Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: A Novel: Tarantino picks up his pen with surprisingly successful results

The director has written a highly entertaining novelisation of his Manson Family murders drama

Quentin Tarantino brings as much brio to bear on his novel as he does on his best cinema outing. Picture: Getty

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: A Novel

By Quentin Tarantino

HarperCollins, €8.99

Quentin Tarantino is an enthusiast, which is what saves his public persona from being flat-out annoying. No matter how self-aggrandising the director can get, he loves what he does and usually does it well.

Now Tarantino has made a foray into writing novels. That’s not to say Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a departure from the day job, because ...