I Love You Phillip Morris : A True Story of Life, Love, & Prison Breaks

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Summary: I like the book...McVicker's book pulled me in
Review: Entertaining read. McVicker provides a good yarn. Larger then life characters and twists in a real life story. Top notch tale.

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Summary: a manic joyride
Review: The wild story of a conman who favors doctored resumes and red stretch pants as props to steal whatever he desires. He just can't outwit his sentimental heart. I read it in one sitting.

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Summary: it's fluffy, sure, but a heist book is a heist book
Review: There's no doubting that this book is compelling, both in idea and execution. The prisoner who keeps returning for the man he loves? The life history of both? Good stories of prison breaks? Hard to keep a heist lover down. A solid, fun read, perfect for passing the time with a good story.

That said, McVicker's a writer for a (good) weekly alternative paper, and this book reads like an overlong story from those pages, filled up with anecdotes that go just this shy of deep. I'm just not as impressed with the depth of characterizations or the writing as I am with writings in a similar narrative vein.