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The Goonies
It's summer in the small seaport town of Astoria and The Goonies are restless. Big developers threaten to take over the town. Then Mikey finds an old pirate map and the kids take off to find the loot that can save their neighborhood. But they never counted on skeletons with swords, a booby-trapped underground passage and the murderous ex-con, all of whom want the Goonies' head. Take the oath. Join the adventure.
224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
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James Kahn
49 books115 followersJames Kahn is an ER doctor, novelist, TV writer-producer, and singer-songwriter. In addition to many original novels (including the sci-fi trilogy World Enough and Time, Time’s Dark Laughter, and Timefall) he authored the novelizations of Return of the Jedi, Poltergeist, The Goonies and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
His television credits span the genres, from St. Elsewhere, to William Shatner’s TekWar, to Xena: Warrior Princess. He was a Supervising Producer on Star Trek: Voyager, Co-Executive Producer on Melrose Place, Emmy-nominated for his work on All My Children, medical advisor on Spielberg’s ET: The Extraterrestrial; and produced the feature film The Bet, which won Best Feature at the LA Femme Film Festival, 2013.
He’s previously released four Americana music CDs, including Waterline, The 12th Elf, Man Walks Into A Bar, and The Meaning of Life. Matamoros is the first simultaneous novel and CD release, and his first foray into deeply researched historical fiction.
His television credits span the genres, from St. Elsewhere, to William Shatner’s TekWar, to Xena: Warrior Princess. He was a Supervising Producer on Star Trek: Voyager, Co-Executive Producer on Melrose Place, Emmy-nominated for his work on All My Children, medical advisor on Spielberg’s ET: The Extraterrestrial; and produced the feature film The Bet, which won Best Feature at the LA Femme Film Festival, 2013.
He’s previously released four Americana music CDs, including Waterline, The 12th Elf, Man Walks Into A Bar, and The Meaning of Life. Matamoros is the first simultaneous novel and CD release, and his first foray into deeply researched historical fiction.
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February 20, 2022
I am one of these people that watches "The Goonies" two or three times a year, so I'd certainly call myself a fan. However, I actually only found out that there was a novel a few weeks ago, and now I've read it, I feel better mentally.
This was very much a real ride, and for the majority, I found that the book and film were similar, except for a few scenes. The characters are all the same, and my favourite is still Data. He's such a geek!
As I was reading this, the scenes from the film were playing in my head, and I thought that this only added to the adventure. I would recommend this to a Goonie fan, and especially you need the excuse to watch the film again!
This was very much a real ride, and for the majority, I found that the book and film were similar, except for a few scenes. The characters are all the same, and my favourite is still Data. He's such a geek!
As I was reading this, the scenes from the film were playing in my head, and I thought that this only added to the adventure. I would recommend this to a Goonie fan, and especially you need the excuse to watch the film again!
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July 24, 2017The Goonies is the best film EVER! And I will not listen to anyone that dares tell me differently!
My whole childhood consisted of adventures trying to replicate the film. Abandoned building sites, clay pits, getting inside those giant cable wheel things and rolling each other down hills (don't tell my Mum). Who needed Barbie dolls when there was so much fun around with danger.
But, now I find myself quite ashamed, that at 32 years of age I have never read the book it all came from. I'm ready to rectify my poor decision.
July 5, 2022
Todo un clásico de las películas de los 80`s.
Me ha gustado ya que me ha vuelto a transportar a la película, con esos chiquillos entrañables, Data y sus inventos, Bocazas, Gordi... Y Sloth, el pobre deforme que estaba enclaustrado por sus propios familiares.
Sinopsis: Los Goonies buscan un tesoro oculto y lo que encuentran es ¡un montón de problemas!
Es verano en el pequeño puerto marítimo de Astoria. Los Goonies están inquietos: una gran constructora amenaza con apropiarse del pueblo. Pero tras encontrar un viejo mapa pirata, el grupo sale a buscar el tesoro que puede salvar a todo el barrio.
No cuentan con los esqueletos armados, los pasadizos subterráneos llenos de trampas y un asesino en busca y captura. Y todos ellos desean acabar con los Goonies.
Juraron apoyarse contra viento y marea. Por suerte para ellos, porque está a punto de iniciarse la aventura más increíble de sus vidas.
Como es una novelización pues es muy fiel a la peli.
Novela de aventuras, infantil-juvenil, entretenida que por el aire de nostalgia se gana la cuarta estrella, jajaja.
7/10
Me ha gustado ya que me ha vuelto a transportar a la película, con esos chiquillos entrañables, Data y sus inventos, Bocazas, Gordi... Y Sloth, el pobre deforme que estaba enclaustrado por sus propios familiares.
Sinopsis: Los Goonies buscan un tesoro oculto y lo que encuentran es ¡un montón de problemas!
Es verano en el pequeño puerto marítimo de Astoria. Los Goonies están inquietos: una gran constructora amenaza con apropiarse del pueblo. Pero tras encontrar un viejo mapa pirata, el grupo sale a buscar el tesoro que puede salvar a todo el barrio.
No cuentan con los esqueletos armados, los pasadizos subterráneos llenos de trampas y un asesino en busca y captura. Y todos ellos desean acabar con los Goonies.
Juraron apoyarse contra viento y marea. Por suerte para ellos, porque está a punto de iniciarse la aventura más increíble de sus vidas.
Como es una novelización pues es muy fiel a la peli.
Novela de aventuras, infantil-juvenil, entretenida que por el aire de nostalgia se gana la cuarta estrella, jajaja.
7/10
August 10, 2024
Who doesn't love everything about the goonies? This is a great movie novelization of one of the greatest movies on this earth. This book is a lot of fun and adventure, it also has some deleted scenes. A classic for reading and don't we all want to be a kid looking for a pirate treasure? I had a great time reading this, so it gets 5 points!
July 10, 2018
Me caso con este libro. Me caso. La novela conserva todo lo que hace especial a la película. Es nostalgia pura.
Reseña aquí.
Reseña aquí.
August 21, 2018
Se avete amato il film, questa fedele trasposizione è ciò che dovete leggere. Consigliata questa lettura nel periodo estivo. Chissà che anche tu non possa scoprire il tesoro dei pirati!
Questo adattamento letterario del film cult omonimo degli anni 80, I Goonies appunto, mi ha conquistato e, sinceramente, mi ha anche fatta venire molta malinconia, perché in fondo (e per fortuna aggiungerei) i Goonies siamo stati tutti noi da bambini, quando sognavamo, nella nostra monotona e ordinaria vita quotidiana, di vivere mille avventure e di trovare tesori nascosti!
