Rum River #36276 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Saw the other thread on Lemay's book "The Searchers", I have Lemay's book "The Unforgiven" which is a very good read. (For those unfamilar, the story line is not similar to Clint Eastwood's movie "Unforgiven" in any way.) I think Lemay did a good job describing the firearms of the period, along with many other things that give the reader a better sense of what life was like in remote Texas just after the Civil War. Anyone else out there read "The Unforgiven"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee, SASS #266 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I have not read the book, but did see the movie based on the book. It was entitled "The Unforgiven" starring Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn and Audie Murphy (1960) Yankee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rum River #36276 Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 I saw the movie too. There are some significant differences between the book and the movie, I think I like the book better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yul Catchum Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 John Wayne would not have been LeMay's choice for the character. Ed Asner fit the description much better. Or Broderick Crawford. Book gives you more of Ethan's dark hard side and explains why he was so obcessed with revenge. Wasn't to get the child back bbut, if I let you know it will spoil the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Catchum Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Interesting that Tommy Lee Jones THE MISSING is considered a new version of the SEARCHERS. After erading that I saw the comparisons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex M Rugers #6621 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I have both of those Alan LeMay books , both are good reads. The Unforgiven novel goes into the family's history in a lot more detail than the movie. Rex , who likes good Western novels. PS. Just read Yul's post , the novel The Last Ride by Thomas Eidson , which was the basis for The Missing , is a better story than the movie , in my opinion. Good many differences between the two mediums. Rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairshake Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 A book will always be better as you have visions of how each character should look and act. The casting director will have his own vision also. Most all good books would require hours of screen time and it has to be cut to fit the time slot allowed. You lose a lot of material when changing how a story is told. Sometimes the best part of a book is on the cutting room floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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