Tarantino’s first novel delves deeper into the lives of Cliff Booth, Sharon Tate and Rick Dalton.
Illustration: Russell Moorcroft
AS THE MASTER of the left-field plot turn, it takes a lot to surprise Quentin Tarantino. But the reaction to his first novel, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, just about managed it.
“I have to say, particularly here in England, the reaction from the critics was pretty positive,” says Tarantino, talking to Empire in a hotel in London, where he’s come for a couple of days. “To tell you the truth, I thought given a chance to take a swing at me, that some of them wouldn’t miss the opportunity. But that has ended up not being the case. They seem to like it, and they’ve been encouraging.