Comments on dolce bellezza: Shutter Island by Dennis LeHane

I loved this book!! I love all of Lehane's mys...

2012-01-15T19:37:10.619-06:00

I loved this book!! I love all of Lehane's mysteries, but this one knocked me off my chair. The movie was quite good, too.

BTW, I had several of your posts marked to comment on, but too much time has passed. Let me just say that I loved your Christmas Past post. Your son cracks me up ("Look at Miss Ten and Two...She'll be reading on her island tomorrow."). And he has grown up, hasn't he? Remember when you were so worried about him graduating from high school? I'm happy you two are so close.

xoxo

I bought this after seeing the preview for the mov...

2012-01-06T23:10:43.780-06:00

I bought this after seeing the preview for the movie - still haven't seen or read either of them!

I can imagine that the translation to film would n...

2012-01-06T17:08:19.101-06:00

I can imagine that the translation to film would not be able to match the novel. Glad that you liked it as much as i did!

I absolutely loved Shutter Island. The movie, on t...

2012-01-06T17:07:17.684-06:00

I absolutely loved Shutter Island. The movie, on the other hand, was such a disappointment. Lehane really knows how to string you along, and his beautifully crafted story wasn't translated to the screen very well.

Ally, it's my secret hunch that almost all goo...

2012-01-06T07:23:46.611-06:00

Ally, it's my secret hunch that almost all good movies follow the novel that came first. I mean, look, they're even producing Les Miserables now. I want to ask Hollywood, "Did you run out of good scripts?" But, I guess I'm just a book snob that way. I enjoy film, but I love literature.

Diane, I hope you were able to see the film aft...

2012-01-06T07:22:08.398-06:00
Diane, I hope you were able to see the film after reading the book. I wouldn't want the surprise to be spoiled in either case, and I'm wondering which you preferred.

I didn't know the movie, which I found quite i...

2012-01-06T06:25:16.928-06:00
I didn't know the movie, which I found quite intriguing, was based on a book... I guess most good movies are :)

Loved the book and the movie. Glad u did as well. ...

2012-01-06T06:03:52.586-06:00
Loved the book and the movie. Glad u did as well.

Love your new header for 2012!

Vasilly, the only other book I've read by him ...

2012-01-05T21:03:51.790-06:00
Vasilly, the only other book I've read by him is Mystic River which I enjoyed, but this was much better. I hope you can find a copy in your library.

Dennis Lehane is an amazing writer. I hope to get ...

2012-01-05T21:01:41.408-06:00
Dennis Lehane is an amazing writer. I hope to get to Shutter Island one day soon.

Arti, love your non-intended pun! Trust you to see...

2012-01-05T20:29:14.603-06:00
Arti, love your non-intended pun! Trust you to see the film, too! ;)

Kay, my son saw the film and when we discussed it ...

2012-01-05T20:28:47.026-06:00
Kay, my son saw the film and when we discussed it over dinner tonight he said it seemed to follow the movie fairly closely. The thing to watch for, according to him, were the effects. Visual stuff always grabs me extraordinarily fiercely, so I wonder if I'll eve watch the film.

Kailana, it's fairly short...it only took me a...

2012-01-05T20:27:37.324-06:00
Kailana, it's fairly short...it only took me a day and a half because I couldn't stop reading.

Terri, I do love books I can't put down (next ...

2012-01-05T20:27:01.337-06:00
Terri, I do love books I can't put down (next to the ones which make me think, and/or offer solutions to society). The problem is finding one which is a true shocker!

I've seen the movie, which is very well done I...

2012-01-05T19:21:07.841-06:00
I've seen the movie, which is very well done I must say. The ingenuity of the plot is intact I presume, since the ending of the movie is quite a surprise. I haven't read the book, but have bought it and given it as a gift to a friend who's crazy about the movie. (no pun intended.)

I will have to read this at some point. Good revie...

2012-01-05T18:06:32.687-06:00
I will have to read this at some point. Good review!

I've meant to read this one for a long time. ...

2012-01-05T16:04:36.481-06:00
I've meant to read this one for a long time. Perhaps this year and then watch the movie, yes?

Don't you just love books you can't put do...

2012-01-05T15:08:33.853-06:00
Don't you just love books you can't put down? Sounds like a good one to keep you guessing!

Parrish, if there's one thing I loathe (and ac...

2012-01-05T14:42:29.753-06:00
Parrish, if there's one thing I loathe (and actually, there are many) it's a book that's been written after the film. Ew! This was a novel before the film was made, and I can see why movie poeple (whoever they are) would choose to produce it. It's so exciting! It's so unexpected! It's so mind-bending. Loved it.

Simplerpastimes, I wanted to see the movie too, bu...

2012-01-05T14:40:55.716-06:00
Simplerpastimes, I wanted to see the movie too, but I was too chicken! Scary movies really scare me. Really. This book was just the ticket for a thrilling ride without the nightmares. (Yet.)

Thought this was a movie, didn't realise it wa...

2012-01-05T14:37:17.687-06:00
Thought this was a movie, didn't realise it was a book as opposed to some movie script, sounds interesting.

I've been wanting to read this since I saw the...

2012-01-05T14:22:48.590-06:00
I've been wanting to read this since I saw the movie trailer (I haven't seen the movie), but for some reason, I never think to check it out. Glad to hear you liked it so much--maybe I'll remember to look for it now!

Mystica, isn't it a wonderful surprise when th...

2012-01-05T13:48:47.119-06:00
Mystica, isn't it a wonderful surprise when the library has the books one wants?! I hope you like it once you open it up; I thought it was un-putdownable. If that's a word.

The library has it! first hurdle over now to pick ...

2012-01-05T13:47:30.056-06:00
The library has it! first hurdle over now to pick it up.

Sara, it's kind of scary, but more in a psycho...

2012-01-05T12:56:41.068-06:00
Sara, it's kind of scary, but more in a psychological thriller kind of way. I think you'll like it.