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raoulgonzo's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
paperbackjack's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
p_gib94's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
imthechillalex's review against another edition
3.0
Breezy, funny, cynical. Like a better version of that Sopranos episode about the buttrock band.
novelesque_life's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 STARS
"In Get Shorty, he takes a mobster to Hollywood, where the women are gorgeous, the men are corrupt, and making it big isn't all that different from making your bones: you gotta know who to pitch, who to hit, and how to knock 'em dead." (From Amazon)
An okay novel but the writing was not my cup of tea.
"In Get Shorty, he takes a mobster to Hollywood, where the women are gorgeous, the men are corrupt, and making it big isn't all that different from making your bones: you gotta know who to pitch, who to hit, and how to knock 'em dead." (From Amazon)
An okay novel but the writing was not my cup of tea.
littlespookycute's review against another edition
4.0
I wanted to read this cause I just watched the movie and I loved it! It's pretty spot on to the movie.
imakeworlds's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
thumbpricker's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
onlyfictionsworld's review against another edition
2.0
My response is that either I do not understand this book or it isn't very good. The characters behaved like no human beings I've ever met or read about. What happens when a hoodlum breaks into a house in the middle of the night? Does the owner call the police? He gets entangled in a very long and meandering conversation about movies.
The discussion leads to several tense situations. Chili is a stone-cold gangster who knows how to handle every situation. The man outwits, outfights, and out talks everyone. It's a boring story with an unlikable character and too little at stake.
Towards the end of the book, there were some hilarious parts, but not enough for me to enjoy it.
The discussion leads to several tense situations. Chili is a stone-cold gangster who knows how to handle every situation. The man outwits, outfights, and out talks everyone. It's a boring story with an unlikable character and too little at stake.
Towards the end of the book, there were some hilarious parts, but not enough for me to enjoy it.
ornithopter1's review against another edition
4.0
Well, that was a great running start on my 2023 reading. This is simply on another level of storytelling to most writers. The early chapters do so much, and with such economy, that I was grinning as I savoured the style of it all. The skill and wit were apparent right from the off. Chili Palmer is a gem of a character too. Watching the plot unfold around him was a pleasure. Chili - a loan shark with a love of movies - arrives circuitously in LA and coolly, adeptly, dips his toe into the movie business. To say more would risk spoiling the fun of watching Chili’s evolving journey, but, suffice to say, it’s well worth a read.