Get Shorty

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Summary: excellent! 1,000,000 times better than [e-mail]
Review: If there were a list of the biggest poos in the world, howard1_shotmail.com would be numero uno. What a tompkin of a banana split! HAHAHAHAHA. Poo to you howie. This book is tres bien and est meilluer que tu!!!!!!!! You are a beastly old, stale, rotten mixture of ruby red and tropicana fruit punch mixed in with a tiny bit of saltless pretzels half-eaten by a monstourous telephone by the name of Wyatt. THAT IS HOW BEASTLY YOU ARE. This book is so good its like movie theater popcon with extra salt and with a hot pretzel with lots o slt on it.

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How's it Going my brother MAN? Wow Yeh Kapoweeeee!

Jeremy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a good book and a lot better than [e-mail]. Funny too!!!!

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Summary: Loan shark chases a guy to Hollywood and becomes a producer
Review: It is interesting with many different stars in Hollywood. He is then very clever making the book exciting.

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Summary: Not Leonard's greatest, but much, much better than the movie
Review: John Travolta just didn't capture the essence of Chili in the movie, but the book's not a bad read. It's just not a page-turner, either

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Summary: Leonard go's to LA and crashes the party!
Review: Leonard proves he's america's best with this look at the underworks of film prodution... with a cast of memerable caracters and humourous situations this book is one of his best

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Summary: Corrupted...saw the movie first...
Review: The movie "Get Shorty" has always been one of my fave's since it came out. I finally decided to read the book. It's great, well worth reading to get more at the motives, but I was disappointed because some of my favorite scenes were "missing" (rather the movie added them.) Maybe I would have been mad at the movie if I'd read the book first.

I feel like Chili Palmer myself, having watched the movie first and having liked it better. But here's my review: The characters in this story are great. Chili - the too-cool-for-anyone-but-nice-guy ex-mobster, Leo - the pathetic loser dry-cleaner, Karen - the hot, smart, cynical actress, Bo Catlett - the mean, delusional, drug-dealing Hollywood-player-wanna-be. You have no idea what is going to happen next in Leonard's books and the characters really become alive as a result.

The book can help bug fans of the movie get more out of the "visual fabric" of the story. The interactions between Chili and Bo are more developed in the book than the movie, which I appreciated, as well as more insights and discussions about what the movie "Mr. Lovejoy" is actually about. The meeting between Nikki and Chili is hilarious in the book. And the book focuses on Karen's personality more. My advice is to read it and see it.

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Summary: entertaining
Review: this book kept me interested but it's nothing special

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Summary: INCOMPLETE
Review: This book was a fast read, too fast as far as I'm concerned. The way it ends it didn't seem that anything had really been solved. Chili seems a little put off by actors and Hollywood at the end, but I wasn't completely sure what he was going to do after the last climactic studio meeting.

This is a good book, but there needed to be more to it. I was expecting more of a Hollywood spoof, but this seemed primarily concerned with the conflict between Chili and Bo Catlett and their various illegal activities. I think it would have been funny to actually see Chili and Bo working on a movie, just to see how they'd react to certain situations and what kind of movie they could put out.

I'll have to see the movie to see if it's any better, but the book was decent. I really liked the character of Chili Palmer, though I was lukewarm on most of the others. Given the shortness of the book and its overall lighthearted tone, I'd recommend this book for some light reading on a long trip.

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Summary: INCOMPLETE
Review: This book was a fast read, too fast as far as I'm concerned. The way it ends it didn't seem that anything had really been solved. Chili seems a little put off by actors and Hollywood at the end, but I wasn't completely sure what he was going to do after the last climactic studio meeting.

This is a good book, but there needed to be more to it. I was expecting more of a Hollywood spoof, but this seemed primarily concerned with the conflict between Chili and Bo Catlett and their various illegal activities. I think it would have been funny to actually see Chili and Bo working on a movie, just to see how they'd react to certain situations and what kind of movie they could put out.

I'll have to see the movie to see if it's any better, but the book was decent. I really liked the character of Chili Palmer, though I was lukewarm on most of the others. Given the shortness of the book and its overall lighthearted tone, I'd recommend this book for some light reading on a long trip.

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Summary: Never Fell SHORT
Review: This book was one of the best books I have ever read. The dialogue was very believable. The plot made for a very interesting read. Chili Palmer was one of the best charactors I have ever had the privilage to read. If you are looking for a book with action, suspense, humor, and double cross, this is the book to get. Elmore Leonard has a way of making this charactor out to be the coolest person in the world. He makes you believe it too. You really begin to love these charactors like they are your own friends. Elmore Leonard is one of the best Crime-Fiction Writers ever.

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Summary: A cracking story with sharp characters, good action, and wit
Review: This improbable story of a Miami two-bit hood who becomes a movie producer is full of sharp characters, snappy action, and witty dialog. As usual, Elmore Leonard works in the fringes of society where small-time hoods and citizens trying to scrape by rationalize the legal and moral implications of the choices they make to get what they want. This book is particularly amusing for its send-ups of Hollywood and the for the false machismo of Latin drug hustlers.