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A review by randomdawdler
Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine
5.0
This is a quick and easy read. It's a kids book I suppose but one for slightly older kids (maybe 10+ or early teenage years) just in as much as it tackles divorce and the confrontations between mother and father. There are a few surprisingly long words (such as 'ostentatiously') but I liked this edition of the book as it (helpfully) has a glossary of these few words at the back. I either knew or had a rough idea what they meant but its good to see it for any younger readers who may have been mystified by their meaning. It certainly doesn't talk down to younger readers, which is always good.
I'm a fan of the film and I don't remember most of the storyline in the book, featuring in the film but I know film adaptations often don't entirely follow the plot structure of the book its based on - it will to an extent but often there are segments taken out or not featured at all. That made it more fun to read, imagining the late (great) Robin Williams depicting Mrs. Doubtfire and facing the situations featured in the book. I very much enjoyed reading this - I managed to read it all in barely 24 hours (its only 229 pages long), so yes, I'd certainly recommend it to others.
I'm a fan of the film and I don't remember most of the storyline in the book, featuring in the film but I know film adaptations often don't entirely follow the plot structure of the book its based on - it will to an extent but often there are segments taken out or not featured at all. That made it more fun to read, imagining the late (great) Robin Williams depicting Mrs. Doubtfire and facing the situations featured in the book. I very much enjoyed reading this - I managed to read it all in barely 24 hours (its only 229 pages long), so yes, I'd certainly recommend it to others.