The Prisoner: A Novel
Registered by GoryDetails of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 11/16/2016
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
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.]
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 GoryDetails 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. ***
*** Released as part of the 2016 D for December release challenge. ***
*** Released as part of the 2016 TV Series release challenge. ***