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Summary: Out of Sight: A Slightly Different Style, But Very Well Done
Review: Out of Sight is a new style for Leonard, it has a more romantic/sarcastic look at how things work, I enjoyed as much as any other Leonard and liked the slight change.
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Summary: very good
Review: If you like the auther you will like the book. I'm reading the book and I saw the movie the second day it was out. As usill it was a little different but bouth of them are good.
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Summary: LEONARD'S NEWEST IS GOOD, BUT PROMISES MORE THAN CAN GIVE
Review: LEONARD'S NEWEST ON PAPERBACK IS INTERESTING AND BETTER THAN I EXPECTED. JACK FOLEY AND KAREN SISCO AND BUDDY ARE 3 VERY INTERESTING CHARACTERS, WHILE SNOOPY COULD OF BEEN GREAT, BUT'S ONLY OKAY. ALTHOUGH THERE'S LOTS OF DULL SPACES IN IT AND IS ALSO DEFINETLY NOT LEONARD'S BEST, IT'S STILL GOOD AND SOMETIMES EVEN UNPUT- DOWNABLE. THE CASTING OF THE NEW MOVIE OF THE BOOK SOUNDS GOOD AND REASONABLE, BUT NOT GREAT.
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Summary: Fans of Leonard will enjoy this book.
Review: I haven't seen any of his books made into movies, so I'm not going to comment on hollywood numbnuts like travolta fitting any of the characters. This is one of Elmore Leonards' usual good jobs at making up people, fitting them to a situation, and letting the action and conversation go from there. I've been let down a time or two lately, but greatly enjoyed this one.
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Summary: OUT OF SIGHT IS INDEED OUTA SIGHT, MIAMI HOT & DETROIT COOL
Review: AWILD TALE WITH A CAST OF CHARACTERS TO RIVAL "GET SHORTY". THE EX CON AND THE LADY FBI AGENT WHO DARE AND DOUBLE DARE EACH OTHER TO COME FACE TO FACE, AND END UP BODY TO BODY. WHEN THE CASTING CALL FOR THIS MOVIE GOES OUT, DE NIRO, NOLTE, NICHOLSON, CHER, SIGORNY & ANGELICA ALL FIT THE ROLL !!!!! Brett Bouque
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Summary: Out of Sight is OK...
Review: I love Elmore Leonard's books, but this time around, I wasn't too excited after reading his latest read. The characters, as always, were great and was the dialogue (as always). But I felt at times he got too lazy and I found myself "waiting" for some action--something to happen. The closing scene in the Detroit 'burbs I liked, but was a little disappointed how he ended things with Karen and Jack. Renee Russo would make a good Karen Sisco for the film...we'll see
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Summary: Merely Excellent, Or Typical Leonard
Review: Hollywood loves the cute-meet,---but in the trunk of a car? Yet that's where Karen Sisco and Jack Foley, two of Elmore Leonard's most interesting characters, begin a most interesting relationship.
Karen is a federal marshall in the wrong place at the wrong time. Jack is cooly riding the coattails of hardened criminals in a prison break. The story is made-to-order Leonard: fast paced, the plot revealed largely through tightly written dialogue, off-beat characters.
Maybe the story comes off a little too pat in the way the characters keep conveniently running into each other at strategic points, but hey---who cares in a good story? Somehow Leonard makes it believable. Furthermore, he makes it difficult for the reader to choose sides. Do we cheer for Karen, the law enforcement officer? Or for Jack, the convicted bank robber, escaped prisoner, and possible murderer (but really a nice guy)? Love is love, but business is business. Karen's business is to put Jack back in prison. Jack's business is to keep her from doing just that.
We are treated to some intriguing relationships in Out of Sight. There is the steadfast loyalty and trust between Jack and Buddy, the engaging attraction/aversion of Karen and Jack, and the warmly refreshing love/respect between Karen and her father. "My little girl," her dad says fondly, "one tough babe."
A good read, and will make a good movie. Cast it yourself: Meg Ryan? Tom Sellick or Sam Elliott? Gene hackman as the father?
Chuck Lang, Sun City, A
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Summary: Great disappointment.
Review: My mother read the book, and I finished it within 24 hours of when she did. I got a few laughs but felt no suspense, no intrigue at all. I knew what was going to happen before it happened. Thought it was predictable and boring
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Summary: Out of sight is NOT out of mind and is a great read!!
Review: Elmore Leonard is back in form with another novel filled with oddball characters and a Florida flavor.This is the book to take to the beach or the airport.Its got to be another movie with Travolta no less
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Summary: My favorite Elmore Leonard book
Review: This is my favorite Elmore Leonard book to date. now, i have only read three of his books, but I find comic crime novels to not be that interesting. However, I loved the movie and that that I should try the book. The book lived up to the hype. It had a movement that just flowed off the pages. The characters were well rounded, interesting and funny. You really felt the connection between Jack Foley and Karen Sisco, even though one was a bank robber and escaped convict and the other was a US Marshal. If you read just one Elmore Leonard book, read Out of Sight.
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