Title: With short writing and little character development, Drive is one of the few novels bested by its film version
Review: I read Drive after seeing the wonderful film a few weeks back and was incredibly disappointed in the novel. The Driver is given very little development, the writing is actually too succinct to really build any imagery and the stakes don't feel as high as the ones in the film thanks to the lack of any visible chemistry between the characters. While it isn't a total failure, Drive is one of the few novels-if you can even call it that considering that you can finish it in a few hours-that is actually bested by its film version.
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