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I don't usually buy or read books about convicted felons, but I just discovered Jess Walter, author of Beautiful Ruins. I decided to give Citizen Vince a try,
Vince immediately tells us that he is in a witness protection program, and that he deals in pot and stolen credit cards. His friends are hustlers, card sharks and hookers. His day job is donut maker at Donut Make You Hungry in Spokane. He trusts them as much as he trusts himself.
Vince is a good-bad guy like Paul Newman and Robert Redford ar ...more
Vince immediately tells us that he is in a witness protection program, and that he deals in pot and stolen credit cards. His friends are hustlers, card sharks and hookers. His day job is donut maker at Donut Make You Hungry in Spokane. He trusts them as much as he trusts himself.
Vince is a good-bad guy like Paul Newman and Robert Redford ar ...more
A recurrent theme in Walter's work is the mulligan. The opportunity to start over. Vince Camden is part of a witness protection. He now lives in Spokane, WA. He's a baker at a donut shop, a remarkable gambler, friend and easy with all including the prostitutes. He arrived from somewhere a few years ago and no one knows much more than that.
This plot unfolds showing how we most often continue being who we innately are. Can we ever truly start over or do we just continue being the same.
Vince ran cr ...more
This plot unfolds showing how we most often continue being who we innately are. Can we ever truly start over or do we just continue being the same.
Vince ran cr ...more
Another Jess Walter novel, and another book I'd heartily recommend to anyone who enjoys top-notch fiction . . .
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Apr 04, 2013
Erin Shaw
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