Violent Saturday [Paperback]

William L. Heath (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1985

A Novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: Black Lizard Books; Reprint edition (November 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0916870936
• ISBN-13: 978-0916870935
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #728,539 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Forget the blurbs, June 1, 2008

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Seidboard World Enterprises "aka Mykel Board" (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Violent Saturday (Paperback)

It's a shame that the book jacket markets it as just another blood-and-guts crime book. Blurbs like 'Violence'Blood-smeared and naked.' and 'the punch of a sledge hammer' do more harm than good.

Yeah, the book is about a bank robbery. Yeah, there's a bit of blood. But those things are not the key to the genius of the book. That key is the dialog. More than half the book is dialog. The plot jumps through its incredible use. No wonder it was made into a movie. It's everything a movie should be. Action, character development, plot, atmosphere, everything is carried, and carried amazingly well, by the dialog. Too bad this book will end up only on the shelves of hard-boiled fans. It should be required reading in Script-writing 101.