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A review by harrisen
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abagnale
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.0
A lot of people point out the lack of truth in this ‘true story’, but I didn’t pick it up for the biographical elements. I was simply interested in reading an interesting story.
For the most part Catch Me Of You Can is a fun read. It is satisfying for the most part to see Abagnale get away with so much tomfoolery.
The problem is: it gets very repetitive after a certain point. The middle chapters are composed of story after story of Abagnale swindling cheques and being promiscuous. It is quite laborious to slog through.
The first few chapters are alright, and the grizzly details in the final chapters of Abagnale’s time in jail are interesting and even unputdownable. I enjoyed the final stretch and the beginning.
The story is great, and with some improved writing, editing, and pacing, this book would really shine.
For the most part Catch Me Of You Can is a fun read. It is satisfying for the most part to see Abagnale get away with so much tomfoolery.
The problem is: it gets very repetitive after a certain point. The middle chapters are composed of story after story of Abagnale swindling cheques and being promiscuous. It is quite laborious to slog through.
The first few chapters are alright, and the grizzly details in the final chapters of Abagnale’s time in jail are interesting and even unputdownable. I enjoyed the final stretch and the beginning.
The story is great, and with some improved writing, editing, and pacing, this book would really shine.