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* BrainyBrunette: James

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* BrainyBrunette: JamesJames.



* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:James tells Grady his parents are dead and he's being raised by his grandparents.[[ConsummateLiar Or not]].]]

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* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:James tells Grady his parents are dead and he's being raised by his grandparents. [[ConsummateLiar Or not]].]]
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No longer a trope.


* YourCheatingHeart: Grady's had a long-standing affair with Sara. [[spoiler:James implies he's the product of an affair between his mother and his paternal grandfather. [[ConsummateLiar Or not]].]]
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Dewicking per TRS decision.


* BiTheWay: Terry Crabtree.
-->'''James''': So your friend Crabtree, is he... Is he gay?
-->'''Grady''': Most of the time he is, James. Sometimes he isn't.
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* RaceLift: In the novel, Grady's ex-wife Emily (and her two siblings) were adopted from Vietnam, but the sole photograph we see of Emily in the movie depicts her as caucasian; her siblings do not appear at all.

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* RaceLift: In the novel, Grady's ex-wife Emily (and her two siblings) were adopted from Vietnam, Korea, but the sole photograph we see of Emily in the movie depicts her as caucasian; her siblings do not appear at all.
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* AdaptationDistillation: The film is largely faithful to the novel across the board, with the only major omission being the interlude at Grady's in-laws and Grady's aborted reconciliation with Emily.

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* AdaptationDistillation: The film is largely faithful to the novel across the board, with the only major omission omissions being the extended interlude at Grady's in-laws and in-laws, Grady's aborted reconciliation with Emily.Emily, and the revelation of [[AmbiguouslyJewish James' possible Jewish ancestry]].
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Chabon describes both Grady and Sara in the novel as being noticeably overweight, but are respectively played by the fairly slim Michael Douglas and Frances McDormand in the movie.

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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Chabon describes both Grady and Sara in the novel as being noticeably overweight, but are respectively played by the fairly slim Michael Douglas and Frances McDormand Mcdormand in the movie.

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