Pretty Boy Floyd Audiobook (Unabridged)

" This felt like a cross between "Blow" and "The Executioner's Song". Straightforward story telling approach but gives a little more view into what the characters are thinking directly. Too bad it is difficult to know how much is fact and how much is fiction. "

" It was sad to learn how a good criminal goes bad! NOT! crime is crime and even though this man had a good heart and wanted to have his family he made some disturbingly bad choices which put hime in the sights of an FBI rifle. "

" Normal well written stuff from LM and a guest co-writer... ok but I just really got into the story... "

" This book was really quick-paced and interesting at first and I read about 2/3rds of it in a day. But then, something happened...maybe having two authors finally wore on the narrative. It took me another weeksjust to finish the last third of the book. 3 1/2 stars for the first 2/3rds and 2 stars for the last third. As for the Epilogue? 1/2 star. "

" This was an easy book to pick up and hard to put down - not because of any overwhelming drama, but simply because the writing style was amusing and enjoyable. "

" First McMurtry I've read that wasn't a western. I wasn't disappointed. "

" I enjoyed this book, clearly not one of Mcmurtry's best, but I think he wrote it more for fun and that's how I take it. Floyd isn't my favorite bank robber, but I like him real fine. This story fills in (read: makes up) some of the unknown stuff that happened between the headlines. Probably will read again next decade. "

" I must say I really really liked this book. Part of it was the development of the characters but also the fact that a majority of the book took place in places I've lived or know. "

" Like all McMurtry books the characters are very real. He makes a gangster into a sympathetic character-not an easy task. "

" A behind the scenes look at the unlikely development of a popular criminal and the people that made up his world. I don't know how much of this is fact and how much fiction, but it was a fun read. "

" An interesting story of the Outlaw of the past. Just a country boy who spent most of his time running from the law! Colorful and partially follows fact. "

" Not my favorite McMurtry. Not bad but not all that good. "

" I am really excited for the movie now! This was a great book, i loved the descriptions of the places and the economy "

" This was OK -- the main character was just too dumb. Maybe I'll give it another chance someday. "

" Everyone love a book about a bad guy. It was a little smutty but hard to put down. You kind of already know whats going to happen in the end but it's an interesting story. "

" Not bad, but not my fav by McMurty. Again, a great touch in bringing a time period to life. "

" This was one of the first fiction based on history books I ever read. It really does a great job of depicting the time period and the life of Pretty Bot Floyd. "

" I loved this book and could not put it down. Great ending too. "

" Written too simplistically, and I didn't get much of a feel for the characters. I was soon bored and it seems like the authors were as well. It only made me want to rewatch the excellent Warren Oates Dillinger movie for the umpteenth time. "

" Good, but not as good as his Lonesome Dove books. "

" Well-written interesting view of Charles Floyd. Would get five stars, but I can't get around the fact that McMurtry glorifies a thief and a murderer. Sure, Floyd fell on hard times, but plenty of other people survived that era without having to rob banks and kill police officers "

" My favorite books are ones where I really care about the characters and this one was definitely that way for me. Even though it was a fictional depiction of the life of Pretty Boy Floyd, I loved every minute of it. "

" A fictionalized version of the life of the 1920's bank robber. "

" McMurtry and Ossana make Charley out to be a good guy, driven to his robbing and killing by the law. And maybe he was. This is a good story with lots of other interesting characters like Whizbang Red and Lulu Ash. "

" Great start to this one but the rest was a little confusing, in my opinion. I still thought this book was moving and the story was great! "

" Larry and Diana make a great writing team. Another winning story. "

" McMurtry and Ossana make Charley out to be a good guy, driven to his robbing and killing by the law. And maybe he was. This is a good story with lots of other interesting characters like Whizbang Red and Lulu Ash. "

" Written too simplistically, and I didn't get much of a feel for the characters. I was soon bored and it seems like the authors were as well. It only made me want to rewatch the excellent Warren Oates Dillinger movie for the umpteenth time. "

" A fictionalized version of the life of the 1920's bank robber. "

" I loved this book and could not put it down. Great ending too. "

" My favorite books are ones where I really care about the characters and this one was definitely that way for me. Even though it was a fictional depiction of the life of Pretty Boy Floyd, I loved every minute of it. "

" This felt like a cross between "Blow" and "The Executioner's Song". Straightforward story telling approach but gives a little more view into what the characters are thinking directly. Too bad it is difficult to know how much is fact and how much is fiction. "

" Good, but not as good as his Lonesome Dove books. "

" This book is a novelization of a screenplay. Easy, quick read, portrays Floyd as a well-meaning country oaf who fell accidentally into a life of crime. Maybe... "

" I am really excited for the movie now! This was a great book, i loved the descriptions of the places and the economy "

" Normal well written stuff from LM and a guest co-writer... ok but I just really got into the story... "

" This was one of the first fiction based on history books I ever read. It really does a great job of depicting the time period and the life of Pretty Bot Floyd. "

" I would have only given it two stars for the writing BUT it gets three stars because it portrayed J.Edgar Hoover as the cold blooded attention craving bureaucrat that he really was. "