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A review by tomhardygirl
Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis
1.0
How unfortunate this read was!
This is not to say this book is awfully written (though it’s hard to care for such flat characters with hardly enough depth to remember them) but to say, when measured against what it’s film version accomplished, this is merely a sore on the foot which must be acknowledged but hardly revered in the face of such its successor.
After loving the film adaptation, I thought I would enjoy the book, and yet, while appreciating the idea and thus—the source material, it must be appreciated that Luca made something out of almost nothing. Each element that made the film so compelling was a component of the book either entirely altered or even newly implemented; and I must say, these changes to the plot made all the world’s difference. I know the argument can be made that perhaps knowing these changes, I cannot unbiasedly give an accurate opinion or review, but almost always in cases such as this, where I have read the book after watching an adaption, it has held up under the weight of what is already loved—there are even times the books have benefitted from my already present fondness. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Bones and All; where the film is enticing, atmospheric, and compelling, the book is flat, too quick to care, and hardly memorable.
Enjoying the concept as much as I do, it’s sad how little I enjoyed the book, but it makes me all the more grateful for Luca’s adaptation and the performances within then.
This is not to say this book is awfully written (though it’s hard to care for such flat characters with hardly enough depth to remember them) but to say, when measured against what it’s film version accomplished, this is merely a sore on the foot which must be acknowledged but hardly revered in the face of such its successor.
After loving the film adaptation, I thought I would enjoy the book, and yet, while appreciating the idea and thus—the source material, it must be appreciated that Luca made something out of almost nothing. Each element that made the film so compelling was a component of the book either entirely altered or even newly implemented; and I must say, these changes to the plot made all the world’s difference. I know the argument can be made that perhaps knowing these changes, I cannot unbiasedly give an accurate opinion or review, but almost always in cases such as this, where I have read the book after watching an adaption, it has held up under the weight of what is already loved—there are even times the books have benefitted from my already present fondness. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Bones and All; where the film is enticing, atmospheric, and compelling, the book is flat, too quick to care, and hardly memorable.
Enjoying the concept as much as I do, it’s sad how little I enjoyed the book, but it makes me all the more grateful for Luca’s adaptation and the performances within then.