Monday, September 18, 2017

Citizen Vince

Citizen Vince / Jess Walter, 293 pgs.

Vince runs a credit card scam.  He is also a donut maker.  He learned that skill after being sent to training when he entered the witness protection program.  Of course he started up his credit card scam too...I mean, a donut maker doesn't make enough money to pay off debts etc. Life is going pretty good until another wit sec guy shows up and tries to kill Vince.   Vince heads back to New York to figure out how to get the "hit" removed. Turns out, this guy is really into killing people. In the middle of this drama, Vince gets his voter registration card. Something about getting that card moves him to think about politics, voting and the idea of civic duty.  Vince starts to see things differently and begins to think he needs a fresh start.

I think I've done a poor job of summarizing this book but can't say enough about how much I enjoyed it.  Vince is such a wonderful character, flawed but thoughtful.  Sometimes I think that there are a lot of similar books out there but this one is special.

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