Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780141186818
Edition: New Ed
ISBN: 014118681X
Label: Penguin Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: July 26, 2001
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Studio: Penguin Books Ltd

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Rating: - Well worth a read
An interesting read. The main narrative takes place as a story recounted in a message in a bottle, topped and tailed with an overarching storyline with a fairly predictable twist. Most of the main narrative is actually very similar to the film, except that the ending, while quite dramatic, lacks the punch of the film's ending (won't give spoilers here, but the shock revelation seems more ambiguous and there is no Statue of Liberty in the book, ironically as my edition has the famous landmark plastered ... Read More

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Rating: - Just finished this
I have just finished this book today.I saw the film last year and loved it so I thought it was about time I read the book.To compare the book to the film,I would say they were both equal.The most of the story is the same as the film(that well known line get your stinking paws of me,you d....d,dirty apes isn`t in the book!),but the apes names are the same,although the mens aren`t.The climax is the same as in the film(if you haven`t seen the film I won`t say what it is)and it is very readable and exciting.
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Rating: - It is just a story?
I know different media calls for different handling of the story. And most movies do not live up to the book. However some exceed the book. Surprise neither movie can live up to the book. If you thought that the movie versions are insightful, surprising and shocking the first time you see it. Then you defiantly have lower expectations than the reader does. Especially with such a blotched ending. I will not go into the technical or psychological differences, as you will want to discover these for your self as ... Read More

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Rating: - It is just a story?
I know different media calls for different handling of the story. And most movies do not live up to the book. However some exceed the book. Surprise neither movie can live up to this book.

If you thought that the movie 1968 versions are insightful, surprising and shocking the first time you see it. Then you defiantly have lower expectations than the reader does. Especially with such a botched ending. The later movie version was more of an action film yet the ending was much closer to the book. I ... Read More

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Rating: - Frequently Aped (sorry)
I do not think that it would be right to review this book with reference to the 2 films that it has spawned. In it's own right it is a wonderful forray into the self-righteousness of man as a species. While the original film may well have been about sex, the book is far deeper and slightly more light-hearted in its cynicism, making the ending all the more shocking.

In fact, the book has little in common with either of the film adaptations although I would probably go so far as to say the new Tim Burton ... Read More

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