Book: ‘Switch’ by Mike Jahn – December 2nd, 2016
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Dec.02, 2016, under Books
Switch by Mike Jahn
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This book is an adaption of the Glen Larson story for the pilot of the television series, ‘Switch’. Author Jahn is extremely faithfully to the pilot script to the point that I would guess that was part of the contract.
Jahn additions of narrative are excellent in establishing settings and characters. There is a feeling that Jahn took the script and then plugged in the narrative parts as needed. I’d have liked to have read Jahn’s version of the this story. His writing in book format is better than the Larsen work set in from the script.
This also lends itself to another problem, which is the dialogue of the characters, though nearly exactly the same as in the televised version, here in written form makes them all seem the same. Another reason why Jahn’s rich narrative is at odds with more hollow dialogue.
Still this is a good story and it’s easy to hear Eddie Albert, Robert Wagner, Durning, Gless and Callas all speak the parts.
Bottom line: i recommend this book: 9 out of 10 for Jahn’s narrative. Collectively 6 out of ten.
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