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I recently watched The Pursuit of Happyness on one of those pay channels on a hotel I stayed at. It was a really good movie. Since I had the book at home, but never had time to read it, I decided to go back and read the book. The book is just as excellent as the movie.

The difference between the movie and the book is that the movie focuses on the six months (one year in the book) where Chris Gardner was homeless. The book actually deals with Gardner’s childhood leading up to his situation in the movie, and what happens next. It also explain much better why it was so important for Gardner that his son knew who he was and the sacrifices he had to make.

Some people has complained that the movie is about feel good Hollywood movie about the greatness of the capitalism. I didn’t get that at all. I think the lesson from both the book and the movie was that you have to have goal in life and pursue it. And although life might put obstacles into your path, you need to rough it out. Don’t lose sight of what’s important, but don’t settle for less either. Good lessons to learn.

This was a book I really enjoyed and would highly recommend it.