Be Cool (Hardcover) by Elmore Leonard

from convictscorpion

I loved Get Shorty - the book and the film. This follow-up is pretty weak in comparison. It seemed pretty evident to me that the normally astute Leonard knows nothing about how the music industry works, or about popular music.

from caklr650

Man was this lame. I saw the movie was on, decided to tape it and then figured I would read the book first. I can't understand why Elmore Leonard is so popular. His style is choppy, annoying and just plain bad in parts. The movie wasn't much better.

from melydia

The opening scene, where Chili Palmer is having lunch with a man who ends up getting shot by a hitman, is pretty good. But don't expect the story to be about that crime. There are vague murmurings about possible connections with the Russian mafia but by and large the scene is nothing more than a ...

from melydia

The opening scene, where Chili Palmer is having lunch with a man who ends up getting shot by a hitman, is pretty good. But don't expect the story to be about that crime. There are vague murmurings about possible connections with the Russian mafia but by and large the scene is nothing more than a ...

from bookheaven

Fun, quick read.