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The Nice Guys
Holland March is a private eye with a defective nose and a broken arm. Jackson Healy is the tough guy who put him in a cast. Not the two most likely men to team up to hunt for a missing girl, or look into the suspicious death of a beautiful porn star, or go up against a conspiracy of the rich and powerful that stretches from Detroit to D.C. Hell, they’re not the most likely pair to team up to do anything. But there you go. And if they somehow survive this case, they might just find they like each other.
But let’s be honest. They probably won’t survive it.
But let’s be honest. They probably won’t survive it.
288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 10, 2016
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Charles Ardai
64 books103 followersCharles Ardai is a founder of Hard Case Crime, a pulp crime novel publisher, as well as an editor and author. In 1991 he received the Pearlman Prize for his fiction. He also writes under the pen name Richard Aleas.
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February 22, 2018
Not bad, except that it is very obviously a movie novelization. I haven't seen the movie, but it felt like I was watching it instead of reading it...
April 12, 2020
Charles Ardai once told me that the formula for a Hard Case Crime was where the protagonist(s) start(s) out mired in deep trouble and, struggling in the quicksand of circumstances, gets pulled deeper and deeper in trouble until, finally, there is a partial or, at least compromised, victory. He didn’t actually use the word quicksand, but that was the idea. So, imagine my surprise when I pick up a Charles Ardai-adapted version of a screenplay that, admittedly, takes the protagonists deeper and deeper, constantly pulling the carrot out of their mouths, but has an unexpected comical air about it. Much like ‘80s television, it’s hard to take the violence seriously because the circumstances in which it occurs are so preposterous. That is, the circumstances are preposterous until some very realistic deaths occur.
The Nice Guys is about an alcoholic failure of a private eye paired with the guy hired to beat him up in an improbable, buddy-movie-like pairing. These guys have such good intentions combined with such a credulous mentality that one wonders how they have survived this long. Indeed, they wouldn’t survive very long in this novel if it weren’t for assistance from the most unlikely source in the story.
But even more preposterous than that ally whose identity I refuse to spoil, is the dubious case they are working. It really just starts with a missing person case. The only problem is that the private eye is well aware that the missing person is very, very dead. But, as in many good stories, the interesting question is why said victim is dead. And, if the string of victims turns out to be tied to the pornographic film industry, one indeed wonders what could be so important as to bring more than one set of hunters/hit persons into the picture.
Since I did point out that the story was originally a screenplay, one is not surprised at all that it is full of “Hollywood moments.” People fall out of chase scenes practically into the arms of those looking for them, cars show up at apropos (or maybe, inapropos) moments, and law enforcement, occasionally, shows up at the right times. Sometimes, just as I’m prepared to have mounting corpses, I find incredibly fortuitous circumstances, as well. Maybe I should say that The Nice Guys is more of a “black comedy” than the usual Hard Case Crime. Or, maybe we should just admit that the publisher has added some new cuisine to its menu. Whatever one could say, the change of pace is welcome.
Frankly, I think the original screenwriters missed the boat in pitching this as a film. It would make a wonderful series on Netflix or Amazon Prime. Just sayin’!
The Nice Guys is about an alcoholic failure of a private eye paired with the guy hired to beat him up in an improbable, buddy-movie-like pairing. These guys have such good intentions combined with such a credulous mentality that one wonders how they have survived this long. Indeed, they wouldn’t survive very long in this novel if it weren’t for assistance from the most unlikely source in the story.
But even more preposterous than that ally whose identity I refuse to spoil, is the dubious case they are working. It really just starts with a missing person case. The only problem is that the private eye is well aware that the missing person is very, very dead. But, as in many good stories, the interesting question is why said victim is dead. And, if the string of victims turns out to be tied to the pornographic film industry, one indeed wonders what could be so important as to bring more than one set of hunters/hit persons into the picture.
Since I did point out that the story was originally a screenplay, one is not surprised at all that it is full of “Hollywood moments.” People fall out of chase scenes practically into the arms of those looking for them, cars show up at apropos (or maybe, inapropos) moments, and law enforcement, occasionally, shows up at the right times. Sometimes, just as I’m prepared to have mounting corpses, I find incredibly fortuitous circumstances, as well. Maybe I should say that The Nice Guys is more of a “black comedy” than the usual Hard Case Crime. Or, maybe we should just admit that the publisher has added some new cuisine to its menu. Whatever one could say, the change of pace is welcome.
