Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
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Summary
Quentin Tarantino’s long-awaited first work of literature – at once hilarious， delicious， and brutal – is the always surprising， sometimes shocking new novel based on his Academy Award-winning film
RICK DALTON – Once he had his own TV series， but now Rick’s a washed-up villain-of-the week drowning his sorrows in whiskey sours。 Will a phone call from Rome save his fate or seal it？
CLIFF BOOTH – Rick’s stunt double， and the most infamous man on any movie set because he’s the only one there who might have gotten away with murder。。。。
SHARON TATE – She left Texas to chase a movie-star dream， and found it。 Sharon’s salad days are now spent on Cielo Drive， high in the Hollywood Hills。
CHARLES MANSON – The ex-con’s got a bunch of zonked-out hippies thinking he’s their spiritual leader， but he’d trade it all to be a rock ‘n’ roll star。
HOLLYWOOD 1969 – YOU SHOULDA BEEN THERE
RICK DALTON – Once he had his own TV series， but now Rick’s a washed-up villain-of-the week drowning his sorrows in whiskey sours。 Will a phone call from Rome save his fate or seal it？
CLIFF BOOTH – Rick’s stunt double， and the most infamous man on any movie set because he’s the only one there who might have gotten away with murder。。。。
SHARON TATE – She left Texas to chase a movie-star dream， and found it。 Sharon’s salad days are now spent on Cielo Drive， high in the Hollywood Hills。
CHARLES MANSON – The ex-con’s got a bunch of zonked-out hippies thinking he’s their spiritual leader， but he’d trade it all to be a rock ‘n’ roll star。
HOLLYWOOD 1969 – YOU SHOULDA BEEN THERE
Reviews
Eric Gilliland
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Most of the film novelizations I remember reading were 90% a retelling of the story through prose。 Tarantino took a different approach by changing the structure of the film and adding a lot more detail to the lead characters。 If he hadn't made it as a filmmaker Tarantino probably made it as pulp crime writer， those are the parts where the novel shines most with its compelling dialogue。 Digressions into TV and film criticism will annoy some， but it all works towards widening the scope of the film Most of the film novelizations I remember reading were 90% a retelling of the story through prose。 Tarantino took a different approach by changing the structure of the film and adding a lot more detail to the lead characters。 If he hadn't made it as a filmmaker Tarantino probably made it as pulp crime writer， those are the parts where the novel shines most with its compelling dialogue。 Digressions into TV and film criticism will annoy some， but it all works towards widening the scope of the film。 The treatment of the two lead characters Cliff and Rick reminded of the difference between the two male leads in the 1981 film neo-noir Cutter's Way， in the novel Cutter and Bone both characters are way more unpolished than they are in the movie。 Between the movie， the soundtrack， and the novel there are now three distinct versions of Once Upon A Time in Hollywood - sort of creating a new mythology。 。。。more
T。 Rosado
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I really enjoyed this movie， but hmm。。。。。。 not sure I could read the book。 This movie along with Marvel， pixar， and the random art-house fare give me some of my mother/son bonding time （he's 19， in case you thought I was warping my son's psyche，） but similar to movies adapted from books， it's rare that I like them as much as the original medium。 The movie itself was a fantastical alternative narrative （as well as everything else Tarantino is know for） to the well-known Charles Manson/Sharon Tate I really enjoyed this movie， but hmm。。。。。。 not sure I could read the book。 This movie along with Marvel， pixar， and the random art-house fare give me some of my mother/son bonding time （he's 19， in case you thought I was warping my son's psyche，） but similar to movies adapted from books， it's rare that I like them as much as the original medium。 The movie itself was a fantastical alternative narrative （as well as everything else Tarantino is know for） to the well-known Charles Manson/Sharon Tate story。 。。。more
Scott Delgado
