Actually, the movie is better, 25. November 2003

Often, if a novel or a book in general is turned into a film, it does not exactly get better. This time it does. The film is definitely more moving than the book, mostly because of the narrator's style, which somehow does not manage to enthrall the reader too much. (Compare what the preceding reviewer says.) Still, it is interesting reading, especially if you want to compare the similarities and the differences between the book and the film.

      not what I expected, 26. Juli 2003

I bought this book after I'd seen the film, which I guess is most other people's motivation for buying it, too. I thought that the film had some rather large holes - such as what kind of food the girls subsisted on during their long walk home - and was eager to find out the answers. Well, the good news is, this particular question was answered. Otherwise, however, the book didn't meet my expectations. For one thing it is short and only about halfway the three girls are first mentioned - the first part deals with "the decline of aboriginal society" in general. Also, the actual walk home is described in a rather calm fashion, with very little emotion thrown in. The film probably gives a better picture of how the girls felt even though the book is more accurate.