“I have recently started a group that plans to discuss this novel as well other prominent works of fiction:Best English-Language Fiction of the Twentieth CenturyA new group centered on a composite list of the best English-language fiction of the twentieth century. Please give it a look, join up and invite your friends!http://www.shelfari.com/groups/46898/about”
“I know its one of the best books i have ever read!!”
“I agree with mouserie. Disney didn't ruin it at all. No two versions of the same story are alike, especially in a book-to-movie transition. Of course the book is better, but that doesn't mean the film was awful. It's actually quite enjoyable, and Pooh is very cute. How could you hate that? I wish people would stop hating Disney because they think it's cool. That man/company made some classics, and Winnie-the-Pooh is one of them.”
“I didn't think the Disney version of Winnie the Pooh was that bad actually, and it certainly wasn't a "repulsive piece of sick buffoonery." That's a bit dramatic. One of the things that the Disney version does miss out on is the layered aspects of the characters, especially their negative traits--(such as piglet being a sneaky little butthead sometimes to make himself look better and owl being a total bigot.) Other than that, there weren't too many differences. In fact, Disney did a great job in capturing the child-like tone of the stories and that was one of the more important aspects. I would recommend both versions to anyone, but especially the book. It was adorable.”
“I mean the comment below...also the one below that....Anna”
“The above is from Anna again; who else ???”
“Rosy is quite right to present the other side of the argument. If even one person in every library discovered the real Pooh, it would be worth it. The Disney version is unspeakably horrible, a grotesque travesty, a repulsive piece of sick buffoonery . Is nothing sacred ?One can't help wondering what those who have been unlucky enough to be presented with this one-dimensional, sickly parody make of the delicate irony and subtlety of the original. The difference between Impulse body spray & Chanel No.5.Thank God the real Pooh is still in print...though I have seen simplified versions (aimed at what degree of simple-mindedness I hate to imagine) and various other idiocies. Moustache on the Mona LIsa territory.Please, God, don't let Disney get The Little Prince !!!”
