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A super rare occurrence for me, where the movie was actually done better than the book. Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Nolan, etc. What do you expect from a movie that has them all - you're right, absolute magic.
One of my all time favourite movies to watch and I've shamelessly done that quite a lot of times.
Coming to the book, everything was great, the premise, the characters, the rivalry, the secrets, ⬇️

Wow! This was a rollercoaster of a ride! If you‘ve watched the film, the book is just as good - with way more details and many more micro narratives. The writing is gripping, the story insanely creative. The whole experience is pretty great. Listened on Audible which was really good!

#Circus #SavvySetting
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

🎧 First, I have to say that Simon Vance did an outstanding job of voicing characters of different genders, ages and backgrounds;
💥 Second, the story about dueling magicians was intriguing, surprising, nuanced and, a bit horrifying;
🚮 But lastly, the framing story was garbage.

👍 For the meat of the story and the audiobook narrator‘s performance, definitely a Pick— overriding the disgruntlement I have over that ending.

I saw the Christopher Nolan movie so long ago, that everything is now all new-to-me! Two Belle Époque magicians mess with electricity and each other‘s minds! Simon Vance narrates and, so far I‘m enjoying this multi-unreliable-POV1 tale ?

Got a bingo last night when I finished The Prestige! #tbrbingo

So I honestly think the movie improves on the source material and I wouldn‘t‘ve enjoyed this as much if I hadn‘t seen the movie first. Of course, without magic, there‘s no way of knowing for sure.

A story of two rival magicians in the late 19th century. They‘re both willing to go too far in order to be at the top of their fields. I liked some of the verbal and narrative antics.

Next #bookclub book! I just started and it‘s so intriguing to read after already seeing the movie version! I‘ve always heard that this is a rare case of the movie being better, but as usual book club gets me to pick things up that I wouldn‘t bother with otherwise.

Jacques making an appearance as well #catsoflitsy

#adventrecommends day 10!

I read this because of the movie, and - I know this goes without saying - #thebookisbetter

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I‘m rather disappointed in The Prestige, considering I love the movie. This may be the first time I prefer the movie over the book.
This book is difficult to read, hence why I took to Audible. Yet I still found myself zoning out numerous times.
It didn‘t get sitting-on-the-edge-of-your-seat interesting until the last 3 chapters. Then it suddenly ended. I would‘ve liked a bit more explanation.
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#ThePrestige #ChristopherPriest

I have been waiting forever to read this book!

The other half of the #historicalfiction table. @Andrew65 #LitsyLovesLibraries

I don't usually read books or watch magician on TV but I did read and watch this one last year for #moviebookclub. The other partipant liked it more than I did.
#Nuyear #magic
@Cinfhen @TrishB

Snow day = wine and a good book. Loving this one so far.

I couldn‘t take it any longer! 🤣 I decided to do a 12 Days of Christmas thingy with the box you sent me @JoeStalksBeck I‘m opening one book a day for the next four days. First up, The Prestige. The movie confused the hell out of me, so I‘m thrilled to get this audiobook. Thank you!🎅

Found this among free Kindle books on my laptop and was very excited! Oddly I could really understand why certain things were changed in the movie and didn't even really get annoyed. But I loved the book at least as much as the movie.

Man, I love Simon Vance, but this book is a tough one to follow on audio. I think formatting likely helps in print. (I think I've got it so far, but it's reminiscent of The Complete Sherlock Holmes in that it feels like I've switched books partway through)

Because I LOVE the movie, and because this audiobook is FREE on Audible if you have Prime. See my previous post about free audible books for Amazon Prime members.

I think this would have been a really good book had I read it instead of listening to it. I think it was diary entries between 2 magicians and then the ending got wierd. I read it for movie/book club and the movie has a really good rating.
Hugh Jackman♡

@NataliePatalie #moviebookclub

Ok I seen this movie and I loved it but have never found the book. I'm excited to read it and see how much better it is than the movie!

Easily the ugliest book I own.

I'm a long time fan of the movie, and the book met and exceeded my expectations--although it was long enough ago I don't remember many specifics.

Perhaps someday I'll replace it, but this unimaginative cover is going to the donate pile. (I'm moving so it's time to cull the library!)

This was fantastic. I'm fascinated by unreliable narrators, and this provided a whole set of them. I couldn't help comparing the book to the movie, and enjoyed how both Borden and Angier were presented more sympathetically here... yet this was done through first-person accounts given by each, so... what can the reader really trust?! I'm still questioning the multiple narratives- for me, a sign of a great story.

Learned a new word: "horripilation." AKA: goosebumps!

Starting this month's book club pick- my husband's choice this time!