Frankly, I think the original screenwriters missed the boat in pitching this as a film. It would make a wonderful series on Netflix or Amazon Prime. Just sayin’!
November 23, 2016
Holland March is a private eye, hired to track down deceased porn star, Misty Mountains - wait, she's supposed to be dead right? Not according the elderly woman who swears she saw her briefly before Misty turned heel and did a runner from her home - the day after flipping her car and officially being declared dead. March is a guy with questionable ethics, and he's sure as hell not about to let an easy payday pass him by. He takes the case but it doesn't turn out at all like he had hoped...
Jackson Healy is the tough guy who was hired by Amelia, a young woman with a striking resemblance to Misty, to put the hard word on a man (March) who had been snooping around her.
The two cases collide in a wave of conspiracy, murder and evil schemes that neither could have predicted.
I read the book before watching the movie and have got to say, the novelization was better - which is to take nothing away from the buddy-cop laugh out loud premise of the movie - they were both very fun to read / watch.
The human is on point, the story rushes along at breakneck speed, jumping from one problem to the next as the 'heroes' bundle their way through the case.
I highly recommend checking out both forms of media.
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Jackson Healy is the tough guy who was hired by Amelia, a young woman with a striking resemblance to Misty, to put the hard word on a man (March) who had been snooping around her.
The two cases collide in a wave of conspiracy, murder and evil schemes that neither could have predicted.
I read the book before watching the movie and have got to say, the novelization was better - which is to take nothing away from the buddy-cop laugh out loud premise of the movie - they were both very fun to read / watch.
The human is on point, the story rushes along at breakneck speed, jumping from one problem to the next as the 'heroes' bundle their way through the case.
I highly recommend checking out both forms of media.
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July 17, 2023
3.75 stars
It's a fun novelization that delves just a tad more into the minds of these characters than the film. I'm probably going to forget this in the coming weeks, but it at least stayed true to the film and even got a few laughs out of me.
It's a fun novelization that delves just a tad more into the minds of these characters than the film. I'm probably going to forget this in the coming weeks, but it at least stayed true to the film and even got a few laughs out of me.
December 22, 2022
Funny as hell. But I wish it were better.
May 24, 2016
Savvy readers know, of course: never buy the book based on the film. I know, I know; I can tear you tut-tutting, muttering I-Told-You-So’s. But here we are, I bought one, and the result is as you’d expect: a tad underwhelming. You need to understand, though: this is a novelization based on a Shane Black script – the guy who wrote Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Iron Man 3 – which has been turned into the movie starring Ryan Gosling and Russel Crowe, The Nice Guys. Not only that, the book is published by the reputable folks at Hard Case Crime – so I expected great things. Alas, what I got is very much a novel that feels like it’s missing a vital ingredient; that special something that would elevate it above other novels in the genre.
The Nice Guys is an unabashed buddy-cop action comedy. Holland March is the always-inebriated, always-buffoonish private eye with a busted nose. Jackson Healy is the tough guy, whose tough-as-nails attitude belies a softer underbelly. They’re like fire and ice, boasting completely divisive personalities that theoretically render any sort of partnership inoperable. But of course, circumstances throw them together in a hunt for a missing girl.
Ardai captures the feel of 1970’s Los Angeles to perfection – not at all a pleasant place to live, and in my mind, barely conceivable given what the city has become, and is today. And his prose is typically stark and hardboiled: this is a writer well-versed in the genre, who knows what its readers demand. Unfortunately, the plot is fairly cookie-cutter; but whereas the film can rely on standout performances by Crowe and Gosling to overcome its formulaic structure, Ardai’s adaptation can’t quite overcome these shortcomings. I get the feeling the success of The Nice Guys film will be down to the actors’ rhythm – and while Ardai nails their patter (it’s being plucked from the screenplay, after all) he can’t (through no fault of his own) capture their mannerisms. In other words, The Nice Guys novel is fine on paper, a serviceable whodunit, but isn’t much more than that.
Readers unfamiliar with Ardai’s work are doing themselves a slight disservice by beginning with The Nice Guys. Do yourself a favour and grab yourself a copy of the stellar Fifty-to-One to see what the guy can really do, on his own, without a predetermined blueprint.
