Reviews

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by James Kahn

timgonsalves's review against another edition

3.5

Kahn does a great job telling the story here, though doesn't elevate the material as much as his Return of the Jedi book does. There isn't a lot of new material in terms of scenes, but there is a lot of added inner monologues that expand Willie and Short Round's characters (mostly for the better), but not a lot for Indy, almost to a point where he feels a bit ignored (besides the scenes where he is possessed, which are very well done).

amby's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The movie is made in to a book instaid of the other way around. This book would have been perfect when I started to learn english. But now it read like a childs book but with a lot of murder 😂

chardmc1's review against another edition

5.0

The 13th Indiana Jones book I’ve read and second in the film novel series Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom captures the feel of its movie counterpart while adding in some scenes that never made it in the movie. Although a majority of the scenes never feel necessary they don’t take away from the sorry and even made Willies character more memorable. Overall a excellent start to the film novels

misskjm's review against another edition

5.0

I have always been a huge Indiana Jones fan, no more so, than when I was in my tweens. My dad taped Temple Of Doom off the tellie for me and it's safe to say that I wore out the VHS tape for the amount of times I watched it. It quickly became my favorite of the three Indy films (For most people, it's their worst. What can I say? I defy the norm.) When I found the novelisation in a used book store in my mum's home town for just $4, I snapped it up quick smart and loved it just as much as the film itself.

rosenectur's review against another edition

3.0

I've only watched the movie once, and can say I only remember about 10 mins of it. The book was very interesting, probably better than the movie (can you say that about a book adaptation?) In really gets into what Short Round (Indie's Asian kid side-kick) is thinking, and in that way makes the story seem to come from his point of view.

kayleighofhobbiton's review against another edition

2.0

I couldn't get into the story.
I'll read it soon again.