Leggere questo romanzo mi ha emozionato, fatto sorridere, fatto tifare per i ragazzini, impaurito di fronte all'ignoto, riempito di coraggio, insomma, mi ha cambiato in meglio (credo sia lo stesso effetto che provoca a chiunque lo abbia amato).
Chi da piccolo non ha mai sognato di trovare un vascello pirata con al suo interno una montagna di monete d'oro? Chi non ha mai sognato di vivere mille avventure coi propri amici del cuore, correndo in bici per il nostro paesino e dimenticando per un pomeriggio la noia dei compiti da fare a casa? Chi non ha mai sognato la prima cotta? Chi non ha mai sognato di diventare grandi (invidiando nostro fratello o sorella maggiore)? Tutto questo (e molto altro) sono i Goonies.
Stra-raccomandato a tutti.
Questo adattamento letterario del film cult omonimo degli anni 80, I Goonies appunto, mi ha conquistato e, sinceramente, mi ha anche fatta venire molta malinconia, perché in fondo (e per fortuna aggiungerei) i Goonies siamo stati tutti noi da bambini, quando sognavamo, nella nostra monotona e ordinaria vita quotidiana, di vivere mille avventure e di trovare tesori nascosti!
Leggere questo romanzo mi ha emozionato, fatto sorridere, fatto tifare per i ragazzini, impaurito di fronte all'ignoto, riempito di coraggio, insomma, mi ha cambiato in meglio (credo sia lo stesso effetto che provoca a chiunque lo abbia amato).
Chi da piccolo non ha mai sognato di trovare un vascello pirata con al suo interno una montagna di monete d'oro? Chi non ha mai sognato di vivere mille avventure coi propri amici del cuore, correndo in bici per il nostro paesino e dimenticando per un pomeriggio la noia dei compiti da fare a casa? Chi non ha mai sognato la prima cotta? Chi non ha mai sognato di diventare grandi (invidiando nostro fratello o sorella maggiore)? Tutto questo (e molto altro) sono i Goonies.
Stra-raccomandato a tutti.
October 6, 2015
Being a Goonies fan(atic), when I realized (only recently) that there was a novelized adaptation of what is one of my most beloved films, of course I had to read it. Now--in general, it seems to me that someone who picks up a movie that was made into a book should not do so out of any desire to find something “new” to read, nor expecting high prose and superb character development beyond what existed in the original screenplay, right? At least, that’s my take on it.
So, I started reading. And at first I got hung up on the opening scene (told via news article instead of a “live action” description) of the Fratellis’ prison escape/car chase through Astoria. I counted six inaccuracies between the book and the film, little things that only the most die-hard Goonies fans would balk at, such as the warden calling the prison inmates to come to breakfast when the line in the movie is obviously “The longer you animals bark, the colder your *lunch* gets.” Nit-picky? Yes, admittedly so. But I know that movie front to back, and how could anyone have missed something as obvious as this, right? Yet something nagged at the back of my mind. Some of the dialogue was spot-on, other bits only half right, and a few interchanges completely out of left field. That’s what intrigued me: how could parts be right on the money yet others, not?
So I kept reading. And halfway through the first scene with Mikey and Brand, it dawned on me--oh. The book was written before the final script rewrite and movie edit. What I was reading was the novelization based on an earlier version of the script, one which, as a crazy Goonies fanatic, I also have a copy of, of course. A couple of quick checks confirmed that this was the case. So: for any other die-hard Goonies fans...don’t expect this to read exactly like the movie we all know and love, because the book goes off an earlier script (though thankfully leaves out that ridiculous nonsense with the gorillas, which honestly--why did the writers of the original script even think that was a good idea in the first place? Often I yearn to know all about the deleted scenes in scripts and film...sometimes they fill in gaps which were glaringly evident in the finished product, but then every 1 time in 10 there’s something like the gorillas which leaves absolutely no question, or argument, as to why it was cut.)
With that out of the way, I was able to enjoy the book a lot more. It’s not high prose, as I said before. But it does add a new dimension to the overall story of the Goonies. We get to see Andy’s initiation ceremony, where she becomes a real Goony (one of the things I think they very much should have left in the final product), we get to see some more description of the caves which filled in some blanks (remember when Data falls, apparently to his death, and then there’s a quick mention of “another room” before the scene cuts back to the Lighthouse Lounge, and when we next see the Goonies they’re already on to the next section of the caves with no explanation of how they got there?) The book fills things like that in a little bit more.
What worked for me: the characters, whom I already knew and loved, so that was less due to the author and more due to the original screenwriters and most importantly the actors who portrayed them. It was great to get even more description/explanation of the caves than we saw in the movie, more of a “start to finish” feeling of exploring One-Eyed Willy’s secret caverns. Restored pieces of the script, often hinted at, helped to flesh out the overall story. And there was something to be gained from being in Mikey’s head...you not only see what Mikey sees, but more importantly you feel what Mikey feels, in a way that can never fully be attained in film. That’s what really drove this book home for me. A better understanding of how Mikey feels about his friends, about himself, about his life in general, and especially his connection with One-Eyed Willy. That is the value that reading the book can bring to a Goonies fan.
What didn’t work so well for me? At the top of the list would be the narrative. I know that, to an extent, first-person narrative needs to be “flavored” by the character telling the story. But all of the “ing”s that got changed to “in’”, over and over (runnin’ and jumpin’ and explorin’ and screamin’), yeah it’s the way that Mikey would speak, but after reading things like that more than a couple of times, it got really annoying. Also some of the references were dated, even for kids in the 1980s, probably colored by the author and/or screenwriters drawing from their own experiences as a kid, one or two generations removed...it happens a lot, but don’t reference some actor from the silent films era and expect me to know who that is--even back in 1985. Also, with the exception of the opening and closing, everything is told only from what Mikey saw with his own eyes (with a few exceptions where he fills in blanks based on what other characters told him later) which means we miss out on the vast majority of the Fratellis and their own doings. Their character development suffers greatly as a result, to where I would feel nothing for them if I only knew them as characters in this book. The Mama Fratelli of the story pales in comparison to the incomparable Anne Ramsey’s performance on screen (to be fair, the book was probably written before Anne was cast, but still) and there were a couple of confusing times where it seems that Jake and Francis’ names and descriptions were switched--to where the movie version of Jake was called Francis in the book, and vice versa. I couldn’t tell if that was an inadvertent equivocation or whether the two were supposed to have opposite names all the way through the story...so I gave up trying to keep them apart.
