The Prisoner: A Novel

by Thomas M. Disch | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 014311722X Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingGoryDetailswing of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 11/16/2016
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Journal Entry 1 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Wednesday, November 16, 2016
I got this fair-condition softcover at a local Savers thrift shop. It's a novelization of the 1967 mini-series, and in turn inspired the 2009 remake - though despite the stellar cast of the remake, I think this is a situation where lightning isn't going to strike twice.

As for this novelization... well, Disch can write very well, but I am rather biased by having seen the original series. Not only does that make it difficult to detach from the visuals and focus on the text, but I find that, for me, the TV version conveyed the growing sense of surreal weirdness better. Whether someone who was completely unfamiliar with the series would enjoy the book more, I can't say, but I hope that whoever finds it comments one way or the other!

[There's a TV Tropes page on the series, with some entertaining tidbits.]

Journal Entry 2 by wingGoryDetailswing at Northside Grille in Hudson, New Hampshire USA on Saturday, December 3, 2016

Released 7 yrs ago (12/3/2016 UTC) at Northside Grille in Hudson, New Hampshire USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

I plan to leave this in or near the Northside Grille at around 5 while stopping by for dinner. Hope the finder enjoys it!

*** Released as part of the 2016 D for December release challenge. ***

*** Released as part of the 2016 TV Series release challenge. ***

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