Legally Blonde Book

Legally blonde book Continue Legally Blonde is a novel written by Amanda Brown. The novel was the basis of the 2001 film Legally Blonde, which starred Reese Witherspoon and the sequel legally blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde, as well as the musical legally blonde and the film Legally Blonde. The novel was based on the experience of author Amanda Brown while enrolled at Stanford Law School. Legally Blonde is also the basis of a series of novels by young adult fiction featuring the character Elle Woods written by Natalie Standiford. Plot Elle Woods, a blonde UCLA nursing club president, is deeply in love with her college sweetheart, Warner Huntingdon III. When Warner enters Stanford Law School and seeks to find a girl more serious than Elle to be his fiancee, Elle schemes out to follow him there to bring him back. Links Before It Was a Blockbuster and Broadway Musical, LEGALLY BLONDE took off as a fresh, funny novel, with the unforgettable Elle Woods proving blondes will work in the world. Elle Woods, UCLA senior, seems to have it all. The president of the Delta Gamma Nursing Society, a star in the class (its core: socio-political jewelry design) - and is on the verge of becoming the much-envied Mrs. Warner Huntington III. Too badly Warner, associated with Stanford law, throws her up with an explanation that he now needs a more serious woman on his side. Faced with this unexpected reversal of fate, Woods does not fall into depression, she is busy. Thanks to the creative application and the demand for diversity in Stanford law, Elle receives her letter of acceptance. Soon she packs her convertible as well as her miniature chihuahua-decided to bring back her man, and prove to herself that dreaming big is the only way to dream. Smart, fast and funny. LEGALLY BLONDE proves just how much fun blondes can really have.261 printed pages today I'll be looking at the novel legally blonde Amanda Brown and its adaptation of LEGALLY Blonde starring Reese Witherspoon released in 2001. What's better - a film or a book? Book: Legally Blonde was released in 2003, although it was written long before that. But before it was published, the manuscript was picked up by film producers and selected as a film. It was published later after the huge (and unexpected) success of the film. However, if you were hoping for a novel that had the same wonderful characters, dynamic settings and funny narratives as a movie - you'll be disappointed. Legally blonde was written by Amanda Brown, who was unsurprisingly blonde who went to law school. Hey - write what you know- said some famous old dude. Amanda Brown, speaking on legally blonde DVD features, said she had a day out two of her time in law school, she realized that she had to do something different as she spent journal reading class. She also said she chose Stanford Law School because it was next to a really great shopping mall. If you don't like the sound of Amanda Brown - you probably don't like this book because unfortunately she's based on the main character Elle Woods on herself. One of the first things you'll notice about the book is dialogue; she is forced, unnatural, and her too much. I feel like this is the ultimate marker for the first time, out of nowhere novelist, since they haven't figured out how to incorporate dialogue with storytelling. For example, I hope you won't be disappointed, Elle, said Warner as he stepped off the freeway. I know you wanted to go to our favorite place, Beach House, but I thought we should go to ivy tonight since this is the place where it all started. Try reading that out loud - people don't say that. One thing that distinguishes good writers from great writers is their ability to find the voice of their characters that is unique to them. Unfortunately, in this book all the voices are the same, as the characters simply act as a voice-part for the author, who tries to reveal all the information necessary between descriptions of jewelry, hair, etc. Elle's decision to go to law school and her training (LSATs, finances, admission essays, etc.) were all crammed into about 2 paragraphs, which struck me as strange because it was a key scene in the film highlighting Elle's determination and great relationship with her friends. In contrast to the novel it seems that Elle does not need to work to get in because her social life has given her all the knowledge that she will have to pass the exams. It's not a character you want to support, and it's certainly not someone I sympathize with. Amanda seems confused about whether her writing style is a third party limited, or a third party omniscient. We follow around Elle, and are only involved in her thoughts and experiences, however sometimes she slips in detail that Elle will not know. I also wanted to have no access to Elle's thoughts as they were and mean.' Elle doesn't accept people who are different from her - she treats a group of nerds with contempt, looks down at Sarah (Vivian in the film) and her friends for not caring about looks, and even acting above her friends Margot and Serena because she doesn't agree with their life choices after she's gone to law school. Elle constantly baits other girls into law school, showing off flaunting her beauty and scolding them for not trying to look attractive; it's almost as if she's intentionally trying to make them (and we) don't like her. Emmett, Professor Stromwell, Paulette and Professor Callaghan are clearly absent from the book. Instead, Elle has a friend named Eugenie, but lack of any chemistry on the page to get me interested in their storyline. Instead of Callaghan representing Brooke Wyndham, there is a lawyer named Miles, whom Elle asks and uses her knowledge base about the nursing case to get herself a job on the case. Replacing Paulette is Josette, but she has no personality or storyline or even a bit of bending and snap! I have to mention the strange Warner plot of the novel - he really wants to be a director, but his family wants him to be a lawyer and marry someone as serious as Sarah. He fails most of his classes, doesn't get an internship with Miles and spends most of the book moping about his success. Often he shows up at Elle's house to meet her and discuss the good old days when he felt free to do what he wanted. Elle obviously doesn't want to be a lawyer, and never has a big point when she discovers that she's good at this/loves doing it. Instead, Elle decides that she wants to make a legal themed jewelry line. Even Elle's victory in the murder trial was a pale comparison to the film; she basically raised her hand and asked to question the witness. Everything I love about the film is missing from this book; Emmett, Professor Callaghan, Holland Taylor gives badass advice, Elle hard work, female friendship, Dorky David with a sandwich in his mouth. Instead, these things are replaced by more stereotypes, bitterness and generally dissimilar characters. Not a power flick girl I know and love. Film: So ... isn't the biggest fan of Elle Woods yet? Fortunately, when the film was edited for the book, producer Mark Platt asked Karen McCullagh Lutz and Kirsten Smith to write the screenplay. I adore Karen and Kirsten's work on 10 things that I hate about you, and one for money, I think they are fantastic screenwriters who are very good at creating well rounded, detailed characters that have great dialogue. They turned the book-Elle into a kind and charismatic film-Elle, which, with the help of the gorgeous Reese Witherspoon, created a character you really care about and root for. Everything that Elle says and does, with a few exceptions to her comments about brunettes, shows that she cares deeply about people and is true to herself. She is kind and generous to her friends and even to people who are not very good to her, but she also sticks out for herself when she needs to. The best example of this is her friendship with Paulette, played by the cheerful and talented Jennifer Coolidge. Elle is a true friend to her, and treats her like her equal. Their scenes together are a delight to watch. Elle and Vivian's blossoming friendship is very sweet, and I enjoyed their interaction with each other. To be honest, this story just gets better and better with every retelling (I say musical, not sequels) as the notion of the importance of female friendship, and building one up rather than tearing each other down becomes more visible. My favorite part of the film is the montage where Elle decides to take matters into her own hands and work incredibly hard to prove to everyone that she needs to be taken seriously. It's clearly missing from the book - Elle spends most of her time filing nails in class and feeling sorry for herself. Amanda Brown then uses a terrifying plot device; The secret angel who sends Elle notes from all the law classes to help her pass the exams. This lazy deus ex machine gives Elle everything she needs, without her having to work for him at all, which leads to me dislike of the character even more.

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