author: Elmore Leonard

  • Freaky Deaky by Elmore Leonard

    Freaky Deaky by Elmore Leonard

    It’s not an insult to say that Freaky Deaky feels like an early draft of Out of Sight. It’s just that nothing can live up to that novel.

  • Killshot by Elmore Leonard

    Killshot by Elmore Leonard

    Second-tier (still great!) Elmore Leonard with a guest appearance by a dive I used to frequent.

  • Out of Sight by Elmore Leonard

    Soderbergh’s adaptation of this is what turned me into an Elmore Leonard fan when I was young. I’ve seen that movie at least a dozen times. Funny enough, I’ve read probably 20 Leonard books in the last 25 years but never this one. It’s unbelievable how close Soderbergh stayed to the book. Almost every word…