A review by clt677
Sophie's Choice by William Styron

2.0

It is rare that I like a movie better than the book, but in this case it is true. If you want to know what Sophie's choice was, rent the movie. The book was insufferable. It got to the point where I was skimming the pages, except for the parts that actually dealt with Sophie. There is such endless prose in describing things. It's as if Styron couldn't quite pick the adjective he wanted to use so he used them all. Personally, I couldn't care less about Stingo's awakening or whatever you want to call it. This should have been titled Stingo's Self-Absorbed Story and Oh By the Way Sophie Makes a Crippling Choice. I am giving this 2 stars instead of just 1 because the parts dealing with Sophie's flashbacks were quite gripping. Unfortunately there just wasn't enough of it.