But that labor becomes bogged down at times. I tried... I really tried to read As time goes by..... I wanted to like this book so badly! But alas and alack, (the writer's not mine,) it's a lost cause. Even trying to read in the voices of the actors from Casablanca, it was hopeless. And so I put the book aside.
I have found that on occasion, the written work is far better than the film. But that too isn't always true. Point in case, I loved Piratical Magic, the movie, I hated the book. I loved the film Chocolat, just started the book and I love it even more!
Just because I didn't like one book isn't going to put me off. So there.