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From: Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org>
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Subject: Re: 25 Classic Books That Have Been Banned
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:16:08 +1100
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On 17/02/25 07:57, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Peter Moylan  <peter@pmoylan.org> wrote:
>> On 14/02/25 08:21, D wrote:
>>> On Wed, 12 Feb 2025, Judith Latham wrote:
>>
>>>> Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
>>>
>>> Excellent! Will read again.
>>
>> I did read it again, and was disappointed. Somehow, for me, it had
>> lost its air of originality. I'd almost classify it as a "read
>> once" book.
>
> Have you seen the film?  The film is very different than the book but
> in some ways is a better experience even though so much is left out.

I rarely look at a film based on a book I have read, because I've been
disappointed too many times. I think I did see the film in this case,
but my main memory of it is "not as good as the book".

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Peter Moylan       peter@pmoylan.org    http://www.pmoylan.org
Newcastle, NSW