BBC - Small Island by Andrea Levy

[Vanessa]

It's the start of a two part series tonight in the UK of Small Island by Andrea Levy (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pdyg0). I'm looking forward to it as I loved the book!

[Leo62]

Watched it and enjoyed it with some reservations. I haven't read the book but the whole thing felt very compressed - I get the feeling there's probably a lot more in the novel. I know that's always the case with adaptations to some extent, but it felt rushed in some places and a bit too much use of explanatory voice-over. Well cast and acted though, and wherever they shot the Jamaican scenes looked pretty convincing.

[Leyland]

I've had the book in my TBR for the last three years and received it with high recommendations. Maybe I'll get a chance to see the BBC production and then finally read the book one day.

[EC2]

I couldn't get into the book at all - it was the author's voice. I gave up and moved onto something else. I haven't looked at the drama either, but I might well catch up on that via Love Film later on.

[Vanessa]

I enjoyed the first part on Sunday and am looking forward to part two next week.