The Nice Guys is an unabashed buddy-cop action comedy. Holland March is the always-inebriated, always-buffoonish private eye with a busted nose. Jackson Healy is the tough guy, whose tough-as-nails attitude belies a softer underbelly. They’re like fire and ice, boasting completely divisive personalities that theoretically render any sort of partnership inoperable. But of course, circumstances throw them together in a hunt for a missing girl.
Ardai captures the feel of 1970’s Los Angeles to perfection – not at all a pleasant place to live, and in my mind, barely conceivable given what the city has become, and is today. And his prose is typically stark and hardboiled: this is a writer well-versed in the genre, who knows what its readers demand. Unfortunately, the plot is fairly cookie-cutter; but whereas the film can rely on standout performances by Crowe and Gosling to overcome its formulaic structure, Ardai’s adaptation can’t quite overcome these shortcomings. I get the feeling the success of The Nice Guys film will be down to the actors’ rhythm – and while Ardai nails their patter (it’s being plucked from the screenplay, after all) he can’t (through no fault of his own) capture their mannerisms. In other words, The Nice Guys novel is fine on paper, a serviceable whodunit, but isn’t much more than that.
Readers unfamiliar with Ardai’s work are doing themselves a slight disservice by beginning with The Nice Guys. Do yourself a favour and grab yourself a copy of the stellar Fifty-to-One to see what the guy can really do, on his own, without a predetermined blueprint.
December 24, 2022
Loved the movie and enjoyed the novelization. Ardai gets all the beats right and they really come alive. Only downside is I knew the whole time what was going to happen, so suspense was nil. But it was still fun to revisit the characters and this story.
May 18, 2020
don’t really ask me why i read this, it’s a book version of one of my favorite movies. i’m just trying to read all the books i own so this was basically the screenplay with more details. i mean i still loved it bc i love the nice guys. go watch the movie and support ryan gosling :)
October 6, 2016
Don't bother if you've seen the movie, the book doesn't offer anything new or any hidden depths.
April 8, 2020
movie novalisations are a lost art
November 6, 2021
Reads like a combination of Orgazmo, Starsky & Hutch, and Boogie Nights!
July 1, 2021
Completely mindless and ridiculous- and an awful lot of fun. This wasn't profound in any way, but I really enjoyed it. It was fun and funny.
February 29, 2024
Love the movie. Love this novelization.
That is all.
Happy Reading, everybody!
That is all.
Happy Reading, everybody!
September 22, 2023
The movie was so good, I think it may have been impossible not to turn it into a likeable novel.
November 9, 2019
3.4/5
Being an avid Shane Black fan (for the most part, anyway), I was excited when this film first came out, and I saw it in theatres and raved about how hilarious it was. I spent some of my high school years reading every Shane Black script I could find, not just to find any differences between script and screen, but also out of enjoyment for Black's humorous style of writing.
Ardai adapts Black's style to novel form very well. It's smoothly written, nary an error in sight, flowing from scene to scene, and he clearly had fun writing this out. The whole book just oozes fun, and it's not constant "he said, she said, she said again, he said in return" laziness. It's easy to get tired of the word "said" when authors use it as often as possible. Not Ardai. He's got lots to work with; the performances in the film as reference and Black's expressive dialogue and writing style to help make the smooth transition from screenplay to prose.
I do have issues with the stupidity of the characters at times (granted, for the most part it works, but one part involving a suitcase full of "money" really stretched the believability there...), and the often too-neat way that certain set-pieces fall into each other (characters noticing a billboard with a vital clue on it as they drive down a random street sort of thing).
My issues with the book and movie are the exact same, because, well, they are the exact same. Anyone looking for scenes that might not've made it into the finished film will be disappointed, but if you're just looking for a fun little romp to pass the time during breaks at work, where you're unable to watch the movie instead, give it a go.
Being an avid Shane Black fan (for the most part, anyway), I was excited when this film first came out, and I saw it in theatres and raved about how hilarious it was. I spent some of my high school years reading every Shane Black script I could find, not just to find any differences between script and screen, but also out of enjoyment for Black's humorous style of writing.
Ardai adapts Black's style to novel form very well. It's smoothly written, nary an error in sight, flowing from scene to scene, and he clearly had fun writing this out. The whole book just oozes fun, and it's not constant "he said, she said, she said again, he said in return" laziness. It's easy to get tired of the word "said" when authors use it as often as possible. Not Ardai. He's got lots to work with; the performances in the film as reference and Black's expressive dialogue and writing style to help make the smooth transition from screenplay to prose.
