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Big Fish
Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions | Daniel Wallace
In his prime, Edward Bloom was an extraordinary man. He could outrun anybody. He never missed a day of school. He saved lives and tamed giants. Animals loved him, people loved him, women loved him. He knew more jokes than any man alive. At least thats what he told his son, William. But now Edward Bloom is dying, and William wants desperately to know the truth about his elusive fatherthis indefatigable teller of tall talesbefore its too late. So, using the few facts he knows, William re-creates Edwards life in a series of legends and myths, through which he begins to understand his fathers great feats, and his great failings. The result is hilarious and wrenching, tender and outrageous.
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plemmdog
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“ in the land of the dying, sentences go unfinished, you know how they‘re going to end.”

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Emmybird01
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4/5 for this one. I enjoyed this book. The relationship between a father and son is so complex. This was an interesting look into one. I have seen the movie also and enjoyed it too.

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Bookwormjillk
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Mehso-so

This was a pleasant quick read, but I must say the movie was much better.

LeslieO Did you watch Hometown Takeover on HGTV? Ben and Erin renovated the Big Fish house! 3y
Bookwormjillk @LeslieO Really?? So cool! I‘ll have to find that episode. 3y
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TieDyeDude
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#3books... That were turned into movies (that I enjoyed more than the book (even though the book was still pretty good))

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Skyrimir
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One of the rare instances where i like the movie over the book. Big Fish holds up and the rewatch has me laughing and crying by turns.

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Bookwormjillk
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Wow, I ordered Big Fish from paperbackswap.com and the sender included 4 extras. There are not enough readathons in the world to get through all of the books I have piled up during this quarantine!

Crazeedi That's very awesome! 4y
hes7 Wow, that‘s such kind surprise! 4y
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hissingpotatoes
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Panpan

2/5⭐ A fantastic idea buried in sub-par writing. I only recognized the thematic connective tissue because I'd seen the movie.

The stories are mostly bland, told in unconnected vignettes. The book tells Edward's stories through his son's eyes, distancing the reader from how Edward portrays himself.

The book also includes a lot of unnecessary detail that buries the main idea to almost invisibility.

Just watch the movie for this one.

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Graciouswarriorprincess
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NC Triangle area Littens! FYI on author events at Wake County Public Libraries. All events are free. Join North Carolina author Daniel Wallace as he shares his works of fiction including Big Fish. Explore the extraordinary themes of legends, myths, tall tales and the art of a story well told. The Author Showcase is the centerpiece of the Stories, Tales and Traditions fall program series. The event is free. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2ZwPDKX

Lcsmcat Thanks for sharing! 5y
Graciouswarriorprincess @Lcsmcat You‘re welcome! I already registered for all three events. It‘s funny because on Monday night at Quail Ridge, they were talking about the second author‘s book at their book club bash event. 5y
MallenNC That‘s awesome! I was just thinking I needed to try to get to more library events. 5y
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Graciouswarriorprincess @MallenNC Fantastic! I need to host another Litsy meet up as well! 5y
MallenNC @Graciouswarriorprincess That would be great! I will look for you if I end up at these library events. 5y
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Lova
Mehso-so

The book wasn‘t bad but this is one case where I feel like the movie was better.

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Chrissyreadit
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#bookfitnesschallenge my goal is to keep up with one mile a day. This is a busy 4 days, besides work and school, my daughter is 17 today (gulp) and She is performing all weekend in Big Fish for the youth summer program. (Middle girl in white). BUT!!!! I am not feeling overwhelmed, depressed or anxious or exhausted! All wins for about 8 weeks of developing habits!