A book based on the descriptions and accurate dialogue of the final product of the movie + actors and adding the deleted scenes/info would have netted this book an emphatic 5 stars. As it stands, I’ll give it a weak 4. I’m not judging the author for this, but rather the studio or whoever owned the rights, as getting this book out before the movie was final was surely just a way to capitalize on another revenue stream as quickly as possible instead of taking the time to do it right. This is the one instance (movies made into books) where I don’t feel like I’m attacking an author when I’m critical with it, because it is just not the same as creating one’s own story and putting it to words. The author did a decent job.
Would I recommend this book? Only to a hardcore Goonies fan, and to them, I’d say to take it with a grain of salt and to go into it expecting the dialogue and exact actions to be different than what we know and love from the movie. For everyone else, there are much better, original, books out there worth your time, unless you have never seen the movie and don’t plan to, but want to have some idea what everyone is talking about.
So, I started reading. And at first I got hung up on the opening scene (told via news article instead of a “live action” description) of the Fratellis’ prison escape/car chase through Astoria. I counted six inaccuracies between the book and the film, little things that only the most die-hard Goonies fans would balk at, such as the warden calling the prison inmates to come to breakfast when the line in the movie is obviously “The longer you animals bark, the colder your *lunch* gets.” Nit-picky? Yes, admittedly so. But I know that movie front to back, and how could anyone have missed something as obvious as this, right? Yet something nagged at the back of my mind. Some of the dialogue was spot-on, other bits only half right, and a few interchanges completely out of left field. That’s what intrigued me: how could parts be right on the money yet others, not?
So I kept reading. And halfway through the first scene with Mikey and Brand, it dawned on me--oh. The book was written before the final script rewrite and movie edit. What I was reading was the novelization based on an earlier version of the script, one which, as a crazy Goonies fanatic, I also have a copy of, of course. A couple of quick checks confirmed that this was the case. So: for any other die-hard Goonies fans...don’t expect this to read exactly like the movie we all know and love, because the book goes off an earlier script (though thankfully leaves out that ridiculous nonsense with the gorillas, which honestly--why did the writers of the original script even think that was a good idea in the first place? Often I yearn to know all about the deleted scenes in scripts and film...sometimes they fill in gaps which were glaringly evident in the finished product, but then every 1 time in 10 there’s something like the gorillas which leaves absolutely no question, or argument, as to why it was cut.)
With that out of the way, I was able to enjoy the book a lot more. It’s not high prose, as I said before. But it does add a new dimension to the overall story of the Goonies. We get to see Andy’s initiation ceremony, where she becomes a real Goony (one of the things I think they very much should have left in the final product), we get to see some more description of the caves which filled in some blanks (remember when Data falls, apparently to his death, and then there’s a quick mention of “another room” before the scene cuts back to the Lighthouse Lounge, and when we next see the Goonies they’re already on to the next section of the caves with no explanation of how they got there?) The book fills things like that in a little bit more.
What worked for me: the characters, whom I already knew and loved, so that was less due to the author and more due to the original screenwriters and most importantly the actors who portrayed them. It was great to get even more description/explanation of the caves than we saw in the movie, more of a “start to finish” feeling of exploring One-Eyed Willy’s secret caverns. Restored pieces of the script, often hinted at, helped to flesh out the overall story. And there was something to be gained from being in Mikey’s head...you not only see what Mikey sees, but more importantly you feel what Mikey feels, in a way that can never fully be attained in film. That’s what really drove this book home for me. A better understanding of how Mikey feels about his friends, about himself, about his life in general, and especially his connection with One-Eyed Willy. That is the value that reading the book can bring to a Goonies fan.
What didn’t work so well for me? At the top of the list would be the narrative. I know that, to an extent, first-person narrative needs to be “flavored” by the character telling the story. But all of the “ing”s that got changed to “in’”, over and over (runnin’ and jumpin’ and explorin’ and screamin’), yeah it’s the way that Mikey would speak, but after reading things like that more than a couple of times, it got really annoying. Also some of the references were dated, even for kids in the 1980s, probably colored by the author and/or screenwriters drawing from their own experiences as a kid, one or two generations removed...it happens a lot, but don’t reference some actor from the silent films era and expect me to know who that is--even back in 1985. Also, with the exception of the opening and closing, everything is told only from what Mikey saw with his own eyes (with a few exceptions where he fills in blanks based on what other characters told him later) which means we miss out on the vast majority of the Fratellis and their own doings. Their character development suffers greatly as a result, to where I would feel nothing for them if I only knew them as characters in this book. The Mama Fratelli of the story pales in comparison to the incomparable Anne Ramsey’s performance on screen (to be fair, the book was probably written before Anne was cast, but still) and there were a couple of confusing times where it seems that Jake and Francis’ names and descriptions were switched--to where the movie version of Jake was called Francis in the book, and vice versa. I couldn’t tell if that was an inadvertent equivocation or whether the two were supposed to have opposite names all the way through the story...so I gave up trying to keep them apart.
A book based on the descriptions and accurate dialogue of the final product of the movie + actors and adding the deleted scenes/info would have netted this book an emphatic 5 stars. As it stands, I’ll give it a weak 4. I’m not judging the author for this, but rather the studio or whoever owned the rights, as getting this book out before the movie was final was surely just a way to capitalize on another revenue stream as quickly as possible instead of taking the time to do it right. This is the one instance (movies made into books) where I don’t feel like I’m attacking an author when I’m critical with it, because it is just not the same as creating one’s own story and putting it to words. The author did a decent job.
Would I recommend this book? Only to a hardcore Goonies fan, and to them, I’d say to take it with a grain of salt and to go into it expecting the dialogue and exact actions to be different than what we know and love from the movie. For everyone else, there are much better, original, books out there worth your time, unless you have never seen the movie and don’t plan to, but want to have some idea what everyone is talking about.
January 6, 2019
Cresciuto negli anni 80 è impossibile per me non amare i Goonies. Scritto bene, mi ha ricordato tanti piccoli particolari che ho sempre dato per scontato guardando il film...anzi vado a riguardarlo subito! ;)
November 4, 2017
Ci sono cose che restano scolpite per sempre nella mente dei bambini: ad esempio la prima grande avventura che ci ha appassionato davvero. I Goonies sono esattamente questo: un mix di humour, avventura, coraggio e paure, insomma descrivono perfettamente l’infanzia con tutte le sue contraddizioni. Perché I Goonies continuano ad appassionare generazioni di ragazzi? Perché contengono alcuni elementi fondamentali: l’avventura, come già detto, l’amicizia, l’amore e, signore e signori, i pirati! Che avventura sarebbe, senza i pirati! Per quanto mi riguarda, dall’Isola del Tesoro in poi, non c’è stata una sola avventura che mi abbia appassionato di più di quelle per mare che includono gambe di legno, scheletri e dobloni d’oro.
