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" ok, formulistic, but this is where the formula came from :D "
- Norman, 2/16/2014
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" Just ok, kind of weird book with the main character, Jack Ryan being a criminal and not all that likable. "
- woody, 1/27/2014
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" I'm glad to see that many people say this is not one of Elmore's best. I found it difficult to stay interested in the story and ended putting it down about 3/4 of the way through. This was my first read of Elmore Leonard. Based on the fact that so many people praise him, I may try one of his newer writes. "
- Gaston, 1/19/2014
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" I'm slowly becoming a big Elmore Leonard fan. He writes solid, modern crime fiction about interesting people who rarely do the expected. It doesn't hurt that the dialog is usually a joy to listen to. This was one of his first after an early start writing westerns, about an ex-con/ex-baseball player and a thrill-seeking kept woman. How they fit and how they don't kept me engossed throughout. "
- Michael, 1/10/2014
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" Not one of his best. Too hard to figure where the inevitable scam is coming from. "
- Bruce, 12/5/2013
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" definitely not my favorite Leonard book but still find myself not putting it down "
- John, 9/22/2013
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" An old Leonard tale from 1969. Very pulpy with cardboard characters. Some fun and oddball moments but forgettable. Great thing that Leonard got better and better with time. "
- Saeed, 9/18/2013
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" Always well written, always well plotted, Leonard writes about people on the fringe. These two central characters are beyond the fringe. "
- Nicole, 9/13/2013
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" The only Elmore Leonard I didn't like. Seems unfinished. And it was a movie, too? "
- Mailmanr5, 8/30/2013
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" Elmore Leonard's characters drive his stories. That is one of the things I like best about his books. People are far from perfect. Scruples are compromised. Things happen. And all the while the voice telling the story is as cool as can be. I have never been disappointed with Leonard's books. "
- David, 8/8/2013
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" This book was largely boring and did not hold my interest well, but it was on cd and a large part of that had to do with the fact that the person narrating spoke in a monotone most of the time. The end was not very good either. "
- Cheri, 1/3/2013
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" Very clever. I always love Elmore Leonard. "
- Pat, 8/26/2012
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" Not one of his best, but a decent beach read. I was confused by how dated it felt until I realized that I had a reprint of a 1969 novel. That explains a lot - he has really progressed as a writer since then. "
- Janet, 8/20/2012
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" I've taken a crack at reading this book a couple of times and I just don't connect with it. "
- Simon, 8/17/2011
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" This was actually pretty disappointing for an Elmore Leonard book. I wouldn't recommend it unless you are a hardcore Leonard fan. "
- Clare, 6/9/2011
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" Recommended by James Madison. Sharp characters utterly foreign to me. Well paced story with modern ending, as in no ending. "
- Susan, 4/10/2011
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" Apprentice work or Elmore Leonard. A warm-up. "
- Jude, 2/8/2011
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" A good book, immensely hard to find but worth reading if you liked the movie or Leonard's work.
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- Derrick, 1/21/2011
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" ok, formulistic, but this is where the formula came from :D
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- Norman, 12/7/2010
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" I've taken a crack at reading this book a couple of times and I just don't connect with it.
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- Simon, 10/21/2010
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" The only Elmore Leonard I didn't like. Seems unfinished. And it was a movie, too?
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- Mailmanr5, 9/4/2010
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" This was actually pretty disappointing for an Elmore Leonard book. I wouldn't recommend it unless you are a hardcore Leonard fan.
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- Clare, 6/2/2010
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" Just ok, kind of weird book with the main character, Jack Ryan being a criminal and not all that likable.
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- woody, 8/30/2009
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" This was beach reading to be sure but I enjoyed it just the same.
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- D, 6/8/2009
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" Not one of his best, but a decent beach read. I was confused by how dated it felt until I realized that I had a reprint of a 1969 novel. That explains a lot - he has really progressed as a writer since then.
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- Janet, 11/30/2008
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" Always well written, always well plotted, Leonard writes about people on the fringe. These two central characters are beyond the fringe.
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- Nicole, 6/16/2008
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" Not one of his best. Too hard to figure where the inevitable scam is coming from.
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- Bruce, 5/20/2008
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" This book was largely boring and did not hold my interest well, but it was on cd and a large part of that had to do with the fact that the person narrating spoke in a monotone most of the time. The end was not very good either.
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- Cheri, 3/3/2008
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