marți, 2 august 2011

Zoë Heller - Notes On A Scandal

I'll start with a book I didn't actually read, which is a very cool way to start writing on a blog with the title "The books I've read". So, I didn't read Zoë Heller's  Notes On A Scandal, but... I've listened it. Actually, this marks the beginning of a new era for me : listening to books instead of reading it.

Of course, when you have few main characters and rather few secondary ones, it works just fine. But when the abundance of characters involved in many plots confuses you even when you read it, I think listening is no longer an option. Or could be an option only if you write down the names and a few details about everyone. But for this particular book, listening to it worked just fine for me.

I even managed to iron a few clothes while doing it - and only ruined one tshirt, but that wasn't even my fault... The tricky part is that it wasn't my Tshirt... Anyway, a film version was released in 2006 and stars Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett and I plan to see it, as I'm curious to see if my characters matches the director's vision. But I know I'll probably be dissapointed, as all the movies made after a book end up being worse than the book...