Matthew Merkovich reviewed Save The Cat! by Blake Snyder
Here’s what started the phenomenon: the best seller, for over 15 years, that’s been used …
Review of 'Save the cat!' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Of all the books about writing and story structure I’ve read, this one was one of the most vacuous. To top that off, when I heard Blake Snyder died (the book’s author) I mentioned it to film director John Landis. John said, “Who the f@&¢ is that?”
“He mentions working with you in his book,” I said.
John replied, “I have no idea who that is.”
It is a great book for fans of cookie cutter story telling though.