Thieves' Paradise

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Summary: Slow moving- Not Dickey's best
Review: I enjoyed Milk in My coffee and was looking forward to reading more from Dickey. But this book really bombed out. It starts slow and spends too much time on sex scenes. Enough already. It also tries to make big secrets out of things that aren't such a big deal like what happened to Pam's kid. Don't expect a Dickey classic out of this one.

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Summary: EJD STRIKES GOLD !
Review: ERIC JEROME DICKEY IS ONE OF THE MOST PROVACATIVE AND INNOVATIVE WRITERS OF OUR TIME. I WAS ASTONISHED AT THE DEPTH OF BETWEEN LOVERS AND IN TOTAL AMAZEMENT OF THE RANGE OF HIS WRITING IN HIS NEW BOOK THIEVES PARADISE. I WAS HOOKED FROM THE FIRST PAGE, AND PULLED INTO THE LIVES OF DANTE, PAM, AND SCAMZ..PEOPLE NOTHING LIKE ME AND AT THE SAME TIME SO MUCH LIKE US ALL. DICKEY'S WRITING SHOWS THE PROFUNDIDITY OF THE HUMAN CONNECTION. HE IS ABLE TO MAKE UNLIKABLE CHARACTERS LIKABLE AND MAKES THE READER CONTINUE TO FIND COMPASSION IN PLACES UNKNOWN TO US ALL. AS A LOYAL FAN, I HAVE SEEN THE GROWTH IN HIS WORK OVER THE PAST THREE BOOKS ESPECIALLY AND I AM HAPPY THAT HE IS VENTURING OUT INTO UNKNOWN AREAS AND PUSHING HIMSELF AS A WRITER TO GIVE US SOMETHING DIFFERENT. HE SHOULD REALLY BE PROUD OF HIS GROWTH AND HIS SUCCESS. EJD...KEEP ON WRITING AND GIVING US A DIFFERENT PERCEPTION.

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Summary: Great and Getting Better
Review: I expected this just as his other books to be about love and sex. I was totally blown away! He went way beyond my realm and gave me new respect for him. Made me almost wanna go back to hustling.

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Summary: Not your normal read by EJD
Review: I have read all of EJD novels. Thieves Paradise was not a page turner for me. I had to push myself to finish reading it. I couldn't get with the characters.

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Summary: Mr. Dickey was the Thief
Review: My Washington D.C book club agreed that this was Dickey at his absolute worse. We were very disappointed with this book. In fact, after we struggled through the book we decided to cancel our book club meeting. We later decided to have a book bashing meeting instead. In a nutshell, Mr. Dickey used his loyal readers as guinea pigs for his personal experiment into mystery writing. His characters were not well developed and his story lines were incomplete. This was more of a comedy than a mystery. Mr. Dickey was the thief.

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Summary: Eric Jerome Dickey has struck again
Review: I have read all of his books and think that he is a great down to earth writer with much talent. This book kept me wanting more and I couldn't put it down. Theives' Paradise took me from broke Dante to old Pam trying to get her groove back to Jackson with all his problems. All I can say is the book is wonderful. I have enjoyed the whole day and a half it took me to read this book and highly recommend this book and his other books. If you have not read them yet you don't know what your missing.

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Summary: The other world within our world....
Review: Once again, Eric Jerome Dickey has pulled me into a world I was not prepared nor was some of the characters he brings to life in this tale of life amongst thieves were prepared for. We learn that even in their world, trust is the most important factor and once that is broken, the price you pay is a costly one. This story follows a young man name Dante for 72 hours and we watch as his world goes through so many changes from trust to betrayal, but he still tried to save everyone that he cares about before saving himself. Somehow I felt like I was right there along side Dante, trying to understand why people do the things they do just to get ahead in the world, but going about it in the most dangerous way. Although I would have loved to have more action, more drama, more suspense, it is still a great read and I enjoyed it very much!

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Summary: Didn't particularly care for this one...
Review: This is the first book by E. Dickey that I didn't like (I haven't read the one before this). First, it started off pretty slow and I just didn't like the plot. I guess its my fault because I should have known from the title that it would have something to do with "thieves" but I guess I just thought it would be different. I understand he's trying to venture out, and thats a good thing, but I don't think this topic was a good move. I'm hoping the next one will be better.

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Summary: Excellent Read!
Review: This definitely has to be EJD's best effort thus far. Very different from his earlier books. Had a great plot, interesting characters, and kept you drawn into the seedy world of 'grifters' from start to finish. Looking forward to more great works from EJD as he continues to develop.

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Summary: Thieves' Paradise
Review: THIEVES' PARADISE WAS DEFINTELY BETTER THAN THE ONE BEFORE IT, SORRY I CAN'T REMEMBER THE TITLE. THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD BOOK OVERALL BUT AT TIMES HAD A TENDENCY TO BE A LITTLE DRAWN OUT. MAKE YOUR POINT AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PARAGRAPH!!!THIS BOOK WAS OKAY.