A review by writeronherway
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee

3.0

I’ll start by saying that there is plenty of good knowledge and insight to take away from this book on crafting story but I did not enjoy reading this and wouldn’t recommend. It is a slog to get through. If you do choose to read this book prepare yourself for a heavy dose of narcissism and some highly questionable taste; the main example of good storytelling referred to repeatedly throughout centred on a revelation of incest... The obsession with this and some of the other examples chosen made me deeply uncomfortable. There were also mistakes and misquotes (for Star Wars of all things!) which given how highly recommended this book is was just strange. In summary, plenty to gain from extracts of this book which are conveniently in bold font but the reading experience is unpleasant.