Ma passiamo al romanzo: la storia è quella nota, raccontata però dalla voce di Mikey (il ragazzino con l’apparecchio e l’asma, per intenderci). Le battute sono proprio quelle del film, con pochissime differenze (qualche scenetta comica è andata purtroppo persa per via del punto di vista unico, che è quello del ragazzino). In più l’autore ha deciso di inserire nel testo degli approfondimenti sui componenti dei Goonies: quindi apprendiamo i loro veri nomi, le loro origini, la storia delle loro famiglie. Il linguaggio è colorito, tipico dei ragazzi degli anni ’80. I capitoli sono lunghi ma scorrono via velocemente, grazie al ritmo avvincente e alla quantità di scene memorabili cui danno vita tutti i protagonisti. C’è Mikey, coraggioso e testardo, che vuole a tutti i costi trovare il tesoro di Willy l’Orbo per salvare la sua casa e quella dei suoi amici dalla costruzione di un enorme campo da golf, c’è Brand, suo fratello sedicenne, innamorato della bella Andy, che si mostra spavaldo ma sotto sotto ha le sue paure, c’è Data, l’amico inventore giapponese, Mouth, sboccato e divertente, Chunck, sempre affamato e di buon cuore e poi naturalmente i cattivi: la banda Fratelli e il mitico Sloth… Insomma, un’avventura coi fiocchi che appassionerà le nuove generazioni quanto ha segnato e fatto sognare le vecchie!
Ma passiamo al romanzo: la storia è quella nota, raccontata però dalla voce di Mikey (il ragazzino con l’apparecchio e l’asma, per intenderci). Le battute sono proprio quelle del film, con pochissime differenze (qualche scenetta comica è andata purtroppo persa per via del punto di vista unico, che è quello del ragazzino). In più l’autore ha deciso di inserire nel testo degli approfondimenti sui componenti dei Goonies: quindi apprendiamo i loro veri nomi, le loro origini, la storia delle loro famiglie. Il linguaggio è colorito, tipico dei ragazzi degli anni ’80. I capitoli sono lunghi ma scorrono via velocemente, grazie al ritmo avvincente e alla quantità di scene memorabili cui danno vita tutti i protagonisti. C’è Mikey, coraggioso e testardo, che vuole a tutti i costi trovare il tesoro di Willy l’Orbo per salvare la sua casa e quella dei suoi amici dalla costruzione di un enorme campo da golf, c’è Brand, suo fratello sedicenne, innamorato della bella Andy, che si mostra spavaldo ma sotto sotto ha le sue paure, c’è Data, l’amico inventore giapponese, Mouth, sboccato e divertente, Chunck, sempre affamato e di buon cuore e poi naturalmente i cattivi: la banda Fratelli e il mitico Sloth… Insomma, un’avventura coi fiocchi che appassionerà le nuove generazioni quanto ha segnato e fatto sognare le vecchie!
April 11, 2023
As soon as I knew we were stopping in Astoria, I knew I needed to read this book! This classic adventure story transported me back to the summer of Grade 11 when the movie was released and gave me nostalgia. The best part was that I could still imagine the scenes playing in my mind as I read the book!
The story is mainly told from Mikey’s point of view and quite honestly, took a while to get used to. You may remember he was Walsh or the leader of the Goonies. Chunk does get some narration time and there are some diary entries from One-Eyed Willie. I’m usually an avid supporter of books over movies, but this time, the movie was better … and I’m not surprised. It came first.
This book is a steal of a deal on Amazon. The movie is available at your local library or you can watch on Amazon Prime.
The story is mainly told from Mikey’s point of view and quite honestly, took a while to get used to. You may remember he was Walsh or the leader of the Goonies. Chunk does get some narration time and there are some diary entries from One-Eyed Willie. I’m usually an avid supporter of books over movies, but this time, the movie was better … and I’m not surprised. It came first.
This book is a steal of a deal on Amazon. The movie is available at your local library or you can watch on Amazon Prime.
May 15, 2020
Se non sapete chi sono i Goonies mi dispiace per voi, perché vuol dire che non avete avuto un’infanzia u.u O avete vissuto sotto un sasso, dato che sono praticamente un cult cinematografico, ma dettagli.
Non appena ho visto la promozione su Amazon ho dovuto acquistarlo per cause di forza maggiore. Certo, offre ben pochi approfondimenti dato che è la sceneggiatura del film, ma leggere questo romanzo è stato comunque un ritorno all’infanzia.
Seriamente, quest’anno mi sto dando fin troppo al retrò XD
Ad ogni modo ho avuto la conforma di ciò che pensavo da piccola: Data è il migliore!
Consigliato per tutti i nostalgici.
Non appena ho visto la promozione su Amazon ho dovuto acquistarlo per cause di forza maggiore. Certo, offre ben pochi approfondimenti dato che è la sceneggiatura del film, ma leggere questo romanzo è stato comunque un ritorno all’infanzia.
Seriamente, quest’anno mi sto dando fin troppo al retrò XD
Ad ogni modo ho avuto la conforma di ciò che pensavo da piccola: Data è il migliore!
Consigliato per tutti i nostalgici.
June 30, 2023
Pues para ser sincera no me gustó, hubieron unas partes que disfruté pero en general no conecté con el libro.
No me gustaron las personalidades de los niños, especialmente bocazas y Gordi. Soy bastante quisquillosa en algunos temas y no me convence cuando todas las cosas salen bien, solo por el poder del guión. Y a raíz de esto mismo, no tenía idea que Los Goonies fueran una película xd
Pero bueno, al menos es un libro corto.
No me gustaron las personalidades de los niños, especialmente bocazas y Gordi. Soy bastante quisquillosa en algunos temas y no me convence cuando todas las cosas salen bien, solo por el poder del guión. Y a raíz de esto mismo, no tenía idea que Los Goonies fueran una película xd
Pero bueno, al menos es un libro corto.
July 29, 2016
I read this before the movie came out, way back in 1985. I was a hardcore fan of the things I liked even way back when. I remember being bummed that there were scenes from the book cut from the movie, but I remember liking it well enough.
November 1, 2020
Este libro es muy bueno!
