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Title: Do you like Tarantino or Guy Ritchie films?
Review: Then you are going to love American Skin. Normally I would recommend an author by saying read this if you like DeMilles work or something, but this is a cinematic novel. Hell, if they make it into a film, Bruen has already created the soundtrack with his constant musical references. I have not read any books by Bruen previously. I was drawn to this book by the subject matter, and I am not sure that I would enjoy his books set in Ireland quite as much. He is a master at creating colorful characters though. When he gets into a lot of the Irish political references I unfortunately get a little lost. That is like calling myself stupid, I know. I think I have to go back and reread Trinity. Not that the book wasn't revealing concerning Irish culture and not that I did not enjoy the scenes there. But I have to admit that I enjoyed the passages that took place in the states a bit more. Nonetheless I almost gave this 5 stars. It was a fun and very quick read.
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