The Warriors by Sol Yurick
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Book Summary Author: Sol Yurick Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2003-04 ISBN: 0802139922 Number of pages: 224 Publisher: Grove Press |
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Book Reviews of the The Warriors
Customer Review: Not quite what I expected, relating with the film
Summary: 2 Stars
The film was excellent. Brilliantly shot, produced, cast. Then I got excited about owning my own copy of Yurick's gang-life masterpiece, for reading enjoyment. What a huge disappointment. Naturally all the gang names, personalities, and events are changed here. None of the names, faces, or climaxes are similar with the film. And the novel mentions an 'older' veteran gang member [originally titled the Coney Island Destroyers], who is nowhere mentioned in the movie. And much of the action doesn't match the film either.
Perhaps that's exactly WHY director Hill deliberately captioned in the films' opening credits "based" on the novel. Not DIRECTLY QUOTED from the novel. For die-hard movie, including 'Warriors' fans, you may turn out disappointed like I was.
Still, the novel is worth owning, alongside the DVD mainly for show and sentiment. However, the film was at least masterful.
PEANUT