I told myself I would be open to reading graphic novels this year. Came across this on NetGalley and got it. I am a fan of Quintin Tarantino and this short bio was perfect! I learned about Quintin’s childhood and how his love of movies influenced his career. I loved the behind the scenes look we got of some of his infamous movies as well. The illustrations were so Tarantino’s style, I thought they were great. Definitely check it out if you are a fan or just want to learn a little more about him.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - White Lion for this ARC. My review is voluntarily.

Amateurish but entertaining graphic novel highlighting some of the background that informs Tarantino's movies. There isn't much new here for readers of Tarantino's books or previous interviews, but a nice way to pass the time and perhaps enlightening for newer/younger fans.

This was a really interesting snapshot in to Quentin Tarantino in a graphic novel style (but also in a tarantinoesque style).
I enjoyed it, the graphics were ok. Got a little insight in to the director/writer but very surface level.
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC

Interesting but unmemorable, Michele Botton's attempt to use Quentin Tarantino's narrative style to depict parts of his life is a novel concept that conforms to the maverick filmmaker's slightly twisted sense of humour but lacks his cheek to make a real meal of his life.

I didn't have any other versions to compare this book with, so it was too easy to love this book. I wish it was a bit longer. I was just getting to the groove of the stories before I reached the long page. Loved his banters with actors I grew up watching. It was wonderful to see how he was able to convince everyone with his silly stories. I repeat: the banter was everything..

This was such an inventive approach to learning about Quentin Tarantino (his life and his film and writing career) through conversations with others in graphic novel format. It is a quick read and I learned so much about him. I loved his emerging interest in films (thanks to his mom and his time as a video store clerk). This is such a fun and informative read. The graphics are well done too. This is a great book for people who love film, the making of film and Quentin Tarantino.

Thank you to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group – White Lion for an ARC and I left this review voluntarily.

A Graphic Biography is a bit of a misnomer. This graphic novel contained what appeared to be small slices from Quentin Tarantino's life, scenes rather than an information dump about his life. It was still very interesting, I'm watching Death Proof for the first time, and I'm inspired enough to want to watch the movies I have missed over the years that he wrote and directed. This graphic novel hints at what drove him to be the success he is, but doesn't delve too deep. The art style, 70's comic book graphics, suit Tarantino's story, but most of the drawings of the famous people don't look like themselves, you can only figure out who they are when Quentin says their name. The dialogue seems quite bland, but maybe it's how conversations go with him. Still worth a read, it didn't take long at all to complete.

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Quatro Publishing Group/White Lion provided an early galley for review.

I first was introduced to Tarantino when visiting friends for Comic-Con back in 1999. I certainly would not have watched Reservoir Dogs on my own as I do not like ultra-violent films. A few years later, also at SDCC, the same friends and I attended a panel where the man was speaking about his films. I got a real good impression of him from that panel.

What is interesting about this graphic novel biography is that is very much mirrors his mannerisms and his film style. Clearly the creators here are both huge fans (why else do a project such as this?). The narrative does a good job presenting basic facts of his life (it is a super-quick read), and the artwork does a good job at capturing the images of the many celebrities scattered throughout. It serves as a fair reflection of his life and his work.

Great Book On Quentin

Very good read.

I truly enjoyed the great art and interesting look at Quentin's films.

I liked the conversational tone of the book and the behind-the-scenes discussions about his filmmaking and his choice of actors and scriptwriting.

Check this out if you are a fan of his films!

4.2/5

I have always loved Quentin Tarantino's films so this is great to learn more about what influenced his career.

A short bio of Quentin Tarantino told in graphic style. The biography part is pretty bare bones. Most of information is well known to anyone who is a fan of Tarantino. But the manner in which it's told is really cool. I loved the drawings. It tells Tarantino's story through imagined conversations between Tarantino and Uma Thurman, Roberto Rodriguez and Roger Avary. Botton's dialogue is pretty good. Between the dialogue and the drawing this is an entertaining read.

Netgalley sent me an e-galley of this book in return for a honest review.

Oh what a clever idea for a book; an insight into the mind and world of Quentin Tarantino, perfectly dove-tailed into the graphic novel format.

Not sure if a serious biography would do justice to this man. So a mash-up of envisaged behind the scenes conversations with his favoured actors and people enables the writer here to create a fictitious dialogue that is perhaps closer to the truth than we might believe.

Tarantino is totally absorbed within the world of movies and through his screenwriting and direction of his work has pushed boundaries regarding violence and characterisation. Snappy dialogue and consuming blood-letting action he reflects, pays homage and transports film into a new dimension. These aspects are demonstrated within these pages and his life and work is reflected without the need for direct critique or comment.

