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Reader reviewed by Aileena

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

I did not enjoy the movie Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry as much as the novel. During the movie, Cassie is not as round as she is in the novel. There were also many important parts missing in the movie.

In the novel, Cassie is more round than she is in the movie.
Cassie is flat because I feel like she did not communicate with the audience that well. It seemed like there was a third person for the narrator, not Cassie.

Many important parts were missing in the movie. For example,
the fight between Cassie and Lillian Jean. Also, the main climax did not happen in the movie. During the movie, Cassies mother gets the letter unlike in the novel, when papa gets it. To me, the movie was very different from the book.

I did not enjoy the movie as much as the book because it skipped many events. The book to me was better and more understandable. I understood the characters more in the novel than the movie.