Clara's Heart

by Joseph Olshan

Book Overview

Originally published to international acclaim and the basis for the beloved film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Joseph Olshan's prize-winning novel charts the profound, rare friendship between a wise... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877957444
• ISBN13: 9780877957447
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Love the movie, enjoyed the book

It's a little different from the movie, but I really liked the book. Give it a try.

Powerful enough to overcome images of the movie

Having seen Whoopi Goldberg as Clara in the movie version of Clara's Heart, I assumed that when I finally got around to reading the book, I would keep thinking of the actors from the movie. This was not the case. David, Clara, Bill and Leona are all deeper and more vivid characters in the book. Though I loved the movie version, the written words prove to be much more compelling. As usual, the movie edits out the incredible words written by Olshan. Though parts of the movie are taken word for word from the book, much of the story and significant passages are missing in the movie.Having owned the movie for many years and after repeated viewings, I really wasn't too enthusiastic about reading the book. But once I started reading the novel, I couldn't put it down. It was as if I was reading something totally new, even though I assumed I would find it completely familiar. It's no surprise the novel is far superior to the movie, though as movies go, the movie version isn't bad. If you can have only one version of Clara's Heart....take the book!