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Like most readers， I enjoyed the film very much， so I decided to check out this novelization。 The book has its pros and cons。 It definitely fleshes out the characters more。 You get answers to some questions such as what exactly happened to Cliff's wife or just what is going on between Squeaky and the old man。 However， the book made me like Cliff a little less thanks to Brandy the dog's backstory。 A large part of what people like about the film is the ending。 The ending of the film is mentioned c Like most readers， I enjoyed the film very much， so I decided to check out this novelization。 The book has its pros and cons。 It definitely fleshes out the characters more。 You get answers to some questions such as what exactly happened to Cliff's wife or just what is going on between Squeaky and the old man。 However， the book made me like Cliff a little less thanks to Brandy the dog's backstory。 A large part of what people like about the film is the ending。 The ending of the film is mentioned casually about midway through the book。 It gives just a tiny bit of info about the future after the ending， but that is it。 Then the book goes back to jumping around parts of the film。 Still， whether I liked a character less or more after getting more info on them， it was still nice to learn more。The cons aren't terrible， but they could have shortened the book。 Tarantino is a well-known cinephile， and sometimes he goes off on tangents that only extremely die-hard film buffs would know or care about。 Cliff is sort of Tarantino's outlet for vomiting film information on you。 Sometimes he goes on a bit longer than is needed。 Still， I did learn a couple interesting facts。 The other con is the way too in-depth description of "Lancer，" the western that Rick Dalton is filming one episode for。 Decent-sized chunks of the book are dedicated to writing the story/plot of the series。 It was a bit of a story within a story。 It wasn't terrible， but again， it was something that could have shaved length off the book。Overall， it wasn't bad。 The extra scenes between Rick and his young costar were fun to read。 。。。more
Benjamin Williams
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About a quarter of the way through， Tarantino makes a grave mistake that resonates throughout the rest of the book， but it is still so fun that it doesn’t really matter。 Still it is important to know that this is more of a companion piece to the movie instead of a novelization。
Meike
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English: Once Upon a Time in HollywoodYES YES YES！ English: Once Upon a Time in HollywoodYES YES YES！ 。。。more
Gary Daly
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Five stars because I’m a big fan of Quentin Tarantino， thus my enjoyment of this， a novelisation and his first fiction book is utterly biased。 I read the entire novel in two sittings。 I loved the film ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ and the novelisation goes a little deeper into some of the main characters。 I must admit I have a different perspective or view of stuntman Cliff Booth。 Considering the story （at least the film） revolves around the madness of the Manson family 。 Booth is so much dark Five stars because I’m a big fan of Quentin Tarantino， thus my enjoyment of this， a novelisation and his first fiction book is utterly biased。 I read the entire novel in two sittings。 I loved the film ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ and the novelisation goes a little deeper into some of the main characters。 I must admit I have a different perspective or view of stuntman Cliff Booth。 Considering the story （at least the film） revolves around the madness of the Manson family 。 Booth is so much darker in the novel。 Psychopathic！ Tarantino knows his 70s pop culture inside and out with the passion and knowledge demonstrated by Kenneth Clark’s insight into Civilisation。 The book is packaged and designed like a 1970s pulp novel and it would have been better if there were photographs in the middle of the book。 It reads like a mighty factional history of 70s popular culture。 The interchange between character， myth， fact and fiction is in point。 I found myself at times pleasantly distracted by Tarantino’s blocks of factional history of the era。 Snatches of lives that drift into the past， present and future。 There is an originality here and this is where the cultural fan will get a full feast。 Great writing。 Awesome characters。 Interesting times。 I loved it！ Bought from Big W Library $12。00 。。。more
jaydro
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This is a difficult book to review。 If you liked the film it is tied-in to， then you will likely very much enjoy it。 It is a strange beast--the literary equivalent of the supplemental extras you might get on a movie disc release。 （Almost？） all the key scenes from the film are glossed-over and/or omitted， so that all we're left with are the bits that were cut or altered and which also gratifyingly provide a great deal of background on the characters， the story， and the setting of the film。But to This is a difficult book to review。 If you liked the film it is tied-in to， then you will likely very much enjoy it。 It is a strange beast--the literary equivalent of the supplemental extras you might get on a movie disc release。 （Almost？） all the key scenes from the film are glossed-over and/or omitted， so that all we're left with are the bits that were cut or altered and which also gratifyingly provide a great deal of background on the characters， the story， and the setting of the film。But to judge the book on its own？ That's pretty difficult for me。 It might come off as nonsensical or just disjointed; I'm not sure， since it's pretty much impossible for me to completely divorce it from the film experience。All I know is: I enjoyed it a hell of a lot。 。。。more