TheSpineView Great goals! 5y
wanderinglynn Great job! 🙌🏻 And happy birthday to your daughter. 🥳🎂 Tell her to break a leg! 5y
Megabooks Awesome all around! 5y
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mabell Happy Birthday to your daughter! 🎉🎂🎁🎊 5y
Mitch Oh my - i'm so excited for you all - Happy Birthday to your multi talented daughter. 👏 👏 👏 👏 5y
Gissy Happy Birthday to your daughter!🎂🎈🎈🎈 5y
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Lova
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#nomakeup #nofilter #bookfitnesschallenge @wanderinglynn
During the summer this is pretty standard for the way I look. But I‘ll have to get back into the make up habit when school starts back up. Wouldn‘t want to scare the kids! 😂

BookwormAHN 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
wanderinglynn You‘re beautiful! ❤️ You would so not scare the kids. Thank you for sharing. 5y
Megabooks Pretty!! 5y
brit91 Beautiful!! 5y
sudi You look beautiful 💜 5y
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Lova
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1. An astronaut
2. A teacher
3. She‘d probably be pretty disappointed
4. Don‘t get sidetracked by boys
@DebbieGrillo @MinDea
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Susanita Boys will steer you wrong every time. 5y
Lova Exactly! Lol 5y
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Jerlynn
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The movie 'Big Fish' is one of my favorites, and I might say that I liked it better than the book. However, I really loved this book and the story Itself is irreplaceable to me, it's just that special.

JamieArc This is one of my favorite book to film adaptations as well (and I might also like the movie better). 5y
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gradcat
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#MayMovieMagic

(Day 17 - #HookedOnAFeeling)

*Of the many movies this song was used in, “Big Fish” was NOT one of them. But I ask you, who doesn‘t think of fishing when you hear the word “hooked?” Well, anyway, I do...which led me to the tagged book by Daniel Wallace. And that‘s how my brain works...😂

tournevis Magnificient movie! 5y
marleed Oh god pic and pick! 5y
gradcat @tournevis & @marleed Thanks guys 🙏! 5y
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Chrissyreadit Just watched this week- my daughter and I bawled. 5y
Cinfhen I think my brain and your brain need to meet for a coffee date!! They‘d be instant friends 🧠☕️💕 5y
RohitSawant Nice take on the prompt! 🙌🏼 5y
gradcat @Chrissyreadit It is terribly sad, isn‘t it...I just hope you guys had the good kind of cry over it! 5y
gradcat @Cinfhen Ha ha! Have you read my comments to you on @Megabooks post? 😂 5y
gradcat @rohit-sawant Thank you! I appreciate your comments so much! 😘 5y
Cinfhen Funny @gradcat I knew you were my spirit animal 🤗🤗🤗 I just read your comment on @Megabooks post (edited) 5y
Megabooks Of course I gave the nerdiest answer ever! 😂😂😂 @gradcat @Cinfhen 5y
Cinfhen You say nerdy I say intellectual @Megabooks 😘😘 5y
gradcat @Megabooks I agree with @Cinfhen ! 🤔👍♥️ 5y
Megabooks Thanks y‘all @gradcat @Cinfhen 😘😘 5y
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Smol
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Love in the beautiful daffodils...

Crazeedi ❤❤❤ 6y
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LeafingThroughLife
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A fraternity of broken hearts. 💔

wordzie 💝 6y
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LeafingThroughLife
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Traveling for work this week. I brought this one along to try and squeeze in a little reading.

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Blueberry
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My two DNF books for 2018. Both from my movie/bookclub.

#worstreads

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Balibee146
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Next up..... Don't mind a movie cover when it's Tim Burton 😉 #currentlyreading

MinDea I can't wait for Dumbo! 6y
JamieArc I think this is one of my favorite book to movie adaptations. 6y
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Skyrimir
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#31bookpics day 6 (ooops! I‘ll do day 5, big books, tomorrow) #movieadaptation @howjessreads Big Fish is the only instance where I prefer the movie over the book. I feel bad even saying that...

