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Heat 2

Heat 2

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  • Create Date：2022-08-05 02:21:37
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Michael Mann
  • ISBN：0062653318
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Reviews

Steven Netter ，

READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksMake sure to check out the full review READ MY FULL REVIEW AT Best Thriller BooksMake sure to check out the full review 。。。more

Stuart Ashenbrenner ，

READ MY FULL REVIEW AT BEST THRILLER BOOKS"When some authors try to write action scenes or realistic dialogue， it feels like they’re pushing a muffin through wicker furniture， but Mann and Gardiner crafted a stellar prequel/sequel with the chaos and intrigue of a prostate exam。" READ MY FULL REVIEW AT BEST THRILLER BOOKS"When some authors try to write action scenes or realistic dialogue， it feels like they’re pushing a muffin through wicker furniture， but Mann and Gardiner crafted a stellar prequel/sequel with the chaos and intrigue of a prostate exam。" 。。。more

Bobby ，

So good。 Just amazing。 Fans of Heat will not be disappointed at all。 Part prequel， part sequel， this novel absolutely delivers。You know that famed bank shootout scene from the movie？ There’s multiple sequences equal to if not surpassing that in these pages。 And the villain here？ Whew， makes Waingro look like a petty thief。

Adeline ，

First things first: if you haven’t seen Michael Mann’s 1995 unhinged， 3h long heist movie， you probably won't get much out of the book （although I’d love to be proven wrong！）。 It’s a solid crime novel with great plot and pacing， but relies on readers being familiar with the actors’ （superb） portrayal of the main characters。If， however， you have seen the film， then the book is GREAT。 The writing does a spectacular job of capturing Vincent Hanna （Al Pacino）， Neil McCauley （DeNiro） and Chris Shiher First things first: if you haven’t seen Michael Mann’s 1995 unhinged， 3h long heist movie， you probably won't get much out of the book （although I’d love to be proven wrong！）。 It’s a solid crime novel with great plot and pacing， but relies on readers being familiar with the actors’ （superb） portrayal of the main characters。If， however， you have seen the film， then the book is GREAT。 The writing does a spectacular job of capturing Vincent Hanna （Al Pacino）， Neil McCauley （DeNiro） and Chris Shiherlis （Val Kilmer） - both before and after the movie events。 In particular I LOVED Hanna’s early story set in 80s Chicago: the chapters where he visits a victim in the hospital were absolutely beautiful， provide great insight into the character and drop little clues that make his evolution into movie-Hanna believable。 I challenge you to read his lines and not hear Al Pacino’s memorably unhinged delivery， every single time。 Shiherlis， who becomes the focus of the book， also gets a great background story and I hugely enjoyed how prequel-he and Charlene were portrayed。 Similarly I found his early conflict between his old life and his ambition really well written。 I’m not sure how much I believe his later development （view spoiler）[ into a super tactical and occasionally heroic cyber security guy （hide spoiler）]， but it does make for a good storyline。What made me knock a star off the rating is the uneven writing: sometimes it’s spectacular and beautiful， nails down to the actors’ exact voice and mannerism， and perfectly captures the very urban， metallic and cold atmosphere that makes the movie such a visual masterpiece。 Being able to render that aesthetics into words is no small feat， and I’m amazed that came across so well。 But at other times chapters are just dry and cheesy descriptions with super choppy sentences， or even just chunks of sentences， which I didn’t particularly enjoy。 And while the characters are mostly super well written， there were specific moments that didn't meet my movie-expectations。 Look， Heat might be famous for the real life robberies it inspired and for *that* shooting scene that’s apparently shown to Marines as part of their training - but what always stands out to me is how the movie succeeds in humanizing fairly violent ‘bad guys’ without ever glamorising or romanticising them。 Unfortunatley that approach is not always there in Shiherlis’s sequel story （a bit too much heroism for my taste） - and especially not in McCauley’s origin story， which I found unconvincing and overly romanticised （it reads more like run-of-the-mill fan fiction than anything）。 But those points aside， Heat 2 is a great， entertaining novel， with well-woven， intricate storylines and action-packed scenes。 And if you enjoyed the movie characters， it’s definitely a super satisfying prequel/sequel hybrid。Huge thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy - I couldn't have been more excited at the chance to read this one early！ 。。。more