Batman Forever: The Novelization (Paperback)

by Peter David (Adapter), Janet Scott Batchler (Author), Lee Batchler (Author), Akiva Goldsman (Author), Bob Kane (Creator)

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Product Description
Two deadly criminals, Two-Face, a twisted former DA, and the Riddler, an evil computer genius, devise a sinister revenge plot against Gotham City, its protector, Batman, and his new partner, Robin. Movie tie-in.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Warner Books (June 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446602175
• ISBN-13: 978-0446602174
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,445,711 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! A must for Batman fans., November 5, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews

This book blows away the movie. I could not put this book down. I'm serious; read it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, October 16, 1998

By A Customer

Well, the movie was not up to par with the two first classic Tim Burton Bat-flicks, but the book is good. The film was hardly a serious approach. Fluffy, with Carrey extremelly silly and unfunny and with Tommy Lee Jones simply One-Dimensional. However, in this book, as absurd it may sound, Edward Nygma (Carrey's character) is presented as a sad person, who is frustrated by his ruthless boss and wants to payback as the Riddler. As for Tommy Lee Jones' character (Two-Face), he is presented as a tragic figure who is not a true villain but a victim of the circumstances. All in all, the book although follows the script of the film, it is a lot better, and makes me think that the reason that this film sucked was not its scriptwriter but its director.

4.0 out of 5 stars If Only They'd Filmed THIS..., July 8, 2009

By	L. Crow "70s and 80s music guru" (United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Most movie novelizations are forgettable, cash-in-on-the-hype projects. Not so this one. As others have said, this book is MUCH better than the film. If the moviemakers had only used it as their script, Forever could've been the best of the original Bat films.

Peter David is a truly gifted writer, and the novel does a good job of tying the story back to what happened in the previous film, Batman Returns. He also develops the prior relationship of Batman and Harvey Dent/Two-Face and delves deeper into Bruce Wayne's personal anguish over Dent's fall from grace, as well as his feelings of guilt over his parents' deaths. The novel sheds much of the silliness in the characterizations of Riddler and Two-Face that proved distracting in the film.

Frankly, I wasn't expecting much when I picked this up, but I was very impressed. It's not just a good Batman novel. It's a good novel.