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A review by skirmishgirl
Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics by Anonymous
3.0
Having seen the movie more than once, I was driven to read the book. That, and the numerous copies at the free book venue in town. So I grabbed it, and I read it. And it was a struggle.
It's not that the book is badly written, because it's not. But the film adaptation was so close that there wasn't much room for more in the book. There's one love story line that's not in the movie, but otherwise the vast majority of the movie is just like the book, thus removing the idea that the book is somehow superior.
If I hadn't seen the film, this might have been riveting, and it must have been revalatory when it came out. But now it just seems a little dated and a little trite.
It's not that the book is badly written, because it's not. But the film adaptation was so close that there wasn't much room for more in the book. There's one love story line that's not in the movie, but otherwise the vast majority of the movie is just like the book, thus removing the idea that the book is somehow superior.
If I hadn't seen the film, this might have been riveting, and it must have been revalatory when it came out. But now it just seems a little dated and a little trite.