Fred
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If you like the movie you'll love the bookNot as much as an adaptation as a complement to the movie， expanding characters， scenes and the story。 Highly recommended If you like the movie you'll love the bookNot as much as an adaptation as a complement to the movie， expanding characters， scenes and the story。 Highly recommended 。。。more
Tom
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Good， clean fun。 I remember finding the film engrossing despite its relatively long runtime。 Similarly， I flew through these 400 （small， pulp-sized） pages without effort。 Although its a novelisation of the film， the narrative is altered in various ways which changes the thematic focus。 Tarantino’s flair for individual scenes has travelled well in coming back from screen to page， but what is still most impressive is his ability to conjure a strong feeling of a time and a place out of these indivi Good， clean fun。 I remember finding the film engrossing despite its relatively long runtime。 Similarly， I flew through these 400 （small， pulp-sized） pages without effort。 Although its a novelisation of the film， the narrative is altered in various ways which changes the thematic focus。 Tarantino’s flair for individual scenes has travelled well in coming back from screen to page， but what is still most impressive is his ability to conjure a strong feeling of a time and a place out of these individually compelling scenes。（As an aside， the release of the book， as well as associated promotional activity by Tarantino， has apparently revived the controversy spinning out from Bruce Lee’s portrayal。 I’ve no great desire to defend Tarantino and I don’t have much to add to that debate anyway as I’ve not read much of what Tarantino or others have said on the matter。 On the other hand， and in response to the film/book itself， it seems to me that Tarantino is plowing the same furrow as everything else in his filmography。 Whatever you make of that furrow， and whether or not you find it inherently problematic or worthy of discussion， it remains， to me anyway， giddily entertaining。） 。。。more
Joel
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Wow！ I guess if Tarantino really is gonna quit making movies after number 10， maybe he will at least give us more novels。
Sheldon Wiebe
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Important note: Please see the movie before you buy the book。 The Tarantino novel is not a mere novelization of the film， it is an expansion that re-orders events; deepens characters and fleshes out themes （and as you might expect from Tarantino， is an abundance of mentions of feet。。。）。If you see the movie first， you will be more likely to enjoy the novel more and， conversely， if you read the novel first you won't just see the movie as Tarantino intended it to be seen， you will see it in a almos Important note: Please see the movie before you buy the book。 The Tarantino novel is not a mere novelization of the film， it is an expansion that re-orders events; deepens characters and fleshes out themes （and as you might expect from Tarantino， is an abundance of mentions of feet。。。）。If you see the movie first， you will be more likely to enjoy the novel more and， conversely， if you read the novel first you won't just see the movie as Tarantino intended it to be seen， you will see it in a almost totally different context。As you might expect from Tarantino， the book is filled with crackling dialogue - even though it never approaches the manner in which people normally speak， it always as though it's the way people should speak - which is to say it has an authenticity to it。As fans of Tarantino's films know， he seldom tells a story in a straight line; he loves to play within several timelines and while they might seem like digressions， we all know that everything will tie together in （sometimes spectacularly messy） ways。Once Upon a Time in Hollywood， the novel， plays with time and events in an even more complex way - some key scenes of the film are presented as almost afterthoughts， while others take a much deeper dive （one excellent example is the brief discussion of acting between Leonardo DiCaprio's Rick Dalton and Julia Butters' Trudi Fraser on the set of the Lancer pilot; another deepens the sequence with Brad Pitts' Cliff Booth and Mike Moh's Bruce Lee）。