really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,856,641 ratings

"The plot of the novel is so intricate and involves so much; the film simply couldn't incorporate it all. The film version is a simplified short-story version of a small portion of the novel of origin."

3.86 avg rating — 2,460,719 ratings

"There are so many more emotional ties in the novel than could possibly be incorporated in the run-time of a movie."

4.11 avg rating — 1,699,358 ratings

"The intricacies of the plot and the flashback memoir format of this novel add so much to the story... which is lost in the film translation."