Books that tell a story of wear and tear on its survivors over a period of time rarely translate well to film. About 5 years ago I went on this spree of reading books with an emotional toll, with the highlights being The Road, In The Heart Of The Sea, then got capped off with All Quiet on the Western Front.

I dont know why hollywood is so against making a miniseries for stories that clearly require a miniseries to capture the full extent. I saw the Netflix trailer but thought it was going to be a show. Very disappointed to hear its a movie and even more so that they cut a lot of the book out for it. Maybe Tom Hanks could produce one that is Band of Brothers quality if he ever gets his ww2 fighter pilot series off the ground.

Oddly enough the part of the book that stuck with me the most was how hungry they were. There are times in my life where I thought I was hungry but after reading this book, I realized how privileged I've been to never truly experience hunger like these poor souls did. (or the sailors in the heart of the sea.... ;) )