Even with his novel， Tarantino isn't aiming for 'art，' he's aiming for intelligent， complex storytelling that entertains and makes its readers think a bit - as evidenced by deep dives into the lives and philosophies （or lack of same） of Rick and Cliff。One of the delights of the book is that Tarantino knows the history， the fiction and the rumors that make Hollywood a legendary place and he weaves them all together into a tasty stew that is so perfectly done that we can't tell， for sure， which is which most of the time。Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a splendid read。 Like Tarantino's films， it's pulpy and baroque and just plain fun。 Like a very few pulp writers， it keeps its eye on entertaining， while lots of nifty ideas burble along under the surface。It ain't lit'rachure， but it's brilliant。 。。。more
Sean
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For the most part， characters in books seem so much more rounded and filled out than how they are shown on the screen。 This is the exact opposite。 The book Cliff character doesn't seem like the movie Cliff very much。 Movie Cliff so entertaining and charming， book Cliff not so much。。。 kind of a murderous creep。 The more time we spend in Rick's thoughts， the less we learn except that he's not too bright。 The scene where Rick berates himself in his trailer after a rough first morning of shooting gi For the most part， characters in books seem so much more rounded and filled out than how they are shown on the screen。 This is the exact opposite。 The book Cliff character doesn't seem like the movie Cliff very much。 Movie Cliff so entertaining and charming， book Cliff not so much。。。 kind of a murderous creep。 The more time we spend in Rick's thoughts， the less we learn except that he's not too bright。 The scene where Rick berates himself in his trailer after a rough first morning of shooting gives so much more info on who this person is than the entire book。 The relationship between Rick and Cliff is nowhere to be found here and it was the highlight of the movie， at least for me。 It was like a buddy movie。 In the book， they seem slightly collegial in a boss/worker sort of way。 If QT gave Leonardo and Brad these pages as notes on their characters we have to give those amazing actors even more credit for ignoring the notes。 Maybe I shouldn't be comparing the movie and book， but really， there is no reason to pick up the book except if you loved the movie， and then the book is going to disappoint。 QT is not a prose writer and if you didn't have the movie to at least reference the look and feel of the times and the characters， the book wouldn't even rate a 2 star。 。。。more
Andy
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So much to put into dialogue with the film; this novel is sparking all sorts of new angles and approaches and insights。
Robert
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book isn't as much of a direct novelization， as it is an expanded version of the movie。 It assumes you've watched the movie （probably several times）， as it plays with the already non-linear storyline and ends with a completely different climax after referencing the one from the movie just once。 With that being said， this is a fantastic companion to the movie。 OUATIH clawed its way up my personal favorite movie list over lockdown last year， to the point where it has become a comfort movie in This book isn't as much of a direct novelization， as it is an expanded version of the movie。 It assumes you've watched the movie （probably several times）， as it plays with the already non-linear storyline and ends with a completely different climax after referencing the one from the movie just once。 With that being said， this is a fantastic companion to the movie。 OUATIH clawed its way up my personal favorite movie list over lockdown last year， to the point where it has become a comfort movie in the vein of Goodfellas or Tarantino's own Pulp Fiction。 I know the movie by heart， and found myself saying the dialogue along with the characters in the book！ There are scenes in the book that play out differently than in the movie， such as the very first one taking place in Schwarz's office instead of a bar。 There are snippets of dialogue throughout the book that were cut out and pasted in different scenes of the movie， in completely different contexts。 That was one of my favorite bits。As a standalone work of literature， it works pretty well。 Tarantino flawlessly translates his tone and humor to the page in a sparse， minimalist dialogue-heavy manner that speaks to his background in screenwriting。 You don't need pages of description if you've got pages of character-building dialogue， after all。 And in the hands of any other author aside from King or Colson Whitehead or a mere handful of others， it would have fallen flat。 But because Tarantino is a master of his craft， everything works out。Read this book。 But watch the movie first。 。。。more
