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Spodson t1_j8sozqy wrote

My mother is both an Anglophile and a bibliophile, so the book and movie is one of her all time favorites. I appreciate the relationship they grow together and how it's never romantic or sexualized. I totally understand how this isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea, but it is an amazing work.

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boxer_dogs_dance OP t1_j8sqmmq wrote

I found a stark spare unadorned beauty in this book. Definitely not for everyone, but I thought someone here might appreciate it.

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skybluepink77 t1_j8ssol7 wrote

Been recommending this book for years; this is a quiet, subtle gem, and the charm of it, is its sincerity and warmth.

The movie is absolutely true to the book, though it's Anne Bancroft, not Judi Dench - Hopkins is wonderful in it.

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boxer_dogs_dance OP t1_j8sujcd wrote

Dench is Nora. I emphasized the cast members I recognized.

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skybluepink77 t1_j8tmghn wrote

Oops. Serves me right for correcting you when I hadn't even recalled Dame Judi was in the movie!

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