


The book gets so much further into the inner workings of both Charlie's and her father's, Andy's, minds than the film ever could have. After immolating a few Shop agents to save her father, she's very upset at the thought of losing control of her "gift". (Though in all honesty, that is always my opinion.) I do picture Drew Barrymore as a little girl while reading about Charlie's conflict with using her "talent"-starting fires. I'm about 50 pages from the end and must say that the book is so much better than the film.

Having saw the movie 15 years ago, I wanted to read the story of Charlie and Andy McGee. Long a horror fan, I've found myself reading the older novels lately.
