Once upon a Time in Hollywood

A Novel

De: Quentin Tarantino

Narrado por: Jennifer Jason Leigh

Narrated by Jennifer Jason Leigh

Quentin Tarantino’s long-awaited first work of fiction — at once hilarious, delicious, and brutal — is the always surprising, sometimes shocking new novel based on his Academy Award- winning film.

RICK DALTON – Once he had his own TV series, but now Rick’s a washed-up villain-of-the week drowning his sorrows in whiskey sours. Will a phone call from Rome save his fate or seal it?

CLIFF BOOTH – Rick’s stunt double, and the most infamous man on any movie set because he’s the only one there who might have gotten away with murder. . . .

SHARON TATE – She left Texas to chase a movie-star dream, and found it. Sharon’s salad days are now spent on Cielo Drive, high in the Hollywood Hills.

CHARLES MANSON – The ex-con’s got a bunch of zonked-out hippies thinking he’s their spiritual leader, but he’d trade it all to be a rock ‘n’ roll star.

HOLLYWOOD 1969 – YOU SHOULDA BEEN THERE

outstanding in every way

Tarantino is a natural born storyteller & clearly loves these characters and this world he's brought to life, and Jennifer Jason Leigh delivers a master class performance. Bravo to Rick, Cliff, Trudy & the whole gang, and a humble, grateful, affectionate thanks to King QT & the great JJL for this wonderful, emotional, hilarious & exhilarating ride!

It's got problems but....

Quinten Tarantino has the makings of a really good novelist. He does make mistakes, that even I as an amateur writer can see. However, he more than makes up for it with his impactful story telling, his understanding of characters, and of course great dialogue.

His weakness in scene description and word choice is honestly forgiven and forgotten by the middle of the book.

I honestly hope he keeps writing books. It will be amazing to see what he comes up with next and how he improves.

perfect companion book for the movie

loved the movie loved the book, he got to go into much more details that he could barely touch on in the movie. I hope this is the 1st of many of Tarantino's books. Highly Recommend 👍👍👍

RAD

AMAZING, REALLY GREAT WORK. WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD OF QUENTIN TARANTINO'S NOVEL ACTS...FUCKIN GROOVY!

there is no audio

2 hours left in book no audio, checked volume, speakers and headphones. other titles work but I want to finish the story I paid for

Give JJL until chapter 3. Speed 1.1, then decide.

I get the narration hesitation. I felt the same, but my curiosity to HEAR Quentin’s first novel was strong so I took the plunge. After all, several reviewers actually liked JJL’s narration. By chapter three and with a very slight increase in speed, I was hooked.
I really enjoyed the inside gossip feel of the novel. Snarky, bitter, funny. The Aldo Ray sections were heartbreaking. It was fun googling for the full back story on many of the actors.
Go for it, give it a shot. If you really hate it you can return it. But I doubt you will. Happy listening!!
P.s. I haven’t seen the movie yet. But I surely will now!!

all the backstory in Quentin's head

All the details were fascinating to me bc I was a 19 year old Angeleno at that time and drove a KarmanGhia. Hadn't thought about all those DJs since then. Seriously, the story would be better without the all the frickin F words! These are some twisted male characters. I guess it's why I'm not a fan of Tarantino's films, except for this one!

it's a great unabridged novel

if you love the movie, you'll love this book. it's amazing on the back story of all the characters.

Terrific!!!

Enjoyed the audio version. Loved the bruce Lee scene. Quentin Tarintino is a genius. Can't wait to read the paperback.

Daisy Domergue is not a good narrator.

This is a long winded book. Tarantinos personality really comes through the pages. You will learn movie, music,and TV facts you probably don't need to know. But that is OK. The real klller here is the narrator. It is so distracting you cannot focus on the words you are hearing but rather the voice. Just read it yourself.