Discount Compost
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Would love QT to write big long novels for all his movies。
Katelyn
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It should have followed the movie ending rather than planting it halfway through and then never addressing it again， and there is slightly more uncomfortable racism and sexism that never really needed to be elaborated on or added in。 Nevertheless it manages to capture more or less the same feeling of the late '60s Hollywood landscape and the pursuits of both nostalgia and value in life。 And Sharon still gets to live。 It should have followed the movie ending rather than planting it halfway through and then never addressing it again， and there is slightly more uncomfortable racism and sexism that never really needed to be elaborated on or added in。 Nevertheless it manages to capture more or less the same feeling of the late '60s Hollywood landscape and the pursuits of both nostalgia and value in life。 And Sharon still gets to live。 。。。more
Cory
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I freaking loved this book。
Thomas
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really enjoyed this。 first two chapters are a little rough but after that it’s a wonderful read。 definitely expanded my appreciation for the film and filmmakeri hope he writes more fiction
Bill Lucas
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Quentin can write as well as he directsOutstanding job combining fiction with real Hollywood。An excellent homage to the transition of the Hollywood of the old movies to the still relative new Hollywood of TV。But don't expect a direct novelization of the movie。 Quentin can write as well as he directsOutstanding job combining fiction with real Hollywood。An excellent homage to the transition of the Hollywood of the old movies to the still relative new Hollywood of TV。But don't expect a direct novelization of the movie。 。。。more
James Torpy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 As a massive Quentin Tarantino fan， I was really excited to see the director transition from film to a novel format。 As I really enjoyed his latest film， 2019’s ‘Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood’， I was looking forward to how the novel would affect the original story， if at all。 Using his novel as a homage to movie novelisations of the 60s and 70s， the story acts as if it is based on an ‘early draft’ of the film’s script before it’s ultimately shot and released。 I was pleasantly surprised to find As a massive Quentin Tarantino fan， I was really excited to see the director transition from film to a novel format。 As I really enjoyed his latest film， 2019’s ‘Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood’， I was looking forward to how the novel would affect the original story， if at all。 Using his novel as a homage to movie novelisations of the 60s and 70s， the story acts as if it is based on an ‘early draft’ of the film’s script before it’s ultimately shot and released。 I was pleasantly surprised to find both key scenes from the original narrative （themselves very enjoyable and entertaining）， as well as extra content and even alternative scenes。 In some cases， I felt that the bonus content felt like scenes that weren’t always necessary （and in fact they weren’t in the movie， which probably indicates Tarantino knew they weren’t worth keeping in the original film）。 Nevertheless， it was cool to see extra material。 It was also a benefit and a deficit of the text that the affordances of the medium allowed Tarantino to go into vast detail。 In some cases， it allows the author to give really interesting backstory to characters， their motivations and overall further establish the setting of the world。 In other ways， it enables Quentin Tarantino to indulge in many tangential rants about films and actors （some I found really obscure） from the 50s， 60s and 70s。 Additionally， I was pleasantly surprised by the way the story ultimately plays out。 It’s mostly the movie， but told differently with extra content and context - which is usually pretty fantastic because if it was almost identical to the film then there would be little point to reading the book。 It’s almost as if one could pick up the book and read it and then watch the 2019 film and think that the movie is actually adapting the novel。 And it’s not a strange deduction to have， seeing as how the movie， though itself quite long， condenses the novel’s story significantly and adds a few key scenes。 The ways in which the two texts ultimately differ is the ending。 While in the film， Rick and Cliff murder Charles Manson’s hippies in a very satisfying example of historical fiction （as in reality the killers were responsible for the tragic deaths of actress Sharon Tate and her friends）， the novel glosses over the film’s climax。 