Harold and Maude

I'm not a big fan of novelizations, but when I learned Harold and Maude was based on a play and later novelized after the film (and by the screenwriter!), well, I had to read it. It reads like a novelization, but if you're not familiar with the movie I don't think you could tell, if somehow that all makes sense. It's really beautiful and you get some motivations of Harold and Maude that you just can't get in a movie. Even knowing the ending, I teared up. It's really well done.

Harold and Maude is my most favorite movie so when I found it as a written play, I had to read it. The screenplay was actually written before the play and both were written by Colin Higgins, and as a result, I don't really find either better than the other. They have basically the same plot with slight difference and both were extremely hilarious, sad, and clever. I laughed aloud and I had tears streaming down my face during my reading and I felt very satisfied afterward. I definitely recommend it.