What S Eating Gilbert Grape Book Review

At 24 gilbert grape is the sentimental favorite in endora iowa a good boy still bagging groceries in the local market.

What s eating gilbert grape book review. Gilbert grape is more or less equal to these challenges but life is not easy for him. As per my mother s rule one had to read the book before viewing the movie so i read the story of the grape family before venturing to watch the film starring johnny depp and leonardo dicaprio. But there are also moments of beauty and compassion and an offbeat sense of humor throughout. This review will not contain spoilers just my humble opinion.

It made the movie seem sort of pointless. There are differences between the book and the film. What s eating gilbert grape 1993 is a story of pure heart testing the bonds of familial relationships and representing the importance of understanding the struggles of mental health all while offering one of the truest tangible tales of pain acceptance and growth. He lives with his family an overweight mom a special needs brother and 2 sisters.

An ever so gentle coming of age story a saccharine last picture show that almost smothers the evident talent of its author in an overdose of pop culture. There are some difficult scenes dealing with hard hearted outsiders teasing the grape family and some scary ones when gilbert loses his temper with arnie. What helps is the small town itself. I honestly believe that the movie was quite boring which is very disappointing for me since i thought the book was good.

In a big city we sense the grape family would be isolated and dysfunctional but in endora where everybody knows everybody and gilbert fits right in life is more possible and the family is at least quasifunctional. I ve recently decided that most of my reading for 2017 will be books in which a film is based. He s mired in an affair with the insurance agent s wife and outraged by the supermarket chains. Here are some of the points that came up during our discussion.

What s eating gilbert grape originally came out when i was in high school. It was interesting to compare and contrast the two since both the book and the screenplay were written by hedges. But he s not happy. A testament to its title what s eating gilbert grape directed by lasse hallström is a creative and analytical film.

My thoughts on the what s eating gilbert grape book review blog. What s eating gilbert grape is sometimes hard to watch but well worth it. We opted for a book movie combination of what s eating gilbert grape by peter hedges. In the book i knew what was eating gilbert grape if i had just watched the movie i wouldn t.

I will then rate which i enjoyed more. In the case of what s eating gilbert grape i cannot chose which i enjoyed more.