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Diogenes Nov 2016 8:33pm, 29 Nov 2016 18,884 posts	0 Diogenes There have been two different sets of adaptations, one with John Hannah in the title role and another with Ken Stott. The Stott ones were slightly better, on the whole, but neither were especially true to the plot and characterisation of the novels.
McGoohan Nov 2016 8:38pm, 29 Nov 2016 26,926 posts	0 McGoohan I have just finished Graham Greene's It's A Battlefield. One of the bleakest novels I have ever read. About as far away from Our Man In Havana as you could imagine.
Diogenes Nov 2016 8:46pm, 29 Nov 2016 18,886 posts	0 Diogenes What did you think about The Ministry Of Fear? I'm coming to the end of BTOOT, and feeling very glad I read it. There was one passage I found especially good. I will say more in the discussion thread. Thanks to Serendippily for choosing it, and to Lorraine for sending on her copy.
Badger Nov 2016 8:51pm, 29 Nov 2016 7,845 posts	0 Badger I quite liked the Stott adaptations - seem to recall that Resurrection Men caught the Rebus character well. Given the adaptations that Bosch is getting at the moment, I think there's a chance of getting a similar quality extended adaptation for Rebus (though I have no idea who'd play him - I thought Ken Stott was perfect, but he's probably too old now for most of them).
McGoohan Nov 2016 9:06pm, 29 Nov 2016 26,927 posts	0 McGoohan Haven't read TMoF yet. There's quite a few GGs left to be read actually. It's my aim to read them all next year.
Serendippily Nov 2016 9:38pm, 29 Nov 2016 770 posts	0 Serendippily I quite liked the buried giant - I've enjoyed other books by same author more though. Same for nutshell. Family matters would be a great Indian novel. But really GreggersP just read sacred games and be done with it, it's a great book. Might have a go at I am pilgrim.
Columba Nov 2016 9:47pm, 29 Nov 2016 11,835 posts	0 Columba Ooh - I've never read It's a Battlefield. And I thought I'd read them all.
McGoohan Nov 2016 9:52pm, 29 Nov 2016 26,928 posts	0 McGoohan It doesn't seem to be in print Columba - I read it because there's an art exhibition on in the Pump House Gallery in Battersea Park 'inspired' by the book. It is going to one very depressing exhibition if it's true to the book.
Seratonin Nov 2016 10:13pm, 29 Nov 2016 12,396 posts	0 Seratonin I know this is a little late but I was thinking about the subject of Indian novels and it has taken me a while to track down the book. I once read A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry and was quite touched by it. If I recall it is largely about two brothers and their struggle of living with the caste system. It is a shocking story in places particularly as there are injustices for characters that the reader has sympathies with. I only read it as my daughter lent it to me. On a slight aside, I am an admirer of the books written by Khaled Hosseini which are mostly set in Afghanistan.
Serendippily Nov 2016 11:03pm, 29 Nov 2016 772 posts	0 Serendippily Yup a fine balance is excellent, family matters is by the same author