Journal Entry 1 by futurecat from Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Thursday, April 30, 2009

From our favourite second-hand bookshop.

Very different to the film! At the most basic level, the plot is the same - a small group of rebels trying to resist a totalitarian government (and [spoiler follows, highlight to read] protect the first pregnant woman in over 20 years) in a world where humans have become sterile - but the details are very very different.

The book is much denser, more political, and (as is usually true of novels compared to their film adaptation) more intimately involved in the inner thoughts of the main character. The motivations of the characters aren't quite as clear-cut as in the film. Which of course, makes it much more interesting, though the payback is that it's sometimes a harder slog than the simpler movie version. Good book, though.

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Journal Entry 2 by futurecat at Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Saturday, May 02, 2009

Released 3 yrs ago (5/1/2009 UTC) at Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand

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Given to Lytteltonwitch at today's meetup.

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Journal Entry 3 by lytteltonwitch from Harwell, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Monday, May 18, 2009

I have seen the movie and it will be interesting to see the difference between the movie and the book. 

Journal Entry 4 by lytteltonwitch at Halswell Quarry Reserve in Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand on Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (8/18/2009 UTC) at Halswell Quarry Reserve in Christchurch, Canterbury New Zealand

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Was left in a fork of a tree
The Christchurch bookcrossers meet up on a regular basis,the information is on BCNZ Yahoo NZ The main organizers are FutureCat and myself and we welcome new members to our very friendly group.