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Aug. 26th, 2010 06:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
darchildreSo, in addition to rereading Hill House (Mrs Montague, how did I forget how irritating you are?), I have also been reading a book about Bonnie and Clyde. Because, sometimes, you want to read about bank robbers, y'know?
Except, alas, it is rather disappointing. Not because it's a bad book - on one level, it's pretty fascinating, in that "bits of history I don't know much about" kind of way. But my gods, Bonnie and Clyde suck. I'm pretty sure that I could rob a bank (in the '30's, at least) better than them. It's very sad.
So now I am craving books - fiction, I think - about bank robbers who are actually competent. Anyone have any recommendations? I am willing to accept con men (con persons?) also. Really, I just want well-planned and -executed crime sprees.
Anyone?
Except, alas, it is rather disappointing. Not because it's a bad book - on one level, it's pretty fascinating, in that "bits of history I don't know much about" kind of way. But my gods, Bonnie and Clyde suck. I'm pretty sure that I could rob a bank (in the '30's, at least) better than them. It's very sad.
So now I am craving books - fiction, I think - about bank robbers who are actually competent. Anyone have any recommendations? I am willing to accept con men (con persons?) also. Really, I just want well-planned and -executed crime sprees.
Anyone?
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Date: 2010-08-27 01:32 pm (UTC)He's a futurey kinda con man and *VERY* clever about his robberies and such. Certainly competent :)