February 24, 2023
The Goonies is one of my favourite movies. A movie I've watched countless of times and has chased me from childhood all the way into adulthood. We even watched it with our daughter when she was a kid. Actually, we watched it again last Christmas. 😁
I didn't know there was a novelisation of the movie until a few years ago, but couldn't find the paperback anywhere. Well, a few weeks ago I decided to check the Kindle store and there it was! Instant buy, of course. Especially since I read and enjoyed the hell out of The Gremlins novel.
80s novelisations are WILD!
Okay, back to this book. LOL.
Most of the story is the same as the movie, but there are some variations that stand out. A scene early on in a convenience store where Troy the Jerk, Andy and Stef are first introduced. Brand's claustrophobia. Mikey's secret crush on Andy, and his sense of wonder in everything he sees/does. Plus, leeches, creepy mist, a giant squid, and a bunch of other variations. That I liked, btw.
Also, the whole book is narrated in Mikey's first-person POV, so we get to know him very well. He's also the one who fills in the blanks after other characters tell him what happened. Chunk's story, for example.
I'm actually really glad I read this because it was a LOT of fun. It was a great novelisation of the movie. There were a few typos throughout, which I suspect happened when they formatted from paperback to Kindle. And a strangely-placed series of pages in the middle with pictures that didn't translate well on my Paperwhite. Probably for the same reason.
But these are pesky things that don't get in the way. This is a great novel! And I REALLY enjoyed the laidback narrative style. It fit Mikey, the story, and the adventure. Not to mention the unexpected cheekiness that is so 80s! 😅
Goonies never say die.
I didn't know there was a novelisation of the movie until a few years ago, but couldn't find the paperback anywhere. Well, a few weeks ago I decided to check the Kindle store and there it was! Instant buy, of course. Especially since I read and enjoyed the hell out of The Gremlins novel.
80s novelisations are WILD!
Okay, back to this book. LOL.
Most of the story is the same as the movie, but there are some variations that stand out. A scene early on in a convenience store where Troy the Jerk, Andy and Stef are first introduced. Brand's claustrophobia. Mikey's secret crush on Andy, and his sense of wonder in everything he sees/does. Plus, leeches, creepy mist, a giant squid, and a bunch of other variations. That I liked, btw.
Also, the whole book is narrated in Mikey's first-person POV, so we get to know him very well. He's also the one who fills in the blanks after other characters tell him what happened. Chunk's story, for example.
I'm actually really glad I read this because it was a LOT of fun. It was a great novelisation of the movie. There were a few typos throughout, which I suspect happened when they formatted from paperback to Kindle. And a strangely-placed series of pages in the middle with pictures that didn't translate well on my Paperwhite. Probably for the same reason.
But these are pesky things that don't get in the way. This is a great novel! And I REALLY enjoyed the laidback narrative style. It fit Mikey, the story, and the adventure. Not to mention the unexpected cheekiness that is so 80s! 😅
Goonies never say die.
August 30, 2023
If I could rate it 4.5, I would. I would first like to say that this is my absolute favorite film of all-time, but I do not want to sound bias, so I'll try to give my honest thoughts and then dive into some interesting things that I think you should know before reading.
A major turn-off for some would be the typos. This book isn't full of many, but would it of hurt to hire an editor? He places Tuesday the 27th and then states Monday was the 28th. Then, theres two or three word typos, but that didn't take much out of the book.
It was really enjoyable to read this and to experience added scenes + dialogue. From what I've researched, this was based off of their first script, so unsurprisingly, you will find that it's quite different enough from the film that you're getting a somewhat different experience.
There are some things this book does differently from the finished movie that--if you don't want to read this before checking out the book, you can skip to my last comment--but the alternate scenes include:
- the story told in first-person by Mikey (sadly, we miss the famous cop car chase where all of the main characters are introduced to the audience because of this)
- in all the years I've seen the film, i havent noticed this, but I could have missed it, this book takes place just a few days before Halloween, which I just love the idea of!
- an added scene with a drug store, along with another run-in with Bad-Boy Troy
- Chunk and Sloth's side-adventure
- a boat scene with all the characters drifting in water in a cave, where each of them tells a story, so we learn more about them
- yes, the deleted scene with the Squid Attack is in here (which you can find on YouTube or the DVD/Bluray, but it's probably best that this scene was cut) and Data's comment about the squid at the end doesn't make him sound like a liar because of it being in there
- we find out what that letter One-Eyed Willy wrote, in front of his pile of gold says and get to learn his back-story in the process
- there's newspaper articles added as a bonus at the end where we find out the Goon-Docks are saved and Sloth was adopted by Chunk's family
So, yeah! A great 80s novelization that I loved! Anyone who's seen it and wants more of the Goonies, should be satisfied with what was added to the story!
A major turn-off for some would be the typos. This book isn't full of many, but would it of hurt to hire an editor? He places Tuesday the 27th and then states Monday was the 28th. Then, theres two or three word typos, but that didn't take much out of the book.
It was really enjoyable to read this and to experience added scenes + dialogue. From what I've researched, this was based off of their first script, so unsurprisingly, you will find that it's quite different enough from the film that you're getting a somewhat different experience.
There are some things this book does differently from the finished movie that--if you don't want to read this before checking out the book, you can skip to my last comment--but the alternate scenes include:
- the story told in first-person by Mikey (sadly, we miss the famous cop car chase where all of the main characters are introduced to the audience because of this)
- in all the years I've seen the film, i havent noticed this, but I could have missed it, this book takes place just a few days before Halloween, which I just love the idea of!
- an added scene with a drug store, along with another run-in with Bad-Boy Troy
- Chunk and Sloth's side-adventure
- a boat scene with all the characters drifting in water in a cave, where each of them tells a story, so we learn more about them
- yes, the deleted scene with the Squid Attack is in here (which you can find on YouTube or the DVD/Bluray, but it's probably best that this scene was cut) and Data's comment about the squid at the end doesn't make him sound like a liar because of it being in there
- we find out what that letter One-Eyed Willy wrote, in front of his pile of gold says and get to learn his back-story in the process
- there's newspaper articles added as a bonus at the end where we find out the Goon-Docks are saved and Sloth was adopted by Chunk's family
So, yeah! A great 80s novelization that I loved! Anyone who's seen it and wants more of the Goonies, should be satisfied with what was added to the story!
January 10, 2019
4,6/ 5 🌟
Los Goonies es un libro divertidísimo y está muy bien narrado. Al no haber leído ni visto nada sobre ellos antes, me ha impresionado la creatividad y el ingenio que muestran los personajes. Este ha sido el principal motivo por el cual he disfrutado tantísimo el libro. En ningún momento esperaba que niños de 13 años fueran tan ingeniosos e imaginativos como para inventar ese tipo artilugios tan divertidos. Además de la lealtad que se guardan unos a otros y la ayuda que se prestan, se conocen muy bien entre ellos y eso es admirable.
