Comments | kokopellimom: Charlotte's Web

kokopellimom

Charlotte's Web

Oct 25, 2007 21:13

I'm not a child anymore, not an innocent by any stretch of the imagination. I'm an adult, a mother, and I'm freewheeling toward forty in the next few years ( Read more... )

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spiderfarmer October 26 2007, 04:03:29 UTC

When Man brought the movie home, I cried like a little girl. I haven't even thought about trying to read the book out loud...I'm sure I'll be a soggy mess.

I did that with The Giving Tree too. That one always makes me weepy.

kokopellimom October 26 2007, 04:40:43 UTC

I haven't seen the movie - I admire Dakota Fanning, but I was afraid of another movie violation of a nearly sacred childhood memory. As you can see, Charlotte's Web really means a lot to me! Was the movie true to the book?

spiderfarmer October 26 2007, 17:51:59 UTC

It's been decades since I read it last...so I'm not sure. It seemed pretty true, but then, I totally understand the avoiding movies when you love the book thing. :)

songwind October 26 2007, 13:16:50 UTC

Brigette was a bit alarmed by the line, "Slowly but surely, the family began to starve to death." (From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, of course)

But that sort of thing is why none of my children have ever been read The Giving Tree.

kokopellimom October 27 2007, 00:22:36 UTC

I had forgotten that awful line!

I had been thinking about getting Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for him soon. Maybe it's not appropriate yet? What do you think - could Spud handle it?

songwind October 27 2007, 01:23:32 UTC

I don't know - maybe not.