Manchurian Candidate | 
bailedIm on a bad run: 2 bails in a row😩 30 pages in, I‘m wondering why the author seems to hate all of his characters. I Googled and it seems Condon liked to “rage” at politics, authority, military. This book is supposed to be satire. Fair enough. For me, it‘s a weird kind of satire, not being any colours of the “amusing” spectrum and it‘s full of obnoxious characters. It‘s verbose and dull. It spawned 2 films, which I haven‘t seen🤷🏻Bailed on p. 81
dabbe I never knew there was a book. I loved the movie with Angela Lansbury, though! #allhailthebail! #betterbooksahead 🙌🏻 2mo
The_Book_Ninja @dabbe I guess I need to watch it to see what happens! 2mo
dabbe @The_Book_Ninja Ooh, it\'s so worth it. 🤩 2mo
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RamsFan1963 @The_Book_Ninja Make sure you see the one with Lansbury, Sinatra and Laurence Harvey. The remake with Denzel Washington & Liev Schreiber isn't good at all. 2mo
The_Book_Ninja @RamsFan1963 I will👍🏼…the story was shaping up well, I just wasn‘t enjoying the writing. 2mo
Bookwomble I've never read the book (and never will given your review), but join in the chorus of approbation for the original movie 😊 2mo
The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble Qb:50 to rent. My weekend is set 2mo
Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja I hope that's a good investment! Having recommended it, I'd caution that I watched it on late night telly when I was about 10 and my dad was at the pub! But it obviously left an impression 😄 And it was Oscar nominated, so... 2mo
Bookwomble Did you get around to watching the film? 🎥 2mo
The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble yes. It‘s a good story. Maybe I should have carried on with the book 🤷🏻 2mo
Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja Life's too short to stick with books you aren't getting anything from. There's plenty more impatiently waiting for you! Glad you enjoyed the film 😊 2mo
The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble 100% agreed Wombie! I was worried about a slump. But I‘m back on track and enjoying my current reads🙌🏼 2mo
Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja It's a relief when that reading-flow returns 😌 2mo
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