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Jack Ryan has a man's fists, and the cunning of an ex-con. Nancy Hayes has a woman's sleek moves and the instincts of a shark. Now, in a Michigan resort town, a rich man wants Jack gone and Nancy for himself. For Ryan the choice is clear: Nancy's promises of pleasure, her crazy, thrill-seeking schemes of breaking into homes, shooting guns and maybe stealing a whole lot of money are driving him half mad. But there's one thing Ryan doesn't know yet: his new playmate is planning the deadliest thrill of all. Razor sharp and wholly unpredictable, the Big Bounce is an Elmore Leonard classic - a sly, beguiling story of a man, a woman and a nasty little crime.

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2.0�toiles sur 5 Meaningless, without a center, disappointing, Juil 19 2004

Par	Maillew (Silicon Valley CA) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: The Big Bounce (Mass Market Paperback)

Leonard's style is to create strong, engaging characters and "see what happens." This story has neither interesting characters, nor does very much happen. Leonard is also famous for looking into the lives of petty crooks - but these are among the pettiest. A couple of selfish and self-indulgent losers get their kicks throwing rocks through the windows of homes. The readers are invited to giggle with glee at the stupid fools who live within, and stumble into the night to see what has happened. I tossed this book after reading the first half - a first for me. I have read every Elmore Leonard I could get my hands on. But this one, I couldn't wait get rid of. Skip this book.

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3.0�toiles sur 5 Two good characters, Plot doesn't hold together, Jui 21 2004

Par	Tony Hilton (Santa Clara, CA United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: The Big Bounce (Mass Market Paperback)

Elmore Leonard has done much better than this and I am usually a big fan. Jack Ryan and Nancy Hayes are two very good characters and are well developed.
Unfortunately, a lot of Elomore Leonard's usual humor is missing from this book. Somehow the pacing seems off as well.
Leonard's ability to find distinct locations for his capers and describe them well works here as usual. I would never have suspected that cucumber farms and Michigan beach vacation spots for a crime novel

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2.0�toiles sur 5 What happened to the ending?, Mars 29 2004

Par	William J. Tennison (Charlotte, NC) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Big Bounce (Audio Cassette)

I am an avid Elmore Leonard fan. While this book is dated, the basic premise of the story had all the traditional earmarks of a Leonard novel.

Once the book begins hitting the climax, the book takes a totally different direction. The main storyline is aborted.

I was listening to an unabridged audio version of this book. I returned the book to Amazon since I thought I had an incomplete book. The book ended on the 5th tape with no warning that it was complete. A sixth tape was added which started with an Elmore Leonard short story that was included in a previous book.

Don't waste your time with this book.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 Noir and don't you forget it.
The big bounce threw me until I realize it was in the tradition of the noir such as I married a Dead Man, The Postman always rings twice, The Killer inside of me and Pick-up... Read more

Publi� le Mars 18 2004

3.0�toiles sur 5 Good charectors, good plot, falls apart
This is my fourth Leonard book, When The Woman Come out to dance has some great compact short fiction. Read more

Publi� le F�v 22 2004 par Ben Anders

1.0�toiles sur 5 Awful
I've read all of Leonard's (non-Western) novels. Some were very good...La Brava, Glitz, Pronto. The Big Bounce is one of Leonard's worst. It is truly awful. Read more

Publi� le F�v 14 2004 par Bobby

3.0�toiles sur 5 Not one of Dutch's best.
Jack is a former minor league ballplayer who dabbles in breaking and entering. That is when he's not engaged in more legitimate endeavors like carpet cleaning or picking... Read more