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'The Dead of Jericho' is an amazing novel written by an amazing author, and the film adaptation of it is well produced and well written. But, in my opinion, I was more drawn to the book, it was just more interesting to me than the movie.
The movie was primarily based on the book, but there are some major differences. One of the major differences is, for example, that in the movie Morse and Anne are portrayed as friends, but in the book they only speak to each other at the party where they meet. In the movie, Anne has curtains in her bedroom, which is not the case in the book, and also in the movie Anne confronts Jackson about spying on her, but there is no mention of it in the book. Finally, Anne's last name in the movie is not Scott.
But, these are not the only differences in the movie. In the film, an investigator interviews Anne's mother, but there is not a mention of her mother in the book. Anne's mother also mentions that Anne married at the age of 18, but in the book Anne states that she married at the age of 19. And also, if you did not read the book, you would not know that Ned's real name is actually Michael Murdoch, and that in the book he did not steal from her. Also, the date of Anne's death is different. In the book, Morse never hit his head. An interesting difference is also that Tony's real name is actually Conrad Richards.
There are a lot of differences listed here, but there are also a lot of similarities. The characters in the movie are very similar to their description in the book and the first time that the police interviews Jackson is the same as the interview in the book, basically, he says the same things. And also there are some other similarities, like Morse's arrest, Anne's baby, Anne's death from hanging, and even Jackson blackmailing Richards.
These are just some of the differences and similarities about this great novel, which is one of the greatest ever written, in my opinion.
'The Dead of Jericho' is an amazing novel written by an amazing author, and the film adaptation of it is well produced and well written. But, in my opinion, I was more drawn to the book, it was just more interesting to me than the movie.
The movie was primarily based on the book, but there are some major differences. One of the major differences is, for example, that in the movie Morse and Anne are portrayed as friends, but in the book they only speak to each other at the party where they meet. In the movie, Anne has curtains in her bedroom, which is not the case in the book, and also in the movie Anne confronts Jackson about spying on her, but there is no mention of it in the book. Finally, Anne's last name in the movie is not Scott.
But, these are not the only differences in the movie. In the film, an investigator interviews Anne's mother, but there is not a mention of her mother in the book. Anne's mother also mentions that Anne married at the age of 18, but in the book Anne states that she married at the age of 19. And also, if you did not read the book, you would not know that Ned's real name is actually Michael Murdoch, and that in the book he did not steal from her. Also, the date of Anne's death is different. In the book, Morse never hit his head. An interesting difference is also that Tony's real name is actually Conrad Richards.
There are a lot of differences listed here, but there are also a lot of similarities. The characters in the movie are very similar to their description in the book and the first time that the police interviews Jackson is the same as the interview in the book, basically, he says the same things. And also there are some other similarities, like Morse's arrest, Anne's baby, Anne's death from hanging, and even Jackson blackmailing Richards.
These are just some of the differences and similarities about this great novel, which is one of the greatest ever written, in my opinion.
Kosana Jakonić, VIII4, 22 May
Write a book review:I have recently read a book named ’The Dead of Jericho.’ It is a crime novel and a mystery, written by Colin Dexter. The story takes place in a part of Oxford named Jericho.
When Chief Inspector Morse met a wonderful woman Anne Scott, he did not expect that she would hang herself only six months later. He heard about the sad news and had to investigate it, even though it was not his case. He found out a lot of things, like the fact that the front door was unlocked. He interviewed Anne’s neighbours and the blacksmith that worked in the town. After some time he managed to get the key from Anne’s door. When he got into the house he saw so many details that could help him investigate better. But, unfortunately he got caught by the police after he had finished his investigating the house. He got caught by a man named Constable Walters. Constable Walters was a helper of Chief Inspector Bell who was in charge of Anne Scott's case. They went to Morse’s home and exchanged all the information they had collected. The next day, the second murder happened in Jericho. It was Anne’s neighbour, George Jackson. Morse was very confused, but the Assistant Chief Commissioner wanted him to be in charge of the case. In the next few days, he found out about other details. At the end of the book the murderers were caught. Charles and Conrad Richards, Anne’s lover and his brother, were the killers.
The main character is Chief Inspector Morse. He is very intelligent, but he seems just like any other person, not like some investigator who manages to solve a murder case. Other characters in this crime story are Lewis, Charles and Conrad Richards, Celia, the Murdoch family, and many others...
I liked this book a lot. It is interesting and exciting, but at the beginning the story was very confusing because of all the new characters that appear, but by reading I just loved it more and more. The book was quite scary and thrilling at some points and that is what I liked the most about this book.
Lazar Turudija, VIII1, 30 May
