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Title: Just a Couple of Points for the People Who Didn't Get It!!!
Review: There is no need to repeat any of the comments about how truly great this book is, but I do want to say something about the few negative reviews of this book. Namely, that it was written w/ a huge dose of ego, and that it is a hard read. To put it simply, I have read literaly dozens of books on writing, and some certainly were nothing more than an excuse to tell everyone that the author was a writing-god. However, this is not one of those books. I didn't read a bit of ego into McKee's writing, but he does tell what he believes to be the truth of story design. After reading this book, I tend to agree with him. As far as being hard to read and understand, I just don't get this opinion. This book reads as straightforward as any work about the concepts of writing, and actually is easier to understand than many others. STORY is as good as it seems...a must read for writers and directors.
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