Get Shorty - Elmore Leonard

I have a problem with cool people who turn out not to be. For me someone is cool if they don't know that they are cool and don't try to be cool. Just be. However, it appears that many 'cool' people try their hardest to act nonchalant and laid back; if you have to think about it you have failed. People's desperate need to appear cool permeates all types of media too. A prime example is Quentin Tarantino who desperate need to be accepted through his films reeks like a barrelful of rotten cops' ears. One author who has achieved successfully the title of cool is Elmore Leonard. His books are so laid back that you have to shake them awake before reading them. However, ...  Read the complete review