tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740191219184117673.post8501743679159289282..comments2023-12-08T03:12:32.004-06:00Comments on The Conscientious Reader: 50 Books in a Year: Book #20 The GraduateAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10156573651587644699noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740191219184117673.post-6605051522671515712011-05-04T17:37:04.879-05:002011-05-04T17:37:04.879-05:00Ashley, I know, what the heck?! :P Chris is a movi...Ashley, I know, what the heck?! :P Chris is a movie nut, too, and missed it. I feel like I've failed somehow! :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156573651587644699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740191219184117673.post-51836890463389469072011-05-04T08:19:31.682-05:002011-05-04T08:19:31.682-05:00Eric hasn't seen the Graduate either! How is t...Eric hasn't seen the Graduate either! How is this possible??Ashley Hastyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14009870777667336410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740191219184117673.post-66353337777663621632011-05-03T22:42:58.549-05:002011-05-03T22:42:58.549-05:00Oh do read it, Tiny Library, I'd like to know ...Oh do read it, Tiny Library, I'd like to know what you think of it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156573651587644699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740191219184117673.post-24801451046486795032011-05-03T14:06:39.630-05:002011-05-03T14:06:39.630-05:00I've not seen it or read it ... your review ha...I've not seen it or read it ... your review has made me think that I should!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740191219184117673.post-58681121320845568242011-05-03T09:36:25.354-05:002011-05-03T09:36:25.354-05:00Deborah,
I agree there is sympathy for the parents...Deborah,<br />I agree there is sympathy for the parents in a way that I didn't think about at 13. It's hard for parents to communicate with teenagers, especially sullen ones!<br />The final scene on the bus is magical and weighty. I've ordered the 2nd book (Home School) to see what happens, I hope that I'm not disappointed! :)<br />I've read a little about Charles Webb and it seems that he's a deeply misunderstood reclusive, ex-pat who may be more like Benjamin Braddock than I initially thought. What do you think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156573651587644699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740191219184117673.post-90042046335993432502011-05-03T07:45:36.882-05:002011-05-03T07:45:36.882-05:00That was exactly my experience with this film! As ...That was exactly my experience with this film! As a teenager, I thought it was interesting and risque but it wasn't until I saw it again fairly recently that I understood it as a whole, finding I had some sympathy for the parents too. (Not that I'm a cougar, but you know what I mean!) I also understood the final scene in the bus, when before I hadn't a clue beyond the obvious.<br /><br />The story of Charles Webb and the book - the way he always felt short-changed after the film deal - is fascinating too, if bitter.Deborahhttp://www.deborah-lawrenson.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com