Prince of Thieves: A Novel Audiobook

" Bout as good a thriller as you'll get. Wish I'd read it first before seeing the excellent film adaptation (Ben Affleck's The Town), but knowing the story, helluva read. "

" I don't think Chuck Hogan is a very good writer. This is the first time I thought a movie made from a book was better then the book. Yet this story is good. A little too far fetched but yet a good read if you liked the movie to see some more about where the characters came from. "

" Pretty good book. Starts of fast and thrilling. Then, it slows down and is a little hard to follow. But it is a very interest-rousing storyline and the characters are developed very well. A little on the violent side, but it also has its touches of romance and self-analyzation. "

" I really enjoyed the movie so i picked up the book and it pretty much lived up to my expectations. Nice local flavor and vividly drawn characters made it a fun read. "

" Great crime novel that honors the classic gangster movie themes and the flawed hero/villain. Developed the characters and relationships so well that it made the movie adaption feel like a poor substitute. "

" The worst part of this book was I had the movie tie-in cover so everytime I picked the thing up I had to look at Ben Affleck's face. Worse than his face (which is bad enough), but his profile, framed in some type of thought-provoking prose which, for me, is a disturbing image. Other than that, I thought this was a pretty good character-driven crime story, but it didn't have the hard edge I was hoping for. Characters were well developed for the most part, but were a little caricaturish and they lacked the depth and dimension to really make me care about them other than the central character, Doug McRay, so I never really felt much for them, especially Claire, who I really should have had feelings for, and Frawley, the FBI agent. Frawley was really the most upsetting character in the book for me because as an FBI agent, he was supposed to be "the good guy" and he was anything but. I don't mind crime stories from the point of view of the criminal and I don't mind when authors glamorize their villainous main characters, but I don't like it when the chief protaganist is someone working on the side of the law and the reasons why he's acting worse than the criminals aren't made clear. The robberies in the story were interesting to read about and well plotted, but they all came off too quickly. Yes, I'd recommend this book because it was entertaining and a fast read, but after everything's said and done, there really isn't much here. The best part of the book for me was that my impression of Ben Affleck is so different than the Doug MacRay charcter that I had no problem keeping images of Ben Affleck out of my mind while reading so the story was never tainted with thoughts of B.A. I actually liked Doug MacRay and, in case you can't tell, I'm not too crazy about Ben Affleck. "

" I don't say this often, but I enjoyed the movie based on this book (THE TOWN) more than the book itself. Still, interesting and engrossing. "

" Good read. It sort of telegraphed how it was going to end, but I enjoyed the ride. Definitely recommend! "

" I can see why this book was made into a film, the ending had me turning pages like a madwoman. The action was great and the characters were very well written. Loved it! 4.5 stars. "

" I enjoyed the movie, and ended up finding the book for $2.00 in a discount bin at Wal-Mart. Easy read and the books ending is more intense than that of the movie. "

" Awesome. I couldn't put it down. I love Hogan's writing "

" Once I started reading I couldn't put it down- I just had to know what was going to happen. "

" Now named The Town. "

" Great Crime/Thriller book. I wanted to read the book before I went to see the movie, if the movie matches up with the book it should be pretty good. "

" The perfect crime novel. The action sequences are so well written you could almost feel the adrenaline. "

" Enjoyed this book.Very good read. Kept my interest. "

" If you overlap this guy's plots with Dennis Lehane's, every Townie in Charlestown, Mass. is either a bank robber or a child molester. "

" Enjoyable, but lordy, so long-winded. Best product placement for Tiffany and Co I've read since Capote. "

" Not exactly the feel-good book of the year. I wanted to like it, having met the author before starting the book, but it was all so depressing. I'll read another Hogan book, but not for a while. "

" Hogan portrays Charlestown a little ridiculously but its a fun read and anyone from Boston would enjoy the way he does the accent and explains the sights. "

" I enjoyed the book. I hate i seen the movie before, ifinished the book. The ending was differehynt. "

" Book adapted into the movie "The Town" directed by Ben Affleck and starring himself, Jeremy Renner, and Blake Lively. Awesome movie, PHENOMENAL book. "

" Great action novel with a good back story. Where you are rooting for the bad guys and in the end you know nothing is going to work out. "

" Read the book - loved it. "The Town" movie comes out and just butchers it. Read the book, skip the movie. "

" This was a pretty good crime story - I haven't seen the movie yet and I'm definitely going to watch it, but it was a bit long and drawn out and the ending was easy to figure out. "

" Average. I like the opening sequence. Intense and fast moving. After that the character development wasn't very interesting and I didn't care for the dialogue between the group members. "

" good picture of south end - close to the movie "

" I felt a little teased by the romance. The inside scoop on bank robbin' was interesting. The view of a whole different world inside a city was interesting.<br/><br/>And it was so close to a Dennis Lehane book... "

" Amazing book, from start to finish. The build up for what will eventually happen is spot on. Another great read that translated well from novel to film. "

" This is so well written and a great story--I'd actually give it 4 stars already even though I'm only 6 chapters in. :) "

" Average. I like the opening sequence. Intense and fast moving. After that the character development wasn't very interesting and I didn't care for the dialogue between the group members. "

" I liked it better than the movie, it was more real I think. The stroy is really entertaining and full of exitment from start to end. Great story! "

" I found the book difficult to get into. I kept pushing myself to finish it. "