
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
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Mark Hammer
The classic novel from "America's best crime novelist" (Time)
George V. Higgins's seminal crime novel is a down-and-dirty tale of thieves, mobsters, and cops on the mean streets of Boston. When small-time gunrunner Eddie Coyle is convicted on a felony, he's looking at three years in the pen—that is, unless he sells out one of his big-fish clients to the DA. But which of the many hoods, gunmen, and executioners whom he calls his friends should he send up the river? Told almost entirely in crackling dialogue by a vivid cast of lowlifes and detectives, The Friends of Eddie Coyle is one of the greatest crime novels ever written.
“The best crime novel ever written—makes The Maltese Falcon read like Nancy Drew.”—Elmore Leonard
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One tip: if you don’t know Boston’s geography, you’ll need a map.
Best crime novel of its day
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AWESOME
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Great book
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Some scenes are condensed, a few cut out, and some things play out slightly differently, but in the end the film is eighty-five to ninety percent what the book is: an set of enjoyably meandering narratives centered on cops and criminals in the 1970's Greater Boston area, immersive and interesting but not quite gripping, with a heavy emphasis on dialogue and realism, written by someone who'd know. The vibe is precisely the same.
If you know you're going to buy it, I would recommend the book, which is wonderfully read and more detailed. If you're on the fence about it, the movie can (at time of writing) be rented of Amazon for 3.00, and you'd get most of the experience, as well as Robert Mitchum's performance.
The Movie, Slightly Expanded.
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Great story, but hard to follow.
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Great dialogue
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Gritty storytelling
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Very entertaining
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Great read - highly recommended
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Fantastic Dialogue
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