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A review by marnella
Sutton by J.R. Moehringer
4.0
I loved Moehringer's first book "The Tender Bar" so when I knew I was going to read Sutton at some point. J.R didn't let me down, he still had the characters that come to life with his descriptions of them and the way they talk. This is my favorite part about reading J.R's work.
Willie Sutton is many things, Irishman from the Bronx, Bank Robber, Lover of Books, Man of Disguise the "Actor", even a Hero to some but the one thing he's not is a RAT. Sutton being Irish and from the Bronx back during the depressions never had an easy life. He got beat up by his own brothers but knew enough not to snitch. He had a hard time finding work but that was life for most, ya win some you lose some. But even an Irish kid from the Bronx fell in love and it changed his world. Bess was a rich beautiful girl with a father who refused her to be with a guy like Sutton and this started his life of crime.
It's Christmas, Sutton is released from prison, now and old man with not long to live, and he's placed with a news reporter and a photographer. He starts his story from the beginning and tells it chronologically as it should be told in order to hit all the key parts. The reporter only wants the ending of the story but Sutton makes him travel around New York City hitting different key spots that shaped the man they now see.
Willie Sutton is many things, Irishman from the Bronx, Bank Robber, Lover of Books, Man of Disguise the "Actor", even a Hero to some but the one thing he's not is a RAT. Sutton being Irish and from the Bronx back during the depressions never had an easy life. He got beat up by his own brothers but knew enough not to snitch. He had a hard time finding work but that was life for most, ya win some you lose some. But even an Irish kid from the Bronx fell in love and it changed his world. Bess was a rich beautiful girl with a father who refused her to be with a guy like Sutton and this started his life of crime.
It's Christmas, Sutton is released from prison, now and old man with not long to live, and he's placed with a news reporter and a photographer. He starts his story from the beginning and tells it chronologically as it should be told in order to hit all the key parts. The reporter only wants the ending of the story but Sutton makes him travel around New York City hitting different key spots that shaped the man they now see.