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Bezig met laden... High Sierra (1940)door W. R. Burnett
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Inspirada en la figura del famoso pistolero de la Depresión, John Dillinger. High Sierra by W.R. Bennett is a classic crime story about a heist that goes wrong. After being released from prison, notorious, aging criminal Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort that is the playground of the rich and famous. Earle is the last surviving member of the Dillinger gang and had been in prison for some time so this story is both a crime story and a character study of a man who has outlived his time. It’s hard to divorce this book from the excellent 1941 film that starred Humphrey Bogart. His portrayal of Roy Earle was vivid and certainly colored my view of this book. The heist story was enhanced by a side plot that has Earle meeting and helping a young crippled girl but when he wants more from this girl than mere friendship he is denied. Instead he takes up with Marie, a floozy that his gang members brought along. He also ends up being adopted by a small white dog, Pard, who has a reputation for bringing bad luck to his owner. High Sierra paints an excellent portrait of a tormented man, showing both his softer side and the harder outer shell that has the world calling him “Mad Dog Earle”. I found this slightly melodramatic noir crime story to be a very entertaining read. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Roy Earle, the last of the big-time 1930's gangsters, is pardoned and released from prison but he is suspicious as to who bought his pardon and what will be expected in return. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.52Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1900-1944LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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