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Rachel.Rencher
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I picked this book up at a thrift shop a couple years ago because I recognized the title. I know there's a movie based on it, but I haven't seen it. I'm actually not sure what this is about at all, but I'm excited to find out! 🤓

JennyM The movie is lovely, if that‘s anything to go by 😊 6y
ju.ca.no I liked the movie😊 6y
thereadingowlvina I loved the movie! 😍 6y
tournevis We loved the movie. I have not read the book but was told there are significant differences. The movie is good! 6y
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TieDyeDude
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1. I always seem to cry at this man's movies! Big Fish, Moulin Rouge, and I'm sure I'm going to bawl during Christopher Robin
2. Yes, apartment has two built into the walls.
3. A beer with dinner and a couple hours of TV or a movie before reading and tea.
4. Not particularly
5. I go through phases of remembering. No recurring dreams, but some recurring elements. I'm fascinated by sleep and dreaming

#humpdaypost @MinDea

MinDea Yes! I love Big Fish and Moulon Rouge! I am also fascinated with sleep and dreams! It's such an interesting thing. 6y
KarenUK ‘Beginners‘ made me sob! 6y
obviateit Moulin Rouge is one of my all-time favorites! But I love him in every role he‘s played. So much talent. 6y
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ForCuriosity
Mehso-so

Wasn‘t the biggest fan of this one, and I got really confused near the end. Overall kept my attention because during certain scenes I had to read sentences over to make sure I was reading them correct cause they were strange. Many allusions to mythology which I enjoyed but overall was not a fan of the plot.

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ForCuriosity
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The reason the Egyptians made pyramids, for a legacy after death.

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Blueberry
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#moviebookclub tomorrow. I bailed on the book. Hope I like the movie better.

#thisremindsmeof @Tiffy_Reads

tournevis The film is wonderful, very dream lime, but you have to let yourself be carried by it. It is not for everyone. Most of it is noy set in reality; it's memory and flight of fancy. 7y
LibrarianRyan The movie is interesting. It's a feast for the eyes and can be hard to follow. 7y
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Blueberry
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This is just so-so for me. It's a string of short vignettes about this guy's larger-than-life father. Reading it for #moviebookclub or I might bail. It is a short book though.

RebelReader I didn't read the book, but I saw the movie and liked it. 7y
ReadingVampire The movie was great!!! 💜💜💜 Never read the book, maybe its one of those better in the film than the book moments? 🤔📚 7y
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Balibee146
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When the movie cover is glorious and you don't actually mind! #TBRsomeday

mcipher I am almost positive I read this and liked it, but I can't remember for sure. Isn't that terrible? I wish I could download all the books I've read from my brain so I KNEW! 🙄 7y
Balibee146 @mcipher yes I know exactly what you mean....everything before I had my Goodreads account is a bit of a blur :-) 7y
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nicholes.book.nook
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I loved the movie but I loved the book even more! And those first two pages... they are the best first two pages I've ever read.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks My husband loved this movie!! 7y
nicholes.book.nook @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks my husband has yet to see it, which shocks me! I'll have to fix that!! ☺️ (edited) 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Every time it's on he gets excited and wants to watch it!! And he tells me all about it again!!! Like we haven't watched it 10 times! Gotta love him ❤️ 7y
nicholes.book.nook @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love that! He should read the book - it's not as magical as the movie but it is equally beautiful. 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @nicholemers I didn't even know there was a book!! I'll have to get it!! 7y
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JessClark78
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I really enjoyed this book. It's a bit funny, a bit sad, and wholly entertaining.

OrangeMooseReads How does it compare to the movie (if you've seen the movie)? 7y
JessClark78 @OrangeMooseReads I love the movie. I didn't realize it was based on a book until I saw the book in the store. There are similarities but a lot of scenes from the film were not in the book. I like the movie better, but I thought the book was good too. 7y
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Smangela
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Littens, what are your thoughts on Big Fish? I never knew it was a book and ADORE the movie. Normally that means I'll love the book even more and I have a $3 kindle credit... should I get this one?

xicanti I read this years and years ago, and I remember enjoying it but thinking the movie was better. 7y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I say go for it - it looks good! 7y
Chelsibno I read it a few years back. The movie is better, but it's still an enjoyable read. 7y
Scurvygirl I gave it a so-so. I enjoyed the movie better but it was a quick read. 7y
Smangela @xicanti @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled @Chelsibno @Scurvygirl thank you all for the input! I have to decide by tomorrow! I figure if nothing else catches my eye I'm just gonna go for this one :) 7y
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sarahllane
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When your friend is giving away books to a good home 📚📚📚😬🤓

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Kimzey
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http://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a37949/big-fish-spectre/?src=soc...

