So this was a book based on a movie that was based on a graphic novel, and both the graphic novel and book were penned by the same author. And you could tell. The book was a very simple, easily read, "beach read". There was nothing complex about the style or anything, but the book was good. A simple gangster story of revenge. If you're into that, and don't want anything too challenging, this is definitely the book for you! ( )

Any book which is adapted from a film based on a graphic novel is bound to be quite poor. This was no exception. The characters were rather one dimentional, the plot poor, and the dialogue cringingly bad at times. ( )