Regardless of whether you are a fan you cannot fail to have an opinion about his movies.

This book doesn’t demand that you like the man any more passionately or create the neutrality of indifference, rather, in its approach and use of comic book style it does elevate the debate and will re-focus the reader on the man.

I kinda liked the possible late night chats, friendly drinking sessions and the between scene discussions imagined by the author here. The presentation is slick and informed, well considered and not too controversial to upset the many. I enjoyed the fiction and appreciated the achievements of Quentin Tarantino better. It reminded me of the films I had seen and the many times I had enjoyed them. I also realised a few had passed me by that I needed to check out and watch for the first time.

This is a graphic novel, and the pictures had kind of the mood of a Tarantino movie. The way the story was framed was kind of weird and jumped around, with Tarantino talking to the people he worked with in movies about the movies they made together.
I don't feel like I learned anything new, because I have always been interested in Quentin Tarantino. This might be a fun way for people to learn about Tarantino if they weren't familiar with him, but it might be confusing.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

This was so interesting!! I loved learning all about his life and his childhood and his movies and all. I highly recommend this for anyone who likes his work and even people who don’t know his work would still enjoy reading this. This book might just make some people new fans. I want to rewatch death proof now.

I really loved this book. It was a quick read. I think it’s great when classics or biographies are made into graphic novels. I think it makes literature so much easier to digest for people who aren’t big readers.

I loved that the the characters and actors from his movies helped set up all of Quentin’s backstory. I think this would be a fun addition for any fan on his work.

I love his movies and liked that I got to learn some new things about him in this book. I learned that his mom took him to movies all the time growing up (appropriate or not), that most of his film education came from working in a video store, and I loved the way his violent choices in movies was explained.

First of all, thank you netgalley for the ARC granted. This is an unusual way to present someones famouos work and life, and totally enjoyed! The graphic novel idea was an awesome style to break traditional biographies. Aproved!

This was a rare book where I was actually embarrassed that someone wrote it, someone approved, and that it is being advertised for others to read.

I thought this was a great read. Very well illustrated and well written. I enjoyed it. Thanks NetGallery!

My thanks to both NetGalley and the publisher Quarto Publishing Group – White Lion, Frances Lincoln for an advance copy of this new graphic novel biography about the life, influences and films of one the Hollywood's most controversial, and gifted directors.

There are few directors that people know by name, maybe not by face. Some might go oh yeah they do those inexpensive doll movies, or oh yeah those big robot movies. Alfred Hitchcock was one of the first and best to seize the public fancy, appearing in shows his own movies and ads, his appearance or selling making the plot sometimes irrelevant. Quentin Tarantino also has this notoriety, and like Hitchcock is often imitated, but never really bested. After the double shot of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, many directors came out with quirky ultra-violent movies aping the master, but never capturing what made them. Tarantino was all over tv, talk shows, directing television shows, starring as himself or others. And making a name for himself. What is often missed is the MOVIES are everything Everything is for the movies, the casting, the acting, the writing, nothing else matters. Tarantino loves movies, breathes movies, and will talk till h dies about movies. As shown in Quentin Tarantino: A Graphic Biography written by Michele Botton, illustrated by Bernardo Santiago Acosta, and translated by Edward Forbes.

The book is told in a non-sequential chronology featuring Quentin in a discussion with a colleague, or friends, discussing aspects about the movie they are working on, or about his life. This is a unique way of presenting the story, as it seems like the way he would write his life. We start with coffee and Uma Thurman during Pulp Fiction, discussing the idea of Kill Bill and his love of strong powerful women and why. We follow a discussion with the cast of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, on where the movie fits in his world, how history can be changed and made. There is a talk with John Travolta about growing up and watching movies, the importance of Elmore Leonard on the young writer and his love for film in general. A love that was furthered by his long stint in the video stores, a film school that paid him.

This is a short book and much is missed, along with a lot of controversies that are a part of his career now; the Weinstein problem, black culture, his fallout with Uma Thurman. However this is a very good start for someone new to Tarantino's movies, and his work. The writer makes it clear that movies are the oxygen that Tarantino breathes, and his discussions with friends and colleagues show that. OH and there are plenty of feet mentions. The art is a little odd. The women don't seem to have much glamor, Uma and Margot Robbie should be fetching in their panels. The men Brad Pitt and like are very good. Also the backgrounds are quite good too, so that might be a small thing. All in all a very good graphic telling of a very complicated person's life.

Enjoyed getting to know more about one of my favorite film directors. Glad I was able to get a copy to enjoy!