I'm having lunch in the Bass Pro Shop which is less than 5 miles from the Big Fish movie-set town of Spectre, AL (see link above). Loved the book! Loved the movie! #readjanuary #setinmycity @RealLifeReading

Alfoster Ditto both❤! 8y
Suzze Loved Big Fish! 8y
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tasha
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#November 27 The #movie was better. #BigFish. I have loved this movie forever. I finally tracked down a copy of the #book and I was so excited to #read it. It was crap. It had none of the #magic or #whimsy of the movie. I was so sad after #reading it. And yes, I'm a day behind in pics. We are all still sick! #AngieBookishNovember #bookchallenge #bookstagram #goodmoviebadbook #EwanMcGregor #magical

Alfoster So good to know! LOVE the movie and I cry every time!😢😢😢 8y
tasha @Alfoster the movie is sooooo beyond wonderful. The book fell very flat :( 8y
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Blair_Reads
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Here's my #reccomendsday pick. As you can see I've read it a few times 😉 Just a wonderfully written story full of perseverance, ambition, personality, optimism, strength, intelligence, and imagination.

Alfoster Oh, and love the movie too! 8y
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Erik_The_Read
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"Remembering a man's stories makes him immortal, did you know that?"

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AGirlAndHerBooks
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It'll hit ya in the feels. Every. Time.

CaffeinatedBooks Added to the tottering TBR 😉 8y
AGirlAndHerBooks @CaffeinatedBooks sneak it in bw other books. You could read in a day or two. (PS good name 😉) 8y
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ruthemmielang
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"In a moment, everything can change, and in a moment, you can change everything" ???

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HotCocoaReads
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This is storytelling at its finest! I loved the narrator's voice and how the "stories" are interwoven in so we can learn about his dying father. I loved when you couldn't tell what was real or just another story. Loved, loved this book! Now I need to go see the movie again!

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HotCocoaReads
Pickpick

This is storytelling at its finest! I loved the narrator's voice and how the "stories" are interwoven in so we can learn about his dying father. I loved when you couldn't tell what was real or just another story. Loved, loved this book! Now I need to go see the movie again!

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HotCocoaReads
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"I think . . . that if a man could be said to be loved by his son, then I think that man could be considered great." For this is the only power I have, to bestow upon my father the mantle of greatness, a thing he sought in the wider world, but one that, in a surprise turn of events, was here at home all along.

SusanInTiburon Love your picture. 8y
MrBook Loooove this picture! 😊👍🏻 8y
HotCocoaReads Thank you @SusanInTiburon! I love my "reading breakfasts"! 8y
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Pamtherunner
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This is a great example of a movie that's better than a book! Don't get me wrong, the book was a great read, but the movie has SO much more (helps that it is a Tim burton movie). My favorite movie of all time. #madeintoamovie #somethingforsept #septphotochallenge @RealLifeReading

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HotCocoaReads
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He believed the stars were wishes, and that one day they would all come true.

Litlady Excellent stack! 👍🤓✌️‼️ 8y
HotCocoaReads I went book shopping today so now I have some new books on my #tbr! @Litlady Thank you! 💕 8y
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MandaRie
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A beautiful and magical story that really sticks to you. I loved it. A solid story with beautiful prose. Wonderful exploration of the father/son/hero relationship. "The true measure of a great man is when his son says 'I love you'".
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lcarter3489 I have been wanting to read this! LOVED the movie so I'm sure the book won't disappoint! 8y
AmberB Woah! I remember watching this movie with my mom all the time when I was younger, but I had no idea it was book. I've defs gotta check it out now 8y
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