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holgerhaase 's review for:
Nightmare Alley
by William Lindsay Gresham
After watching the truly classic adaptation of 1947 and the just ok recent one by Guillermo Del Toro all in the last couple of months I thought it was time to finally read the original novel. Absolutely love the way all the chapters get introduced by a Tarot card.
Without wanting to spoil any details, reading this novel it becomes obvious that Del Toro's version is not so much a new adaptation of the book but a remake of the first film. Virtually all the digressions and omissions are carried over. One even wonders whether he had actually read the book as nothing new from it is added (regretfully) and the very few times he adds something that is neither in the book nor the 1947 film (e.g. the fate of Stanton's father) it is to its detriment.
Without wanting to spoil any details, reading this novel it becomes obvious that Del Toro's version is not so much a new adaptation of the book but a remake of the first film. Virtually all the digressions and omissions are carried over. One even wonders whether he had actually read the book as nothing new from it is added (regretfully) and the very few times he adds something that is neither in the book nor the 1947 film (e.g. the fate of Stanton's father) it is to its detriment.