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In Reply to: Forced to Choose between a Good Book and Good Film: what would it be? posted by Guy on November 27, 2005 at 08:19:12:
A book, every time. For me, even the best film doesn't come close to good writing. If I have 90 minutes to watch a movie, then I've got that same time to read.
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that you'd invariably choose book over film in any arbitrary
number in making these kinds of hypothetical decisions? ~AH
Yes, just for spite. Figuring anyone who's forcing me to choose has got to be connected with Crappywood, like my cat I'll always do the other thing.
associated with HorrorWood,Karloffornia from distant past. Possibly
from your childhood, as tingings of nostalgia might provide some
motivation for choosing book over film? ~AH
And by the way, the name's Shirley (which I like to imagine would be the standard response from baritone John Shirley-Quirk). The forcing in the original poster's question is the key. If my free will is in play, I might indeed watch "Striptease" instead of reading "Ulysses," just for the nostalgia.
~ah
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