It occurs， though it’s only mentioned in a non-linear flash forward to Dalton talking about the event on late night talk-shows。 For Tarantino’s book， he ultimately focuses more on his characters。 Cliff Booth is given more context and we learn about how deadly he actually is， while Rick Dalton really gets to shine as a fading Hollywood icon。 I generally loved one of the novel’s final moments when Dalton appreciates his past career as an actor， as the narrator reflects “He looks around at the fabulous house he owns… paid for by doing what he used to do for free when he was a little boy: pretending to be a cowboy”。 The extra detail Tarantino gives to Charles Manson’s insincerity and the horrifying influence he had on his followers also allows the author to establish and explore themes of identity and celebrity personas。 Overall， as a fan of Tarantino， I enjoyed the novel。 There were aspects I felt were a bit boring and gratuitous and the book is pretty bloated， but there was a lot to really appreciate and it was an addictive read。 I definitely recommend it to fans of Quentin Tarantino， as well as people who enjoyed the original film。 I also think it could appeal to those that are really interested in film， Hollywood， history and the western genre。 I’m excited for Tarantino’s next book， a non-fiction text about movies from the 70s， as well as whatever novels he chooses to write in the future once he supposedly retires from films when finishing with his 10th motion picture。 4/5 stars 。。。more
Allen
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Wow， QT knows his writing！ This time a novel， and a darn good one。 I love how he added to the story of the movie and how he weaved in the Western story that Rick was acting in， into the book， brilliant！ The book really had the feeling， ambiance， of having been written in 1969。 （even making it appear the book was published in 1969） I highly recommend it！
Andy Deemer
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Wow。 As good as the movie was， this was a perfect complement。 I almost want to read it again， but I’d rather see the film again first。 Then the book again。 Like Miranda July once wrote， “Back and forth。 Forever。”
Stanley
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As I finished this book， I started trying to figure out how I would describe it and one comparison immediately stood out， Lord of the Rings。 Not in the epic scope， but in how the book（s） really focus on fullness of the characters and complexities in the plot where the movie（s） take some of the biggest moments and blow them up into these great moments on film。 They just happened to write this book after the movie。While I loved many of these moments to fill out the story such as Rick and Jim's cel As I finished this book， I started trying to figure out how I would describe it and one comparison immediately stood out， Lord of the Rings。 Not in the epic scope， but in how the book（s） really focus on fullness of the characters and complexities in the plot where the movie（s） take some of the biggest moments and blow them up into these great moments on film。 They just happened to write this book after the movie。While I loved many of these moments to fill out the story such as Rick and Jim's celebration drinks after the first day of shooting the pilot， more with Rick and Trudi， and the origin of Rick and Cliff's relationship it wasn't all good。Brandy's backstory with Cliff as well as Cliff's past in general really take a character wins you over in the film， due to Pitt's performance， and makes you regret ever giving him the benefit of the doubt。 This is also before the scene with him and Pussycat takes some gross turns not shown in the film。There were a few out and out changes in the book from the film， but nothing big， some are simply changes to the locale of scenes， such as Rick's meeting with Marvin being at his office rather than a bar and some were scenes you can tell were changed for the movie due to graphic nature and whatnot and reworked。 Nothing major， but it was interesting when you would see the little differences。You take all of the stuff with Cliff and you add some of the random nonsense， racial and homophobic slurs， and just nasty stuff that really didn't do anything to serve the plot and my enjoyment fluctuated， slowly going down over time。I'm sure that Tarantino would just say that it was being authentic to the time， but with all of it being so offhand， it didn't feel like any of it was there to be more that little shocks to the readers。I did really enjoy this style of movie companion book and would love more of this type of book instead of the basic line by line novelizations of movies that you often get that rarely provide more than the occasionally included deleted scene in the story。 。。。more
Anthony
