Saving Private Ryan

I may be extremely biased because Saving Private Ryan is my favourite film of all time! I remember I watched it in a local cinema five times and I can't begin to count how many times have I watched it on TV. I was 15 at the time, and my interest in the events of the Second World War was just stating to grow.

This book is an adaptation of the beautiful, heart-breaking screenplay by Robert Rodat and Frank Darabont, and it is excellent. We enter the minds of all our beloved characters - Private Jackson and Private Reiben being my favourites- and in the case of two-three soldiers, it is eye-opening, since they didn't really have much screen time, like Private Adrian Caparzo. Furthermore, there are many passages not shown in the actual film, which embellish the narration even more.