It Was A Book and Then It Was A Movie - August 2021

Read any books that were made into movies lately? Which did you think was better?

The Ninth Life of Louis Drax
Liz Jensen
4/5 stars -Book
After a picnic with his parents, Louis, a smart young boy, falls off a cliff and ends up in a coma in a hospital. The father is missing and he has only his mother left. Dr. Danachett is his doctor who becomes attracted to Louis’ mother but something is just not right and Danachett probes into the incident about what really happened on that trip while trying to help Louis.

Very compelling and it was later made into a film. I had seen the film years ago before I read this book. I remember enjoying the film but I am going to re-watch it to see how it holds up to the book.

Murder Without Conviction (2004) Based on the book The Good Friday Murder by Lee Harris
3.5/5

Recently released from her vows as a nun, Christine Bennett is discovering "life on the outside." After a visit to her mentally-handicapped cousin Gene, Christine becomes embroiled in the investigation of the murder mystery surrounding James and Edward Talley, twin savant brothers accused of killing their mother on Good Friday, 1974.

It was one of those movies that even though the Christine Bennett character was a bit hard to believe she had ever been a nun and her character was a lot on the sappy side....still kept you watching. Not a bad movie and the twins and their abilities were fascinating.