The plotting was tight and the characters are truly
memorable, almost
caricatures, but totally believable ones. What I probably
enjoyed most,
though, was "listening" to the characters talk. In this
aspect, it
reminded me a bit of the Southern talk in the books of Barry
Gifford.
No matter what is going on, there is always time to state an
opinion on
something, often on the theme of the difference between white
and blue
collar criminals and how in thievery, the pen is mightier
than the
sword, at least in the amount of money stolen. I was
especially moved
by the guy who decides that he will take his ill-gotten gains
(ripping
off white collar criminals) and use it to go to college so he
can learn
to become a white collar criminal himself.
But this social opinion never gets in the way of the plot. Or
the
humor. Most of the points are made through believable
absurdity, from
the characters themselves, to what they say and what they
do.
Good luck on the award Fred. You deserve it.
Mark
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