I do have issues with the stupidity of the characters at times (granted, for the most part it works, but one part involving a suitcase full of "money" really stretched the believability there...), and the often too-neat way that certain set-pieces fall into each other (characters noticing a billboard with a vital clue on it as they drive down a random street sort of thing).
My issues with the book and movie are the exact same, because, well, they are the exact same. Anyone looking for scenes that might not've made it into the finished film will be disappointed, but if you're just looking for a fun little romp to pass the time during breaks at work, where you're unable to watch the movie instead, give it a go.
January 8, 2020
Ardai's The Nice Guys is the novelized screenplay of the movie starring Gosling and Crowe as a mismatched pair of
detectives in a dark noir over-the-top comedic adventure. This is not a
traditional novel and it often feels visually as if you are watching a movie, not reading. The action is spelled out but perhaps the descriptions not as much. You can literally hear the narration, particularly in the beginning.
You get an enforcer for hire, a down on his luck cynical slapstick private eye who muses that unlike in the movies he never gets drop dead gorgeous clients, a dead porn star, and a nefarious conspiracy.
Set in Hollywood, it, of course, revolves around movies and ostentatious Hollywood parties.
The start of the novelization builds up the cynical detective stuff and the parallel tough guy story. The dead porn star ("Misty Mountains"), rundown bars, and sleazy customers fill this part of the book. And, our private eye is Inspector Clouseau clumsy.
It eventually devolves into action scenes with bullets flying, dead bodies turning up, car chases, and the like. Each sequence one upping the previous sequence.
Some of the twists and turns are just over the top. If you are looking for a traditional private eye novel, this isn't exactly it. But if you want to feel as if you are watching a slapstick detective adventure, you may
have found it.
detectives in a dark noir over-the-top comedic adventure. This is not a
traditional novel and it often feels visually as if you are watching a movie, not reading. The action is spelled out but perhaps the descriptions not as much. You can literally hear the narration, particularly in the beginning.
You get an enforcer for hire, a down on his luck cynical slapstick private eye who muses that unlike in the movies he never gets drop dead gorgeous clients, a dead porn star, and a nefarious conspiracy.
Set in Hollywood, it, of course, revolves around movies and ostentatious Hollywood parties.
The start of the novelization builds up the cynical detective stuff and the parallel tough guy story. The dead porn star ("Misty Mountains"), rundown bars, and sleazy customers fill this part of the book. And, our private eye is Inspector Clouseau clumsy.
It eventually devolves into action scenes with bullets flying, dead bodies turning up, car chases, and the like. Each sequence one upping the previous sequence.
Some of the twists and turns are just over the top. If you are looking for a traditional private eye novel, this isn't exactly it. But if you want to feel as if you are watching a slapstick detective adventure, you may
have found it.
January 24, 2021
I am a huge Shane Black fan. To know that the guy who gave us Hard Case Crime, which is a wonderful publisher, did the novelization of The Nice Guys? I was all in. I love The Nice Guys as a movie. To be honest, I'm not a big fan of novelizations. I can count on my fingers how many novelizations I've liked over my 40+ years.
But this one? *chef's kiss*
Ardai gets Black's voice down pat. It's perfect. It's almost like watching the movie again, it's that good. Things I laughed at in the movie are just as funny here. Things that horrified me to the point of a nervous laugh? Like the defenestration of a little girl? It comes through in the book, too. Getting a peek into March's head, or Healy's head, is a neat little treat. Near the end, it starts coming apart, but I'm not going to complain about it. I can't recommend this one enough.
But this one? *chef's kiss*
Ardai gets Black's voice down pat. It's perfect. It's almost like watching the movie again, it's that good. Things I laughed at in the movie are just as funny here. Things that horrified me to the point of a nervous laugh? Like the defenestration of a little girl? It comes through in the book, too. Getting a peek into March's head, or Healy's head, is a neat little treat. Near the end, it starts coming apart, but I'm not going to complain about it. I can't recommend this one enough.
September 7, 2020
Zero stars is more like it, and even then, generous. A novel based on a screenplay, bought at a Dollar store. I was desperate for something to read. Should have read the back of a cereal box.
