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 The Getaway - Jim Thompson
 The Getaway - Jim Thompson ... by OrionNewest Review: ... Butler. After robbing the bank and turning on their partner, the two criminals try to evade capture and attempt to make their ... more ... getaway to Mexico. However, along the way they question each other's motives along with the other people who have helped them 'getaway'.
Its quite a short book (less that 200 pages) and you could easily read it very quickly. It flows nicely and isn't too stumped in 50's language. It never stays in one place too long either, preferring to travel across the US with breakneck speed.
Thompson has a good writing style and this is his most famous novel. He also wrote The Grifters (another film adaptation of this novel w...more |
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The Getaway - Jim Thompson: 50's Crime (316 words)
by - written on 24/05/09 (Very useful, 39 readings)
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A crime novel from the late 50's might not be to everyone's tastes, but once you realize that this film has inspired two film adaptations, one in 1972 with Steve McQueen and one in 1994 with Alec Baldwin you might feel the urge to pick this one up. The book tells the tale of Doc McCoy and his wife Carol who plan a master robbery of a bank with the help of Rudy Butler. After robbing the bank and turning on their partner, the two criminals try to evade capture and attempt to make their getaway to Mexico. However, along the way they question each other's motives along with the other people who have helped them 'getaway'. Its quite a short book (less ... Read the complete review
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