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denisebetteridge
denisebetteridge rated it 12 years ago
Amazing book! Yes, similar to the movie, but...I'm not going to spoil it. You'll have to read it for yourself to find out what happens. Lucky for you it's a quick read!
MSMO
MSMO rated it 12 years ago
إذا قيمت الرواية حقيقة فهي لا تستحق 5 نجوم ولكني سأعطيها الخمسة نجوم غلاسة :D :Pبالطبع لا يوجد داعي لحديث عن الرواية فهي اشهر من نار عن علم ولكن كما هو مكتوبBefore you see the movie, read the original novel!إذا لم تستطع العثور علي نسخة أو تكره قراءة الكمبيوتر عندئد استمتع بمشاهدة الفيلم فهو علامة من...
Nigeyb
Nigeyb rated it 12 years ago
I read this for book my book group. I had high hopes. I have read some excellent science fiction from the 1960s - and have concluded it was something of a golden age for the genre. I also remember the Planet Of The Apes television series, and the original films, which I also enjoyed as a child. Th...
michael
michael rated it 13 years ago
I read this book because I love the original movies and the 70s TV show and, as it's a sci-fi classic, I thought that I should. I was not expecting it to be particularly good, and so was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it.At the start, I was rather irked that the translator more often ren...
Ana V.
Ana V. rated it 14 years ago
Loved the irony, Pierre Boulle has a very fine dark humour which is put to good use considering the subject of the book. Not a hard book to read, I enjoyed it so much I read it in one day! I surely recommend it.
TheBecks
TheBecks rated it 16 years ago
Caution: Vague Spoilers AheadI don't really think that I can do this book justice in my review. I thought that it was brilliant. I know that I have seen the movie long ago, and remember the big reveal at the end and Charlton yelling about damning everyone all to hell, but I don't remember much more ...
spocksbro
spocksbro rated it 17 years ago
The primary interest for me in this book was how so very different it was from either Heston's or Wahlberg's cinematic versions.Uncharacteristically for me, the 1968 movie version is the best of the three (usually the book wins hands down).
tsantsara
tsantsara rated it 41 years ago
Dobra pożywka dla wyobraźni - żaden film (a było kilka ekranizacji) tego nie zastąpi.
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