Most times a movie doesn’t do its novel counterpart justice, but Brooklyn written by Colm Toibin is an exception. The film stays true to the main storyline found in the novel without changing much along the way. Based in the 1950s it tells the story of a young Irish immigrant trying to make a life for herself in Brooklyn, New York.
The biggest differences between the two is that the novel introduces characters that aren’t present in the film, but this happens a lot with screen adaptations. Also, you get more of a backstory for the main characters and more details regarding what I think is a critical part of the storyline (I promise, no spoilers); the movie just brushed over this section of the book without much of an explanation.
If you’re like me, you saw the movie before reading the novel, but I highly recommend picking this book up. It’s an easy read and kept me interested (even with knowing what was going to happen). If you don’t have the extra time to spend reading this one, at least try the movie; the story is well written and in my opinion the actors portray the characters the way the book suggests.
If any of you have either read this book or watched the movie, I’d love to hear your thoughts on it.
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This was interesting! I have seen the movie and enjoyed it very much but I haven’t read the book yet. I might have to give it a shot.
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If you have time, it’s definitely worth reading. Since you liked the movie, I think you would like the book as well.
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