A review by champipen
Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder

5.0

This book is gold. Simple, concise, clear- it does exactly what it's meant to. I can see why it's regarded so highly, and I regard it highly now as well. It's an easy read, but that doesn't mean it's lacking in content; the second I finished it I wanted to pick it up and read it again. I was going to lend it to a friend because books are better off being read instead of sitting on shelves, but I realized that there was still more for me to get out of it.
The only thing I would change- and most likely will in the future- would be to take out some of the context and examples that were put in to make it more palatable for beginners. It has its place, but I'm so interested in the main dish of the content that I'd be okay with disregarding the sides. Will probably write up a cliff notes version of the book for personal use at some point in the future.
I do recommend it, I do have this on my bookshelf, and I will most definitely read it again.
5/5