Reply #41: Besides the subject matter,

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A lot of what makes the novel tick is purely literary effect(the puns, butterflies, humorous descriptions of tacky Americana) and the subtlety of the unreliable narrator. All in all, I think he did a pretty good job adapting it to a film, but I also think it is one of his lesser movies.

Shelly Winters' characters sure do marry some creepy stepfathers.