Es un libro ligero de leer y muy ameno. No le he llegado a poner la máxima puntuación porque ha habido alguna parte en la que me hubiera gustado que hubiera habido más acción o que los personajes hubieran dejado más libre su personalidad tan molona.
A los Goonies no traicionaré ni por un segundo,
seguiremos juntos hasta el fin del mundo.
En el cielo y el infierno o en la guerra nuclear
nada habrá que nos pueda separar.
En la ciudad, el campo o el bosque, da igual:
me declaro ahora mismo un Goony oficial.
Los Goonies es un libro divertidísimo y está muy bien narrado. Al no haber leído ni visto nada sobre ellos antes, me ha impresionado la creatividad y el ingenio que muestran los personajes. Este ha sido el principal motivo por el cual he disfrutado tantísimo el libro. En ningún momento esperaba que niños de 13 años fueran tan ingeniosos e imaginativos como para inventar ese tipo artilugios tan divertidos. Además de la lealtad que se guardan unos a otros y la ayuda que se prestan, se conocen muy bien entre ellos y eso es admirable.
Es un libro ligero de leer y muy ameno. No le he llegado a poner la máxima puntuación porque ha habido alguna parte en la que me hubiera gustado que hubiera habido más acción o que los personajes hubieran dejado más libre su personalidad tan molona.
A los Goonies no traicionaré ni por un segundo,
seguiremos juntos hasta el fin del mundo.
En el cielo y el infierno o en la guerra nuclear
nada habrá que nos pueda separar.
En la ciudad, el campo o el bosque, da igual:
me declaro ahora mismo un Goony oficial.
January 30, 2018
A lot of fun. One section seemed like it was added to pad the length of the book, but overall, I enjoyed it.
July 2, 2023
Un libro entretenido sin más que nos retrotrae a nuestra infancia con este clásico de cine de aventuras.
No es que me acuerde de toda la película pero sí lo suficiente para opinar que el libro y el film se asemejan bastante.
Por cierto ¿a alguien más le parecen un tanto cargante Gordi y Bocazas? No recuerdo haber sentido esto con la película.
No es que me acuerde de toda la película pero sí lo suficiente para opinar que el libro y el film se asemejan bastante.
Por cierto ¿a alguien más le parecen un tanto cargante Gordi y Bocazas? No recuerdo haber sentido esto con la película.
November 12, 2021
It's summer in the small seaport town of Astoria and The Goonies are restless. Big developers threaten to take over the town. Then Mikey finds an old pirate map and the kids take off to find the loot that can save their neighborhood. But they never counted on skeletons with swords, a booby-trapped underground passage and the murderous ex-con, all of whom want the Goonies' head.
A classic adventure story that makes it hard to not feel nostalgic for the old days; for both reality and fiction. The books, the music, the films, the sense of adventure, all that retro goodness is here. This was a wholesome read that definitely scratched that Stranger Things itch I've been feeling lately. The best part of the whole book was being able to spend more time with Chunk and Sloth, such a wonderful bromance.
I enjoyed the additional character depth and insight added to this version of the story, but I feel like the first-person POV harmed the way the overall story was told, especially regarding the group of villains the Fratellis. Having the entire story told from the perspective of a single Goony (Mikey) lessened the scope of the narrative, the action and the involvement of the rest of the cast (which is too damn good to ignore) and it makes me view the film as being superior in almost every way. Still a fun and nostalgic read, but there's just no beating the movie.
***
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A classic adventure story that makes it hard to not feel nostalgic for the old days; for both reality and fiction. The books, the music, the films, the sense of adventure, all that retro goodness is here. This was a wholesome read that definitely scratched that Stranger Things itch I've been feeling lately. The best part of the whole book was being able to spend more time with Chunk and Sloth, such a wonderful bromance.
I enjoyed the additional character depth and insight added to this version of the story, but I feel like the first-person POV harmed the way the overall story was told, especially regarding the group of villains the Fratellis. Having the entire story told from the perspective of a single Goony (Mikey) lessened the scope of the narrative, the action and the involvement of the rest of the cast (which is too damn good to ignore) and it makes me view the film as being superior in almost every way. Still a fun and nostalgic read, but there's just no beating the movie.
***
If you're looking for some dark ambient music for reading horror, dark fantasy and other books like this one, then be sure to check out my YouTube Channel called Nightmarish Compositions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPPs...
February 1, 2018
Ho letto questo libro, perché avevo nostalgia di Stranger Things e l'ambientazione anni '80.
Amo il film e l'ho visto più volte, ma non è super uguale ad esso: alcune parti mi sembravano inedite, altre tagliate oppure in un ordine diverso rispetto a quello mi ricordavo.
Sarei stata curiosa di leggerlo senza aver mai visto il film.
Alcune battute iconiche sono rimaste e l’ho adorato, perché sono battute che spesso dico ancora; altre mancavano.
Mi sembra di aver notato degli errori, come "continuò a continuare": è stato un errore nella traduzione o hanno cercato di rendere il linguaggio più infantile, visto il punto di vista?
Una postfazione da brividi.
La sovraccoperta morbida è fatta con un materiale che si impolvera subito e si rovina un po'.
Amo il film e l'ho visto più volte, ma non è super uguale ad esso: alcune parti mi sembravano inedite, altre tagliate oppure in un ordine diverso rispetto a quello mi ricordavo.
Sarei stata curiosa di leggerlo senza aver mai visto il film.
Alcune battute iconiche sono rimaste e l’ho adorato, perché sono battute che spesso dico ancora; altre mancavano.
Mi sembra di aver notato degli errori, come "continuò a continuare": è stato un errore nella traduzione o hanno cercato di rendere il linguaggio più infantile, visto il punto di vista?
Una postfazione da brividi.
La sovraccoperta morbida è fatta con un materiale che si impolvera subito e si rovina un po'.
July 12, 2020
Innecesario. Aunque como no estoy acostumbrado a adaptaciones literarias de películas, no puedo estar seguro al 100% de que esta "innecesariedad" sea lo normal.
El caso es q este libro en concreto es la versión extendida de la película. Es más, si ya has visto las escenas extra no incluidas en el metraje final, como por ejemplo la del pulpo, el libro no aporta nada. Es, ni más ni menos, la película hecha libro. Quizá algunos rasgos de algunos personajes están un poco más desarrollados como ocurre con Stef.
