SOURCE: "The Shylock Is the Good Guy," in New York Times, July 29, 1990, section 7, p. 1.

Ephron is a novelist and screenwriter whose works include When Harry Met Sally and Heartburn. In the following review, she commends Get Shorty.

I am an Elmore Leonard fan. I tell you this primarily so you will understand that I would never, ever, under any circumstances read a review of a new Elmore Leonard book. I am not even sure what I'm doing writing one, except that it gave me the opportunity to read the new Elmore Leonard before anyone else.

Anyway, this one's about Hollywood, about the movie business, it's about how everyone out there wants to write a movie, and if you're an Elmore Leonard fan what you probably want to know is, is it as good as LaBrava. No, it's not, but what is? So then you want to know, is...