The Warriors by Sol Yurick Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Warriors
Book Review: Not as good as the movie, but...
Summary: 3 Stars
The biggest point to be made; this isn't much like the movie. There aren't many fights in it, and it spends more time describing the lives of the Family and everyone around them instead of describing any action.It does have it's merits though. It is a fantastic description on life of lost souls, wandering teenagers and the like. It shows some complete turns of character, including one young man who comes upon maturity, both real and "manhood" maturity, in the course of one night.
Mixing the slow parts with the action, this book warrants three stars out of five.
Book 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
Book Review: Not the movie
Summary: 2 Stars
I am a huge fan of The Warriors movie. Sol Yurick, The Warriors, is not what you expect if you have seen the movie first. I am not saying it is a lousy book, but wow, the movie adaption is so much better. I say stick to the movie. Usually, I find the books to be so much better but in this case...I have to give in to the movie.
Walter Hill's The Warriors is AWESOME!!! The book's cover will make you think of the movie tie in...but that is not the case. I own the book, enough said.
Book Review: Old School Flavor and Bravery.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is fiction but it used to go dwon like this in real life. Once upon a time, in the recent past, gangs would actualy fight and not just shoot and run. The Warriors were a multi racial gang and their leader / shot caller was one bad white dude. After being wrongfully blamed for puting a hit on a heavy weight gang boss, the Warriors are targeted. Far away from their own territory, they have to make it back to the safety of their "Set" or turf when the news of the Warriors deed hits the streets. They have to travel through every, Varrio, Set, Hood, Burro and enemy turf back to their own and it is acton packed. The book starts fast and ends fast with a great ending.Book Review: Old School Flavor and Bravery.
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is fiction but it used to go down like this in real life. Once upon a time, in the recent past, gangs would actualy fight and not just shoot and run. The Warriors were a multi racial gang and their leader / shot caller was one bad white dude. After being wrongfully blamed for puting a hit on a heavy weight gang boss, the Warriors are targeted. Far away from their own territory, they have to make it back to the safety of their "Set," or turf, when the news of the Warriors deed hits the streets. They have to travel through every, Varrio, Set, Hood, Burro and enemy turf back to their own and it is acton packed. The book starts fast and ends fast with a great ending.