Lew Lepton reviewed La Planète des singes by Pierre Boulle
Great book I revisited to get me back into reading
4 stars
I love Planet of the Apes. its one of those film series I do admire, since it kept going, with budgets slashed further every time.
The book is not like the film. Very far from it in many areas. First read back in high school & loved it. I saw it as a book to read again to get me back into reading
I do feel some of the wording is very 'urgh' at times & some of the delivery can be that as well. because it has this eloquent way of saying & uses words I didnt know of & has a habit of repeating them a bit too much. I do have to check them from time to time just so I know what they are. but thats not too bad of a problem, since that can help myself learn new words & meanings
But in general, its …
I love Planet of the Apes. its one of those film series I do admire, since it kept going, with budgets slashed further every time.
The book is not like the film. Very far from it in many areas. First read back in high school & loved it. I saw it as a book to read again to get me back into reading
I do feel some of the wording is very 'urgh' at times & some of the delivery can be that as well. because it has this eloquent way of saying & uses words I didnt know of & has a habit of repeating them a bit too much. I do have to check them from time to time just so I know what they are. but thats not too bad of a problem, since that can help myself learn new words & meanings
But in general, its an enjoyable read & one that mirrors our own place in life. But with ours not seeing how 'we' still do the worst things to each other, no matter what & no matter the cost of lives
great wee read & worth the time
I had read the english translation