Edited to add: Do all Hard Case Crime imprint stories feature porn and children in inappropriate circumstances? This is the second I've read, both from a dollar store, and both have girls with birthdays (one 12, one 13), and in both, suggestive material, and in one, outright pedophilia. The children (because 12 and 13 ARE children) talk way over their ages, enough to be red flags to therapists. Based on the two I've read, just who is the target audience? If the girl's actions do not make you uncomfortable, take a closer look at yourself.
Edited to add: Do all Hard Case Crime imprint stories feature porn and children in inappropriate circumstances? This is the second I've read, both from a dollar store, and both have girls with birthdays (one 12, one 13), and in both, suggestive material, and in one, outright pedophilia. The children (because 12 and 13 ARE children) talk way over their ages, enough to be red flags to therapists. Based on the two I've read, just who is the target audience? If the girl's actions do not make you uncomfortable, take a closer look at yourself.
June 5, 2016
Well I thought this book was cute and fun. I even went and saw it in the theater afterwards, and it was just as fun as the book. Of course that makes sense since the movie came first. My point is that I never go to theaters and this book made me laugh so much that I had to see the movie. It's wonderful if you're looking for something fun and unexpected.
August 2, 2021
The Nice Guys (2016) by Charles Ardai. I usually find that a movie taken from a book is not as good as the book itself. But I didn’t know how I would feel when it was done the other way about. I tried to avoid like the plague novelizations (among other things) but got lured into this one because it was published by Hard Case Crime. I’ve read a half dozen books with their imprint and found them true to the noir/tough guy genre.
The “Nice Guys” makes my teeth itch at times. Specifically when one of the nice guys of the title, Holland March, a private detective, drinks too much. He is a full blown alcoholic with little or no self control. That might not the worst of all things in a hard-boiled thriller, but his young daughter (was it 12 going rapidly into 35?) is being drawn into violent/adult situations throughout the book. It is not that he necessarily puts her into harm’s way, it is that he doesn’t ensure her being safely stashed with her girlfriends families before rushing off to Hollywood parties being hosted by porn kings or searching for missing women in not the best of all places.
Jackson Healy, hired muscle, is the other half of the eventual team. They meet “cute” when Healy breaks March’s arm. But because each is a gun for hire in their own fashion and both are looking into a porn starlets murder, they team up. Good thing March is usually too drunk to hold a grudge.
The action is jammed in throughout the book, there are plenty of laughs along the way and March’s daughter, Holly, is wise beyond her years, but I couldn’t stop thinking that this was a book that would probably make a good movie.
Or at least a so-so film.
The “Nice Guys” makes my teeth itch at times. Specifically when one of the nice guys of the title, Holland March, a private detective, drinks too much. He is a full blown alcoholic with little or no self control. That might not the worst of all things in a hard-boiled thriller, but his young daughter (was it 12 going rapidly into 35?) is being drawn into violent/adult situations throughout the book. It is not that he necessarily puts her into harm’s way, it is that he doesn’t ensure her being safely stashed with her girlfriends families before rushing off to Hollywood parties being hosted by porn kings or searching for missing women in not the best of all places.
Jackson Healy, hired muscle, is the other half of the eventual team. They meet “cute” when Healy breaks March’s arm. But because each is a gun for hire in their own fashion and both are looking into a porn starlets murder, they team up. Good thing March is usually too drunk to hold a grudge.
The action is jammed in throughout the book, there are plenty of laughs along the way and March’s daughter, Holly, is wise beyond her years, but I couldn’t stop thinking that this was a book that would probably make a good movie.
Or at least a so-so film.
January 14, 2018
It takes a very special attraction to make me want to read a novelisation. I made an exception for this one because a) it’s by Hard Case Crime and b) I was curious as to what a crime novel written by Shane Black might be like - to which this is the next best thing. Besides, since the movie flopped, there’s a dim chance a sequel could come in book form?
Anyway it’s pretty good - obviously extremely faithful to the movie, just with a few embellishments which are wholly in keeping with the characters as established by Black and Bagarozzi’s screenplay. It never quite becomes its own thing, however. Ardai is a competent writer - he runs Hard Case Crime so his taste is demonstrably impeccable and his writing reflects that much.
Anyway it’s pretty good - obviously extremely faithful to the movie, just with a few embellishments which are wholly in keeping with the characters as established by Black and Bagarozzi’s screenplay. It never quite becomes its own thing, however. Ardai is a competent writer - he runs Hard Case Crime so his taste is demonstrably impeccable and his writing reflects that much.
