Home Alone 2: Lost in New York: A Novelization/Movie Tie-In

Home Alone Novelizations #2B

by A.L. Singer, John Hughes

A novelization of the sequel to the hugely popular Twentieth Century Fox motion picture, Home Alone, finds Kevin McCallister having the time of his life in Manhattan while his family is in Florida. Movie tie-in.

Genres: Humor, Christmas

223 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Paxton Holley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m a fan of this movie anyway. And this is a really fun adaptation of the movie. It’s 224 pgs, which is a lot for a movie like this, but there’s surprisingly not a lot of new stuff within the pages. There’s some extended scenes and extra backstory. But what’s there is good and fun. I do miss the visuals of watching Joe Pesci and Dan Stern get wrecked by Kevin, they are hilarious, but I was able to visualize it.

[Alec Rigdon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a surprisingly fun and well written novelization! While the heavy lifting was already done in John Hughes' excellent script, Singer translated it into a fun, easy to read adventure.

[Mie Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aw, the nostalgia of a very violent christmas-story 🤗 This novelisation of an all time favourite modern classic was actually quite well written. Enjoyed it a lot. (Alot more than Marv and Harry,anyway😉)

[Strix]

Ah nostalgia!

Never realized there were two novelizations, or any at all lol. After reading both I think the Singer one is my favorite. The dialog is closer to the movie, and it expands on a few more scenes. Harry's comments in the Strasser one were hilarious, though.

[Ella87 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Außer ein paar Kleinigkeiten, ist das Buch wirklich wie der Film geschrieben.

[Tim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thankfully omits the moment where Kevin runs into Trump, but sadly also skips the time when Marv is supposed to say "suck brick, kid!".

[Rakki · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved all the extra details the book provides as a long time fan of the movie :)
would even say I loved this book even more than the first one

[TheGeeksAttic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Deep discussion and review from Paper Movies:
Home Alone 2 Lost in New York Novelization Discussion
https://youtu.be/A8btug74-Ok