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| Loyal Fan   Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,644
| Looking for Alibrandi Who's heard of this book? I believe it is the Australian High School curriculum. I was lucky to catch this movie on Women's Entertainment and loved it so much that I had to run out and get the book. I would describe the novel as Young Adult, but it was still very enjoyable for me (I was 21). It's a coming-of-age story of a young Australian of Italian heritage. The movie also stars Greta Stacchi and Anthony Lapaglia (he just won a Golden Globe for Without A Trace). Of course, as in almost all adapted screenplays, they change stuff while they re-order others, but I still enjoyed the book even after seeing the movie. __________________ "Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humor was provided to console him for what he is." O.Wilde Internet Beef: What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. So two months later, just get over it! JEEZ! Going from board to board writing essays about it just makes you look like one of those "stupid people." | |||
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| Master Fan  Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 16,186
| I've read the book and seen the movie [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I read the book as my choice in year..11 I think it was [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Ben: I always felt that I kind of had this thing.. this musical thing inside of me. Rachel: That's the plastic whistle you swallowed when you were four. My LJ My DeviantART Packed to the Rafters | |||
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| Addicted Fan  Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 4,301
| I have read it ever year since I was about 13 or so - whenever it first came out! And I loved it but there were some bits that just washed right over me, probably because I was too young. And it actually wasn't until I saw the film that the WHOLE thing made sense. In my school library they recommended the book for ages 11 up but really, I'd say more like 15 up. | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest  Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 85,720
| I haven't read the book but I've seen the movie heaps of times __________________ icon by she.is.not.you | |||
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| Addicted Fan  Joined: Feb 2000
Posts: 4,972
| Read the book a while ago. It's become a sort of must-read Australian books because it's so popular here now. I did'nt think it was absolutely fantastic, but it was very good. The movie is great too. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I can't believe Pia Miranda was 30 when she played Josie... [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] | |||
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| Fan Forum's Finest Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 85,720
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30? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] she looks so young...I'm the same [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ icon by she.is.not.you | |||
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| Loyal Fan Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 1,744
| I saw the movie first and didn't like it much, so I put off reading the book, but my friend got the book for her birthday and said it was really good. I read it and loved it and I watched the movie again. I think it's easier to watch once you've read the book. __________________ Sarah Michael: Why me? Mia: Because you saw me when I was invisible. | |||
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| Passionate Fan  Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 3,182
| I love the book...I read it out of interest because it was a fairly huge thing here in Sydney...but I refuse to watch the movie... I've only heard bad things about the movie and I love the book so much... Marchetta really captured the essence of teenagers here...to extremes of course...but I think she got the jist of it fairly well... __________________ "I'm Queer! And to anyone who takes pity or offence. I say. Judge Yourself. It's who I am"  Brian Kinneyiconcredit | |||
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| Elite Fan  Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 26,762
| Word to the poster above. I live in Sydney, so I read it because it was all everyone was talking about a few years back. And I fell in love with the book, I read it a billion times this year as I was preparing for the HSC. But I haven't seen the movie, and I don't want to. I'm afraid it will kill the novel, so to speak. The book is too good, and I know I'll be disappointed by the film, so I'll just skip it.  __________________ and i don't want the world to see me cause i don't think that they'd understand when everything's made to be broken i just want you to know who i am | |||
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| Passionate Fan  Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 3,795
| I read the book and watched the movie. Loved them both  | |||
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