![]() ![]() The plots are also different: there is no perky entry-level office foil in the novel, though there is a charming “Alex”, a slick boss, lots of people getting laid off, a kooky family heading for a wedding. ![]() Admirers of the movie’s warm, loving tone may be put off by Walter Kirn’s distinctive DeLillo-esque chill. Date-flick fans who appreciated George Clooney’s gentle, sad Ryan Bingham may be disappointed to meet the book’s jittery and insecure hero. The book is very different from the movie, of course. Hollywood has brought a literary novel to its intended audience. Like the hit film version directed by Jason Reitman and starring George Clooney, Kirn’s novel affectionately skewers the modern corporate mentality that thrives on airplanes, in airports or in airport “edge city” chain hotels. There’s something wonderfully circular about the fact that Walter Kirn’s novel Up In The Air, originally published in 2001, is now a $7.99 airport paperback. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |