Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage and Screen

Very bloated, wordy, doesnt get to the point.

Some very useful information and sections. But way too verbose and repeats a lot of information.

Oh gosh, this is a book that every writer needs in their toolkit. Excellent information and explanations and helps you to enhance your dialogue.

It's the book that you buy First. Any aspiring writer should have it.

excellent resource

Very good read.

I've been to McKee's TV Day seminar, and I've read his previous book Story. Both were excellent and this book is no different. This book isn't for people who want what they call 'practical' advice i.e., a mechanical system to follow, paint by numbers. I'd say if you found Story illuminating, you'll like Dialogue equally so. I read the book when it first came out and am now listening to the audiobook.What I found most fascinating is McKee's analysis of different types kinds of conflict expressed through dialogue, especially his analysis of A scene from The Sopranos, and another from Lost in Translation.A last thought about the negative reviews: go over to amazon.com to see the reviews there which average 4.5 stars, with 3/4 of reviewers giving it 5 stars and 9/10 reviewers giving it 4 or above.

Very good and accessible