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Give me more books you horny， violent， dirty foot-loving weirdo。 I will read your westerns， your film criticisms/histories， and your goddamn grocery list if this is how you write them all。
Lewis Simpson
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An absolute mess of a book。 Relentlessly veering between film criticism， history， and novelisation， there are stretches of greatness where it dives deeper into the characters but the book is bogged down by the opinionated showy-offy prose。 It replicates the pleasures of the film but does nothing to fix the scattered structure， and doesn’t add anything notable。
Chris Roberts
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Violence catches the widespread eyeHollywood special effectsThe whole once again-again thing Queue the man in black， he sings to sing Black and white noirContract actors， big picture companiesHollywood soared - Tarantino ruined it， unions buried it。 #poemChris Roberts， Patron Saint to Man as Starry Wasteland
Matthew Wilder
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There is one thing that you have to know about Quentin Tarantino， and it is that he is formed by， defined by， measures himself against， and is in every manner obsessed by the machismo that the Greatest Generation brought into cinema， particularly cruising into the sixties and seventies。 Honed by the Depression and World War Two， they had a code of manly action that in another generation might have been idealistic in a Fitzgerald- or Hemingwayesque way （or， before it， in the sentimental manner of There is one thing that you have to know about Quentin Tarantino， and it is that he is formed by， defined by， measures himself against， and is in every manner obsessed by the machismo that the Greatest Generation brought into cinema， particularly cruising into the sixties and seventies。 Honed by the Depression and World War Two， they had a code of manly action that in another generation might have been idealistic in a Fitzgerald- or Hemingwayesque way （or， before it， in the sentimental manner of Rudyard Kipling）。 But the macho of the Greatest Generation was realistic bordering on nihilistic。 It made no sentimental exceptions。 Actors that Tarantino loves， from icy-faced Lee Van Cleef to maybe-a-killer-in-real-life Lawrence Tierney to a guy Quentin pretends to like less than you know he does， Lee Marvin…what yokes ‘em all together？ Absolute get-it-done ferocity crossed with an awareness of all that is shitty about the real world that makes the ferocity come very near， on occasions， to sheer sadism。The novel of OUATIH， one of Tarantino’s very finest creations， is all about taking liberties—with the story and substance of the movie itself， but also doing all the things “they won’t allow you to do nowadays，” pace Joe Rogan。 Perhaps the climax is an eight-year-old girl voicing a BDSM fantasy that sounds a lot like it might be the author’s—and that’s only the highest peak of perversity in a book that’s overflowing with it…and also with invention， one of the most engaging novelistic narrating voices imaginable， and lots and lots of humor…。I can’t count the number of times this book made me shriek with laughter in a public place。 In an act of incredible moxie， Tarantino reworks the ending of his movie…and comes up with something equally haunting and beautiful。 。。。more
Pamela Heinecke
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This is one of my all time favorite movies and Quentin Tarantino expands on the whole story in his book。 He fills out all aspects of the story line while weaving his main characters into actual Hollywood TV shows and movies。 For anyone who has seen and enjoyed the movie， this book is an essential read。
Lilli
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Quentin Tarantino I EXPECTED BETTER。 Movie was AMAZING but u should have kept it at that。 Personally his dialogue is good but some of the most important scenes from the movie that I was dying to read in the book weren’t in the book。 Like the whole el coyote scene and casa Vega scene。 And the break In with the hippies none of that happened。 What ever u do so not read this book if u haven’t watched the movie it will confuse you。 I give u 1 star for effort and another because I was interested in cl Quentin Tarantino I EXPECTED BETTER。 Movie was AMAZING but u should have kept it at that。 Personally his dialogue is good but some of the most important scenes from the movie that I was dying to read in the book weren’t in the book。 Like the whole el coyote scene and casa Vega scene。 And the break In with the hippies none of that happened。 What ever u do so not read this book if u haven’t watched the movie it will confuse you。 I give u 1 star for effort and another because I was interested in cliffs back story and pussycats as well。 。。。more
Robert Saucedo
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