just couldn't get into it.

Acorncup · Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:42 am Post subject:

I have read this book....it is brilliant!!!!

The war bits are rather gruesome, but the ending had me in tears .........

I always find it takes me a while to get into a new book though, so I kno what you mean.....
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greenshoes · Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:12 pm Post subject:

it is a tough going book but trust me its worth it.

GoldenChippie · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:06 am Post subject:

had a conversation with the man in the petrol station over the road from work the other day about going to Kefalonia - he said you know, where they filmed Captain Corellis Violin!!!

greenshoes · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:17 am Post subject:

lol

I would love to go to kefalonia to see where ther movie was set. As much as I hated the movie I did love the setting

Chelseagirl · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:50 am Post subject:

I didn't enjoy the film, thought it was slow and dull.

greenshoes · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:58 pm Post subject:

The film was so different from the book

blueheather · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:11 pm Post subject:

Agree with your Guest, this was one of the hardest ever books to get into but once you did I could not but the thing down, real tearjerker, we visited Kefalonia the year before I read the book which made it more interested. Agree again - didn't like the film at all
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Elaine · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:31 pm Post subject:

I loved Captain Corellis Mandolin the first time I read it, on a long lazy holiday in Turkey. I gave the book away once I'd read it, then bought it again when I got back to the UK. I read it every few months or so - just love it.
I also love Birds Without Wings - also by Louis de Bernieres. Similar style, different story.

I wouldn't watch either film (I believe Birds without Wings will be made into a film as well as Captain Corelli) because I'm always disappointed with films when I've already read the book. I prefer to let the authors descriptions direct me, rather than a moviemakers view.

Elaine

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