December 2, 2020
Found it for $1 at Dollar Tree. I love the movie, figured for $1 I'd read the book and see if it was any different. Often, movies differ from books, or the books differ from the movie. Sometimes it's little things, sometimes it's major changes. Here, it's nothing. The book is the movie and the movie is the book. Scene for scene, dialogue for dialogue. I'm confused on how the author received his credit. Shane Black wrote and directed the movie and with this book being exactly what the movie was, Shane Black should be credited as being the author. Whatever. If you liked the movie, give the book a shot because it's the same thing. Or just watch the movie, because it goes by quicker and is excellent.
March 15, 2019
Normally I stay away from movie novelizations unless the writer doing it is a favorite of mine (for example Max Allan Collins on Road to Perdition or David Morrell on Rambo: First Blood part two) but this one came down to it being $1 at the Dollar Tree. Ha. But ended up pleased with the story, the characters, and the laughter that I had while reading it. One problem was the character of March whose problem with alcohol was used as a punchline. Especially when he was putting his daughters life in danger because of it.
January 3, 2023
Holland March is a PI and is looking for Amelia.
Jackson Healy is a tough guy and was hire by Amelia to scare Holland away.
But when both of their separate cases become entangled, they soon team up to try and locate Amelia.. knowing that she is in grave danger. What do a porno and the Detroit Autoshow have in common?
This is such a comical read! These guys actually make a pretty decent team when they work together. They put themselves in so many ridiculous situations, and yet still manage to find their way safely out.. and by safely I don't mean uninjured.
Jackson Healy is a tough guy and was hire by Amelia to scare Holland away.
But when both of their separate cases become entangled, they soon team up to try and locate Amelia.. knowing that she is in grave danger. What do a porno and the Detroit Autoshow have in common?
This is such a comical read! These guys actually make a pretty decent team when they work together. They put themselves in so many ridiculous situations, and yet still manage to find their way safely out.. and by safely I don't mean uninjured.
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November 5, 2023@therealhardcasecrime S07 finished and it’s the novelisation of #theniceguys by #charlesardai published in 2016. I am a fan of the film and I enjoyed the additional depth to some of the side characters in this book. Ardai does a great job adapting the screenplay. All the wit is still there and I enjoyed the playful use of chapter breaks. Reading vs watching does make you appreciate how good Ryan Gosling is at physical comedy, it’s on the page but good actors can add that something extra. Great fun.
June 14, 2019
a fine beach read. let readership try saying, 'the beautiful beaches,' in a Latin or, other foreigner accent.
well-written novel reminiscent of the era.
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well-written novel reminiscent of the era.
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March 8, 2020
I really liked this book. Had not seen the movie but would after reading this book. Fast read and little down time between chapters. Cover caught my eye and that is initially why I purchased it. Loved the “buddy” aspect of the book. Appreciated the Holly character as well. Didn’t make the little girl out to be helpless. Actually laughed out load at some of the dialect between the 2 main characters.
August 9, 2020
I can't say that I really enjoyed reading this. I gave it three stars because: 1) every now and again there was an amazing character interaction, and 2) I didn't see any of the twists coming.
None of the characters are particularly likeable, and in some stories that can work (like Gone Girl), but if it wasn't for the random well-written interactions I wouldn't have finished it. I'm glad I only paid a dollar for it.
None of the characters are particularly likeable, and in some stories that can work (like Gone Girl), but if it wasn't for the random well-written interactions I wouldn't have finished it. I'm glad I only paid a dollar for it.
August 13, 2023
The Nice Guys: A Movie Novelization is a very faithful novelization. It doesn’t deviate much from the script of the movie which makes it very obviously a movie novelization. With that said, if you haven’t watched the movie, you may not enjoy this book. loved the movie and wanted to see if there was any added insights into the characters. There is, but not as many as I would’ve liked. It’s a quick read and overall, I enjoyed it.
March 18, 2019
Bought the book at a $1/book display in a book store. Should have known better—especially when the movie version of the book was in the theatres.
Lots of characters. Mostly bad guys. But they are the kind of bad guys who do something that is more/less funny. But there’s not enough to sustain 270+ pages. Maybe the story line is better as a movie.
Lots of characters. Mostly bad guys. But they are the kind of bad guys who do something that is more/less funny. But there’s not enough to sustain 270+ pages. Maybe the story line is better as a movie.
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