One of the joys of writing book reviews is that sometimes you discover a book you really didn’t expect to enjoy. I picked up a copy of West Side Story: A Novelization just after Christmas in a mall bookstore for two reasons: first, it’s a reprint of a novelization written for the original film, and I enjoy 1960s paperback novels (particularly the slim Signet editions of the James Bond novels). Second, Irving Shulman is also known for working on the script for Rebel Without A Cause, another famous film about lost young people trying to find their way with little direction. Therefore, there was a good chance this book would have more to it than the average movie novelization.
When I read it, I was surprised and impressed. And Power Book Review was nice enough to indulge my review of the book…
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G. Connor Salter 