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Be Cool [Mass Market Paperback]

Elmore Leonard
3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)

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After one triumph and one flop, Mafia loanshark-turned-Hollywood producer Chili Palmer is desperate for another hit...of the celluloid sort. And when a similarly relocated former mob associate takes a hit of the bullet-in-the-brain variety while they're power-lunching, Chili begins to see all kinds of story possibilities. The whacked recording company mogul's midday demise is leading Chili into the twisted world of rock stars, pop divas, and hip-hop gangstas, which is rife with drama, jealousy, and betrayal -- all the stuff that makes big box office. Tinsel Town had better take cover, because Chili Palmer's working on another movie. And that's when people tend to die.


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THEY SAT AT ONE of the sidewalk tables at Swingers, on the side of the coffee shop along Beverly Boulevard: Chili Palmer with the Cobb salad and iced tea, Tommy Athens the grilled pesto chicken and a bottle of Evian. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars The return of Chili Palmer... July 15 2004
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Be Cool is Elmore Leonard's sequel to Get Shorty, and is, as are all of Leonard's books, entertaining and easy to read.

Chili Palmer has made one blockbuster and one bomb. He's looking for a new movie idea when a former mob friend-turned music executive gets shot as the two are eating lunch in Hollywood. The ensuing action takes Chili into the music industry and all the drama, ego, and jealousy that exists within, all in search of a new script. Palmer takes on the management of an up-and-coming singer, upsetting her former manager, who spends most of the book trying to figure out how to kill Chili. Along the way, Chili has to deal with gangsta rappers, russian mobsters, a mafia hit man, a gay samoan bodyguard, and a budding diva or two.

This book was not as good as Get Shorty, but is still a lot of fun to read. Leonard sticks to his formula here, shady good guys and nasty bad guys, all of whom are odd and entertaining characters. Leonard has a gift for writing interesting people and great dialogue, and this book is full of both.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Great first half. Sep 7 2003
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This is a sequel in which Chilli Palmer goes into the music business. Chilli, as his name suggests, is wonderfully cool. He is tough, but gets his way by outsmarting and confusing his adversaries. As is usual in an Elmore Leonard, most of the characters are fun, even the evil ones. I loved the first half of the book (until about the baseball bat murder) which is done with a light touch. By the end, however, the book became ALMOST tiresome. I am not sure what the problem is. Perhaps it is that Palmer's ultimate love interest is a totally uninspired character, and Palmer, himself, seems to be going through the motions, even while the plot twists continue unabated.
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4.0 out of 5 stars KEEP Looking at me. Jan 29 2003
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is one of the best L.A. books I've ever read. It's fairly recent and takes place in locations that L.A. people actually go (Swingers, Canter's Deli, Ralph's). The plot is a bit reminscent of Get Shorty, but who cares. The book is very entertaining.
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5.0 out of 5 stars picks up where get shorty leaves off
Be cool fallows our favorite Hollywood loan-shark as he continues with his hollywood career. Be Cool is a really faced paced and captivating. Read more
Published on Feb 3 2002 by Neel Aroon
4.0 out of 5 stars Waiting for the movie (On video)
This book is not the standard E. Leonard novel, relative to its level of violence (not much, yea!!). It is full of humor and as usual he paints a great literary picture. Read more
Published on Dec 18 2001 by Kenneth Burns
4.0 out of 5 stars Be Cool IS cool
Kevin T. - RVHS
The Miami loan shark Chilli Palmer goes to Hollywood and gets into the movie business making two movies. Read more
Published on Dec 6 2001 by Kevin Taylor
4.0 out of 5 stars Be Cool IS Cool
The Miami loan shark Chilli Palmer goes to Hollywood and gets into the movie business
making two movies. The first is a big box office hit and the second a big flop. Read more
Published on Dec 4 2001 by Kevin Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!
Be Cool is a masterpiece. In a way it's a sequel to Elmore Leonard's GET SHORTY, which I never read, but that's mainly because SHORTY's seedy movie producer, Chili Palmer, is back... Read more
Published on July 13 2001 by Sean L.
4.0 out of 5 stars Leonard's novels ore page turners like no else
Elmore Leonard makes me turn pages faster than anything I've read. I am a fan of Hunter Thompson, Kurt Vonnegut, Charles Bukowski, WS Burroughs so Leonard lacks one thing FOR ME:... Read more
Published on May 27 2001 by Mike Manuel
5.0 out of 5 stars Difference of Opinion
I was amazed to see that Be Cool's average rating is 3 stars. I think it is one of Leonard's funniest, most insightful, and best.
Published on May 21 2001 by history buff
1.0 out of 5 stars Tried Leonard again, same result
I read Elmore Leonard's "Bandits" 10 years ago, and thought it wwas one of the worst novels I'd ever read. Read more
Published on Sep 11 2000 by Ricky N.
3.0 out of 5 stars Not very interesting...
I'm a big fan of Leonard's, yet I found this book, sort of, well, boring. The Characters were as vivid as ever, but I felt myself comparing them constantly to similar characters... Read more
Published on Aug 21 2000 by Erik J. Larsen
2.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as previous Leonard novels...
Elmore Leonard, my favorite beach novelist, has put out another Chili Palmer novel (of "Get Shorty" fame). Read more
Published on Aug 19 2000 by R. Peterson
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