Netflix has allowed me to watch some rare and older films, one of them being The Snake Pit. The film won some Oscars, and is based on a book by Mary Jane Ward. Overall, it was a pretty good film. Very 1940s but still good. Better than One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest.
What is interesting is that the book obviously was a best seller, for there was a movie made about it. Even following the film, I am sure the book sold more. Yet, when you do an Amazon search, it is nearly impossible to find a copy. You either have to find one with some very dated covers.
It just goes to show how quickly books go forgotten, if they're not of literary quality. Will anyone be reading Push by Sapphire (chuckle)? Don't think so.
If Plath had not been a great poet, The Bell Jar would have quickly gone out of print and labeled a "70s" book. (Yes it is set in the 50s but it wasn't pubbed in the US till the early 70s and then that terrible film was made about it.)
So if this interests you, it is available on Netflix for streaming.