Los Goonies es una de mis películas favoritas de la infancia y si fuera eso lo que se valorara tendría 5/5, pero como es el libro lo que recibe la nota, un 3/5 es suficiente.
El caso es q este libro en concreto es la versión extendida de la película. Es más, si ya has visto las escenas extra no incluidas en el metraje final, como por ejemplo la del pulpo, el libro no aporta nada. Es, ni más ni menos, la película hecha libro. Quizá algunos rasgos de algunos personajes están un poco más desarrollados como ocurre con Stef.
Los Goonies es una de mis películas favoritas de la infancia y si fuera eso lo que se valorara tendría 5/5, pero como es el libro lo que recibe la nota, un 3/5 es suficiente.
August 4, 2016
Que livro foda!!
A leitura fluiu bem e foi super rápida. Em um capítulo eu já estava apegado aos personagens e curioso pra saber o que aconteceria. Adorei a jornada dos Goonies.
Aliás, acho que eu sou um Goony!
A leitura fluiu bem e foi super rápida. Em um capítulo eu já estava apegado aos personagens e curioso pra saber o que aconteceria. Adorei a jornada dos Goonies.
Aliás, acho que eu sou um Goony!
June 15, 2018
3,75 / 5 ⭐️ Una lectura amena, llena de aventuras y risas. Ideal para pasar un buen rato y evadirse
September 5, 2018
Lo he leído poco a poco, intercalando con otras lecturas para poder disfrutarlo como merece.
Es un soplo de nostalgia esta lectura. Un grupo de chavales que descubren que la unión hace la fuerza, viviendo aventuras muy entretenidas.
Si os gustó la película, tenéis que leerlo. Además sería genial que los niños de ahora conocieran a Los Goonies 💀
Próximamente reseña en https://rincondemarlau.blogspot.com
Es un soplo de nostalgia esta lectura. Un grupo de chavales que descubren que la unión hace la fuerza, viviendo aventuras muy entretenidas.
Si os gustó la película, tenéis que leerlo. Además sería genial que los niños de ahora conocieran a Los Goonies 💀
Próximamente reseña en https://rincondemarlau.blogspot.com
March 8, 2016
Foi excelente relembrar minha infância com a leitura, "Os Goonies" foi o típico filme de Sessão da Tarde. Confesso que o começo foi um pouco difícil para mim, ainda mais porque foi meu livro de mochila, que leio nas filas ou em pequenas viagens. Entretanto, quando começa a caça ao tesouro de fato há diversas descrições e queria muito poder estar lá, ser um goonie. É uma boa diversão!
February 27, 2015
é legal relembrar uma experiência tão velha de um filme e descobrir que lendo a mesma historia é como se o filme tivesse acabado de sair
September 1, 2025
Favorite new book read in 2024
HD Film Tributes music video: The Goonies Are Good Enough by Cyndi Lauper
I never thought this would happen, for frankly I didn't think it was possible. I was disabused of the notion that a novelization couldn't be better than a movie with Kolchak: The Night Strangler, but that was Kolchak. I like it, but it's not a fave or anything. This is the frickin' Goonies which is 100% a fave and has been for almost 40 years, though I acknowledge it has some problems. (Some of the lines are kind of stupid and the dialogue gets awkward in a couple of spots, but thankfully that's not as big an issue in the book.) I rewatch the DVD from time to time, and I will usually tune in if I see it on TV. I know it well enough that I can identify every time the TV version differs from the real movie. There's no doubt about it: I love the movie from start to finish, but you may notice that this book is not on my "liked movie better" shelf. This book was a slam dunk even if it is a novelization, which is surprising since it was penned by James Kahn, and the other two novelizations of his I've read, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Return of the Jedi, were merely okay. In fact, when I pulled this off the shelf and saw Kahn's name on it, I sighed and said "Well, it's just 190 pages, so let's do it," but I was pleasantly surprised. I won't go so far as to say that I like the book better than the movie, but they're close enough that I can't unequivocally say that I like the movie better, so this doesn't get on that shelf. Way to go, James!
Most of this is told from Mikey's point of view, and Kahn nails it. I believed I was reading a 12 or 13-year-old's point of view the whole time, albeit a very educated one in a couple of places, but it still worked. Also, the characterization is so much richer for everyone in the book. This isn't to say that the movie versions are flat, but there's extra depth to the ones in the book. I especially liked Stef. She's tougher than the rest, and she's the one who bucks up and gets the copper bones from around Chester Copperpot's neck because everyone else is all like "ick, a skeleton." She's just all like "whatever, I'll get it." Data's inventions still suck, but he's also a genius. Mouth is a tad smoother, etc. The characterization in this is just top notch.
It's also a tad bawdier than the movie. The film is rated PG, but if it had been filmed this way, it would definitely have to go to PG-13. That might be why it was cleaned up a bit from the screenplay, so they could get a PG rating. I don't know. The infamous octopus scene which was blessedly cut from the movie is in the book, although it's a squid, but it works here. The special effects of the 80s just weren't up to the task of pulling that off, but one's imagination can manage it.
I thought Kahn was going to fumble it a couple of times, but it was just a set up, and he saved the day in the end. E.G. there's one spot where the kids are on a raft in an underground lake (this isn't in the movie at all), and they're telling stories of things that had happened to them in the past. Mouth starts off with one, and it's pretty clear it's going to be The Monkey's Paw. I rolled my eyes at this, and was all like "whatever, onward we go." A few lines later, Stef interrupts with "Mouth, you jerk, are you gonna tell 'The Monkey's Paw?'" They bicker for a bit, and Mouth goes on with the whole story, then they bicker again. It was a pretty cool scene. All the characters share some deep things with each other which isn't in the movie, and it just works well. (E.G. Brand is actually claustrophobic, and he flips his lid a couple of times. He shares the reason why with the group, and Mikey's respect for him goes up. That kind of touching shit.)
I also liked the twist on Mikey's kiss with Andi where he actually makes it to second base.
Neither the book nor the movie is perfect, but don't take either one too seriously, and you can have a load of fun with each. Definitely recommended, but good luck finding an affordable copy in English. I lucked out big time when I got mine a couple of years ago (the seller must not have known what they had), but it looks like I could get $70 if I tried to sell it. That'd be over 10 times my original investment, not that I really care about such things. I sure as hell ain't selling mine because I think I'd like to read it again one day. I'm surprised it's not in print anymore because I thought it was that good, but it looks like you might be able to get it on an e-reader cheap, so there's that.
