Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

This book reminds me a lot about the rest of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, and how Jack Sparrow always would find a way to elude his enemies. I rated this book 5/5 because of the adventures that the characters take. As well as the humor that Jack Sparrow put in. Like when he announced to the......more

I can not descibe just how amazing it is to finally read my favorite movie, and I am not talking about reading the script. There are descriptions and thoughts of my favourite characters of all time! An amazing addition to my Pirates of the Carribbean addiction......more

Iterations and adaptations are interesting. The process of wrangling a first draft into a finished product, a novel into a screenplay, or a film into a novelization is complex and fascinating. Choices are made for better or worse. Bad ideas can be ironed out or become deeper ingrained. Flawed materi......more

This book was so good (4.5) My only gripe with it was that at times I felt it lacked enough detail of what was happening around the central plot. The rest of it was brilliant though!......more

Why am I reviewing this of all books? Because it fixes Jack Sparrow. In the film, he's a pale imitation of himself from the prior four films. In Rudnick's surprisingly good novelisation, his inner workings are laid bare - he's more heroic, smarter, better. Somehow, this book takes a disappointing fi......more