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I loved this book. It gets 4 out of 5 (it's really probably more if a 4.5) mainly because there is just so much going on and at times made my brain hurt. I love the pace, the way the fictional character mixed with real life ones. My favorite character was probably Ward Littell. I loved the whole, good guy goes rouge after feeling betrayed aspect of his character. I rarely read series books in order, but because I liked the first book so much, I'm jumping right into The Cold Six Thousand. I'm going to let my brain rest and process for a bit though.

rsinclair6536's review

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4.0

Way over the top take on mafia/FBI/CIA dealings in the times of the Kennedy presidency. Raw and violent. Clipped sentences that hit like a machine gun. Almost all male characters, and boy do they know how to mistreat each other. Joe, John, and Bobby Kennedy are here as are Howard Hughes and J Edgar H. But the stage belongs to the FBI/CIA/Mafia underlings who do the dirty work. While the language sometimes goes too far and lapses into cliche, it's all charicature in the cause of showing us how the "Camelot" we thought we were watching might have actually been something very different. The simple language matches the simpler times we thought we were in. A little long and the brutality eventually turned me off, but I liked having my assumptions about the era made fun of.

joshnew10987's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

n0niim's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was a gift (thanks Barbara and Ludwig!), and I loved it. Great story, great characters, and just a very exciting read. Good way to end my reading year!

ian_curran's review

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adventurous funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

lorele1970's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.5

jw101's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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