HD Film Tributes music video: The Goonies Are Good Enough by Cyndi Lauper
I never thought this would happen, for frankly I didn't think it was possible. I was disabused of the notion that a novelization couldn't be better than a movie with Kolchak: The Night Strangler, but that was Kolchak. I like it, but it's not a fave or anything. This is the frickin' Goonies which is 100% a fave and has been for almost 40 years, though I acknowledge it has some problems. (Some of the lines are kind of stupid and the dialogue gets awkward in a couple of spots, but thankfully that's not as big an issue in the book.) I rewatch the DVD from time to time, and I will usually tune in if I see it on TV. I know it well enough that I can identify every time the TV version differs from the real movie. There's no doubt about it: I love the movie from start to finish, but you may notice that this book is not on my "liked movie better" shelf. This book was a slam dunk even if it is a novelization, which is surprising since it was penned by James Kahn, and the other two novelizations of his I've read, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Return of the Jedi, were merely okay. In fact, when I pulled this off the shelf and saw Kahn's name on it, I sighed and said "Well, it's just 190 pages, so let's do it," but I was pleasantly surprised. I won't go so far as to say that I like the book better than the movie, but they're close enough that I can't unequivocally say that I like the movie better, so this doesn't get on that shelf. Way to go, James!
Most of this is told from Mikey's point of view, and Kahn nails it. I believed I was reading a 12 or 13-year-old's point of view the whole time, albeit a very educated one in a couple of places, but it still worked. Also, the characterization is so much richer for everyone in the book. This isn't to say that the movie versions are flat, but there's extra depth to the ones in the book. I especially liked Stef. She's tougher than the rest, and she's the one who bucks up and gets the copper bones from around Chester Copperpot's neck because everyone else is all like "ick, a skeleton." She's just all like "whatever, I'll get it." Data's inventions still suck, but he's also a genius. Mouth is a tad smoother, etc. The characterization in this is just top notch.
It's also a tad bawdier than the movie. The film is rated PG, but if it had been filmed this way, it would definitely have to go to PG-13. That might be why it was cleaned up a bit from the screenplay, so they could get a PG rating. I don't know. The infamous octopus scene which was blessedly cut from the movie is in the book, although it's a squid, but it works here. The special effects of the 80s just weren't up to the task of pulling that off, but one's imagination can manage it.
I thought Kahn was going to fumble it a couple of times, but it was just a set up, and he saved the day in the end. E.G. there's one spot where the kids are on a raft in an underground lake (this isn't in the movie at all), and they're telling stories of things that had happened to them in the past. Mouth starts off with one, and it's pretty clear it's going to be The Monkey's Paw. I rolled my eyes at this, and was all like "whatever, onward we go." A few lines later, Stef interrupts with "Mouth, you jerk, are you gonna tell 'The Monkey's Paw?'" They bicker for a bit, and Mouth goes on with the whole story, then they bicker again. It was a pretty cool scene. All the characters share some deep things with each other which isn't in the movie, and it just works well. (E.G. Brand is actually claustrophobic, and he flips his lid a couple of times. He shares the reason why with the group, and Mikey's respect for him goes up. That kind of touching shit.)
I also liked the twist on Mikey's kiss with Andi where he actually makes it to second base.
Neither the book nor the movie is perfect, but don't take either one too seriously, and you can have a load of fun with each. Definitely recommended, but good luck finding an affordable copy in English. I lucked out big time when I got mine a couple of years ago (the seller must not have known what they had), but it looks like I could get $70 if I tried to sell it. That'd be over 10 times my original investment, not that I really care about such things. I sure as hell ain't selling mine because I think I'd like to read it again one day. I'm surprised it's not in print anymore because I thought it was that good, but it looks like you might be able to get it on an e-reader cheap, so there's that.
June 20, 2024
ennesima rilettura dei goonies.
com'è andata? ho pianto. di nuovo? di nuovo.
questo libro è IL libro. secondo solo a coraline, è l'altra metà del mio cuore.
è indescrivibile quel che provo per questa storia, ma posso assicurarvi che sono solo cose belle. la mia anima è racchiusa in queste pagine, in questo gruppo di ragazzi che fanno tutti un po' parte di me. in questa avventura, in questi trabocchetti, in questo tesoro e in questo vascello ci sono anche io. se muoio, seppellitemi con questo libro.
spero possiate leggerlo tutti e so che forse non proverete le stesse cose, ma vi chiedo di tentare e poi di tornare qua per venire a dirmi cosa avete provato.
per ora è tutto, sono troppo emozionata, ma aggiungerò qualcosa quando lo rileggerò per l'ennesima volta♡
com'è andata? ho pianto. di nuovo? di nuovo.
questo libro è IL libro. secondo solo a coraline, è l'altra metà del mio cuore.
è indescrivibile quel che provo per questa storia, ma posso assicurarvi che sono solo cose belle. la mia anima è racchiusa in queste pagine, in questo gruppo di ragazzi che fanno tutti un po' parte di me. in questa avventura, in questi trabocchetti, in questo tesoro e in questo vascello ci sono anche io. se muoio, seppellitemi con questo libro.
spero possiate leggerlo tutti e so che forse non proverete le stesse cose, ma vi chiedo di tentare e poi di tornare qua per venire a dirmi cosa avete provato.
per ora è tutto, sono troppo emozionata, ma aggiungerò qualcosa quando lo rileggerò per l'ennesima volta♡
June 11, 2018
Fiel a la película -¿o fue antes la novela?- quien lea Los Goonies encontrará aquellos elementos que hicieron del film una obra de culto que todavía hoy en día se venera: aventuras, amistad, toques de misterio y ese espíritu juvenil en el que el mundo parece un lugar lleno de lugares sorprendentes por descubrir.
Con un estilo ágil y desenfadado, Kahn nos sumerge de inmediato en la acción, pasando de una escena trepidante a otra sin apenas pestañear. Resulta inevitable, para quien haya crecido con la película, poner voz a los diálogos de los personajes que ya acompañan a nuestros recuerdos de infancia; al contrario de lo que pueda parecer, es un aspecto que mejora aún más la lectura de la novela.
Poco más hay que añadir, porque a estas alturas sabemos la maravilla de historia que se nos brindó.
Con un estilo ágil y desenfadado, Kahn nos sumerge de inmediato en la acción, pasando de una escena trepidante a otra sin apenas pestañear. Resulta inevitable, para quien haya crecido con la película, poner voz a los diálogos de los personajes que ya acompañan a nuestros recuerdos de infancia; al contrario de lo que pueda parecer, es un aspecto que mejora aún más la lectura de la novela.
Poco más hay que añadir, porque a estas alturas sabemos la maravilla de historia que se nos brindó.
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