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E. T. - The Extra-Terrestrial by William Kotzwinkle

leafblade's review against another edition

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3.0

Empiezo con decir que no es de mis historias favoritas desde siempre. De chiquita le tenía miedo y, la vez que pude ver la película entera sin largarme a llorar, no me gustó para nada. Así que hace unos días decidí darle una oportunidad al libro.

En ningún momento me dejó a la expectativa, deseando seguir con el capítulo siguiente porque el actual había quedado en suspenso. Nunca deseé decir "un capítulo más" y quedarme leyendo hasta tarde. Un montón de libros me dieron esa sensación, pero este no fue uno de ellos.

Pero lo que sí vi buenísimo fue el desarrollo y el avance del pensamiento de E.T., aprendiendo a pensar como un humano, encerrándose con el Habla-Escribe y aprendiendo a hablar y a entender el idioma gracias a Gertie, su relación con Elliott (y cómo va creciendo mediante la conexión telepática, hasta el punto de enfermarse ambos con la misma gravedad), su admiración de alguna manera hacia Mary y, cómo no, su amor por los M&M. El hecho de que llegue un punto en el que se siente feo porque ya aprendió a ver todo con los parámetros de la Tierra dice mucho de él y de su capacidad de adaptación.
Michael también es un buen personaje, aunque tenga arranques extraños de "tenemos que entregar a este bicho". Se nota el cariño que le tiene a E.T y, aún más, lo mucho que le importa Elliott.

En conclusión, no es un mal libro pero tampoco es excelente. Las tres estrellas se las tiene merecidas.

charlie_dws's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kerry2046's review

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3.0

Could've been better but a nice companion to one of my favourite films and an incredibly lucky find in a second hand book shop :)

zzuzana's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing

4.0

vitaminlee's review against another edition

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3.0

Movie novelizations are fun for what they can do to add to the story, explain motivations, or add “deleted scenes” to the source material. This adds so much inner dialogue and motivation that is interesting, like his being a space botanist, but the non-existent but frequently discussed relationship dynamic between the mom and ET felt so out of place? I’m left asking why. It didn’t really add to the story and adds such a bizarre undertone.

kandicez's review against another edition

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5.0

This book is just as heartwrenching as the movie! I know it's an adaptation of themovie, not the other way around, but I always get more out of the written word than I do images on a screen.

izzybell's review against another edition

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funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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izzybell's review

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funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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amanda_m_harwood's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.0

fandomgalcentral's review against another edition

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2.0

I re-watched the movie after quite a few years away from it and decided to reread the novel (it's my second time through). I forgot how much different this is from the movie! I got through this book pretty quickly and I had a mixed reaction to it this time. There was a bit of the book I liked, then quite a bit I didn't. For example, the plot with E.T having an infatuation with Mary, the mother. What the flip is that? It made no sense to me and was a bit of an absurd subplot. Anyway, this time it was eh to say the least. One thing I did like however, was the beginning descriptions of the aliens. That made sense. So, to make this short, I prefer the film version. It makes more sense then most of this book. I know some won't agree, but I will do a video review on my thoughts on this book and all that.