The novel Ordinary People written by Judith Guest, in my opinion, was an exceptional book. I felt as if I was the main character, Conrad Jennings, as the story developed. As his day progressed he showed his inner thoughts in great detail which was not like the Film. The film showed him having flashbacks and nightmares of how he was feeling which I did care for as much. I enjoyed reading how he was feeling in that exact moment instead of visually seeing flashbacks of the tragedy with his brother. Reading the novel allowed me to understand what the character was feeling more effectively. Calvin and Beth, the parents of Conrad, seemed much more happy at times in the film versus the novel. As I was reading I pictured a brunette short wrinkly
