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   Miles Bader to tnaran@gmail.com   
   Re: Ring the novel   
   07 Sep 06 06:55:41   
   
   From: miles@gnu.org   
      
   tnaran@gmail.com writes:   
   >> Which do you think is better to see/read first, the movie or the novel?   
   >   
   > Hard to say.  You can do either order, I think.  I saw both versions of   
   > the movie then read the novel.  I like the novel slightly more, but the   
   > movie's pretty good too.   
      
   Are there any "surprise moments" in the movie which would be spoiled by   
   reading the book?   
      
   Thanks,   
      
   -Miles   
      
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