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A review by trayceebee
Czułe słówka by Larry McMurtry
5.0
Oddly, I picked this book up when I was feeling blue, hoping to read something light and cheery. I *knew* that the movie always made me cry (like, UGLY cry), but I also laughed quite a bit when watching it, so I hoped I'd find some laughter in spite of the tears while reading this book.
Amazingly, I found far more laughter than I'd ever expected! I always loved Emma's character (Debra Winger in the film), and I found Aurora to be, at the very least, interesting (Shirley MacLaine). But their characters in this book were far more developed than in the movie. I truly enjoyed reading about each of them individually, as well as their interactions with each other. Naturally, I pictured them looking much like the actors who played them in the movie, and that was alright. It worked.
Larry McMurtry certainly wrote a masterpiece with this book. The introduction of the book pointed out that this is actually the third in a trilogy.... I may or may not pick up the other two. All I know for sure is that, from beginning to end, I loved the characters, the descriptions of various scenes, the events, and the relationships! I'm so thrilled that I own a copy of this book, as I'll likely come back to it again in the future!!!
Amazingly, I found far more laughter than I'd ever expected! I always loved Emma's character (Debra Winger in the film), and I found Aurora to be, at the very least, interesting (Shirley MacLaine). But their characters in this book were far more developed than in the movie. I truly enjoyed reading about each of them individually, as well as their interactions with each other. Naturally, I pictured them looking much like the actors who played them in the movie, and that was alright. It worked.
Larry McMurtry certainly wrote a masterpiece with this book. The introduction of the book pointed out that this is actually the third in a trilogy.... I may or may not pick up the other two. All I know for sure is that, from beginning to end, I loved the characters, the descriptions of various scenes, the events, and the relationships! I'm so thrilled that I own a copy of this book, as I'll likely come back to it again in the future!!!