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Liked It “clever, witty, fun to read. Not the type of novel I go looking for, but I defy anyone to find fault with it.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Although "Get Shorty" is not destined to replace "Gone With the Wind", "A Christmas Carol" or "Huckleberry Finn" it still holds a great deal of importance to me because it was the first Elmore Leonard book I read.
Tim Baker wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Leonard's brief style and snappy dialogue were a new experience for me in reading and this was the book that actually made me think that I wanted to write my own book.”
“Wonderful beach-book novel. I can get lost pretending to be the Chili Palmer character because of the details of the writer's imagination. I saw the movie before reading the book and enjoyed the book much more because I could put more of my own imagination into the character Palmer.”
A.W. W wrote this review Wednesday, November 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A fairly pedestrian offering from Old Dutch. For some reason, his stories seem to work better when they're set in Florida or Detroit. Or both, as in the case of "Out of Sight." One of these days I'm gonna have to see the movie, just so I can figure out whether the book is better or not. ”
Greg Irwin wrote this review Sunday, September 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Ah, well.
Sandi wrote this review Thursday, July 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Be nice to stuntmen and shylocks.”“clever, witty, fun to read. Not the type of novel I go looking for, but I defy anyone to find fault with it.”
Walt Long wrote this review Saturday, July 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Hey, It's Dutch Leonard !! nuff'said!”
John P wrote this review Wednesday, June 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Chili Palmer was once one of the mafioso that you only see in the movies. With debonair DeNiro style and classic Pacino swagger, he was one of Miami's elite loan thugs, hired to get anyone with a debt to settle. Twelve years later, he's retired from the business, and using his blade skills as a hairdresser when a former acquaintance enters his life and starts stirring up trouble, sending Chili to Las Angeles. Chili suddenly finds himself in the land of movies, where his one line send-off's and flawless execution are considered a patented part of the trade. This thriller blurs the lines between reality and Hollywood, where the two might actually be acting as one another.
EVE T wrote this review Sunday, March 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This book is a very macho type of book, and I found that sometimes it was a little rough for me. However, it was an interesting take on Hollywood and showed that sometimes people have to act just to be themselves. ”
“Elmore Leonard's usual Michigan and Florida based hoods decide to try Hollywood with interesting results. A wonderfully enjoyable read.”
moik wrote this review Sunday, January 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
