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Norman | 2/16/2014
" ok, formulistic, but this is where the formula came from :D "
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woody | 1/27/2014
" Just ok, kind of weird book with the main character, Jack Ryan being a criminal and not all that likable. "
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Gaston G. | 1/19/2014
" 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. "
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Michael | 1/10/2014
" 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. "
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Bruce | 12/5/2013
" Not one of his best. Too hard to figure where the inevitable scam is coming from. "
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John | 9/22/2013
" definitely not my favorite Leonard book but still find myself not putting it down "
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Saeed Saeed | 9/18/2013
" 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. "
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Nicole Marble | 9/13/2013
" 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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Mailmanr5 | 8/30/2013
" The only Elmore Leonard I didn't like. Seems unfinished. And it was a movie, too? "
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David | 8/8/2013
" 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. "
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Cheri | 1/3/2013
" 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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Pat | 8/26/2012
" Very clever. I always love Elmore Leonard. "
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Janet | 8/20/2012
" 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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Simon | 8/17/2011
" 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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Clare | 6/9/2011
" 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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Susan | 4/10/2011
" Recommended by James Madison. Sharp characters utterly foreign to me. Well paced story with modern ending, as in no ending. "
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Jude Bloom | 2/8/2011
" Apprentice work or Elmore Leonard. A warm-up. "
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Derrick | 1/21/2011
" A good book, immensely hard to find but worth reading if you liked the movie or Leonard's work.
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Norman | 12/7/2010
" ok, formulistic, but this is where the formula came from :D
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Simon | 10/21/2010
" 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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Mailmanr5 | 9/4/2010
" The only Elmore Leonard I didn't like. Seems unfinished. And it was a movie, too?
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Clare | 6/2/2010
" 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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woody | 8/30/2009
" Just ok, kind of weird book with the main character, Jack Ryan being a criminal and not all that likable.
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D | 6/8/2009
" This was beach reading to be sure but I enjoyed it just the same.
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Janet | 11/30/2008
" 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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Nicole | 6/16/2008
" 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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Bruce | 5/20/2008
" Not one of his best. Too hard to figure where the inevitable scam is coming from.
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Cheri | 3/3/2008
" 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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