Laith
A common adage is that books are movies in your head, but I find myself unable to review this as a book because I didn't really read this so much as watch it. Heat 2 is unique in that it's usually books that are turned into movies, and here is something that should have been a movie presented as a book. As a massive fan of Heat (1995) this was so visual for me, it felt like I was watching Val Kilmer, Pacino, and De Niro doing their thing. I think that might be the highest praise I can give this book.
I can't tell whether or not the "watching sensation" is because of the quality of the prose considering how much attachment I had towards these characters before I ever cracked the cover. It is structured a lot like a movie, it has three acts, there's conflict in every "scene" and it felt closer to a screenplay than your typical book. I did listen to a good chunk of the book and the sensation of "watching" was probably egged on by Peter Giles raspy narration and purposeful impressions.
That said, as a piece of writing I'd call this quality and I think someone who hasn't seen Heat would be sucked right in. As the story builds (particularly the prelude portions) there is palpable tension that sinks right into your gut, there were moments where I had to take a break because of how anxious it was making me.
I cannot wait for the film adaptation, I generally recommend this to fans of the film. It gets a de facto 5 stars.
A common adage is that books are movies in your head, but I find myself unable to review this as a book because I didn't really read this so much as watch it. Heat 2 is unique in that it's usually books that are turned into movies, and here is something that should have been a movie presented as a book. As a massive fan of Heat (1995) this was so visual for me, it felt like I was watching Val Kilmer, Pacino, and De Niro doing their thing. I think that might be the highest praise I can give this book.
I can't tell whether or not the "watching sensation" is because of the quality of the prose considering how much attachment I had towards these characters before I ever cracked the cover. It is structured a lot like a movie, it has three acts, there's conflict in every "scene" and it felt closer to a screenplay than your typical book. I did listen to a good chunk of the book and the sensation of "watching" was probably egged on by Peter Giles raspy narration and purposeful impressions.
That said, as a piece of writing I'd call this quality and I think someone who hasn't seen Heat would be sucked right in. As the story builds (particularly the prelude portions) there is palpable tension that sinks right into your gut, there were moments where I had to take a break because of how anxious it was making me.
I cannot wait for the film adaptation, I generally recommend this to fans of the film. It gets a de facto 5 stars.