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luananki's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
i’m not sure what i expected but i enjoyed the movie a lot more than the book.
it was nice learning more about luisa’s and isabela’s emotions and watching things unravel from their perspectives.
but the songs missing takes so many feelings away and the story lost a bit of its magic along the way.
even though i don’t agree with some of the changes that were made in the story, i believe i enjoyed the ending of the book a bit more than the one in the movie
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Grief
Moderate: Death
nikexistiertnik's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
i read the book in addition to the movie, because i loved it so much.
it was a really quick read, due to it's simple writing style - it is a children's book after all - though i gotta admit, sometimes the writing was just poor and a little bit repetitive (i don't think i've ever read the word "chasm" this often).
obviously, you can't really put songs into books like this, and sometimes the translation into a written scene worked really well - i liked the one at the end for example -, and sometimes it didn't quite satisfy - we don't talk about bruno remains unmatched.
what kind of bugs me are some of the changes that were made in general. some really iconic one-liners weren't put in (might be fine for others, but i was really missing one or two iconic sentences) and in some scenes, the meaning was changed altogether - for example isabela going for the candle before mirabel even starts walking; in the movie, mirabel begins running to the candle and isabela only then starts to move, which can be interpreted as her either trying to save the candle or mirabel, and i honestly think it's kind of sad that the book didn't leave room for interpretation there - which was pretty disappointing at times.
i really love that dolores and camilo get to say something about their struggle at the end of the book and i honestly adore the overall changes that the auther made for the ending, with dolores talking so much that only mariano wants to work beside her, their relationship seems a lot less forced this way
in general, i think the different perspectives definitely added a little bit to the story, but honestly did not make that big of a difference.
so, to conclude, the book did add to and at the same time took away from the story, and while i am definitely not blown away, i am really happy i read it.
it was a really quick read, due to it's simple writing style - it is a children's book after all - though i gotta admit, sometimes the writing was just poor and a little bit repetitive (i don't think i've ever read the word "chasm" this often).
obviously, you can't really put songs into books like this, and sometimes the translation into a written scene worked really well - i liked the one at the end for example -, and sometimes it didn't quite satisfy -
what kind of bugs me are some of the changes that were made in general. some really iconic one-liners weren't put in (might be fine for others, but i was really missing one or two iconic sentences) and in some scenes, the meaning was changed altogether -
i really love that dolores and camilo
in general, i think the different perspectives definitely added a little bit to the story, but honestly did not make that big of a difference.
so, to conclude, the book did add to and at the same time took away from the story, and while i am definitely not blown away, i am really happy i read it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment and Grief
Minor: Death
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