Ben Marcus's books The Age of Wire and String and Notable American Women were considered "experimental" fiction because of his unconventional use of...
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It has been a while but I did read the book. I just finished watching the movie and I like most people tend to pan movies of good books - -however - - NOT true in this case. I really enjoyed the movie! The dialoque was really crisp and smart and the movie really moved along. Yes it would have been better had it been twice as long but still a very entertaining flick. The major players were great and Gust Avrokotos the rogue CIA guy was fantastic! Yes, I will reread the book but don't bypass the movie - - got mine thru NETFLIX.
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It has been a while but I did read the book. I just finished watching the movie and I like most people tend to pan movies of good books - -however - - NOT true in this case. I really enjoyed the movie! The dialoque was really crisp and smart and the movie really moved along. Yes it would have been better had it been twice as long but still a very entertaining flick. The major players were great and Gust Avrokotos the rogue CIA guy was fantastic! Yes, I will reread the book but don't bypass the movie - - got mine thru NETFLIX.(4 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)