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Under an Outlaw Moon
Under an Outlaw Moon: A Novel | Dietrich Kalteis
4 posts | 5 read | 1 to read
Meet Depression-era newlyweds Bennie and Stella. Hes reckless, shes naive. Longing for freedom from tough times, they rob a bank, setting off a series of events that quickly spin out of their control Under an Outlaw Moon is based on the true story of Depression-era bank robbers Bennie and Stella Mae Dickson. Shes a teenage outsider longing to fit in. Hes a few years older and hes trouble. They meet at a local skating rink and the sparks fly. They marry and Stella dreams of a nice house with a swing out back, while Bennie figures out how to get enough money to make it happen. Setting his sights on the good life, he decides to rob a bank. Talking Stella into it, he lays out his plan and teaches her to shoot. The newlyweds celebrate her 16th birthday by robbing a local bank. They pull it off, but the score is small, and Bennie realizes the money wont last long, so he plans a bigger robbery. What lays ahead is more than either of them bargained for. After J. Edgar Hoover finds out they crossed state lines, he declares them public enemies number one and two wanted dead or alive. So much for the good life. The manhunt is on, and theres little room for them to run.
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Shannon_McKinney
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Mehso-so

Based on Bennie & Stella Dickson - Depression Era Bank Robbers. The book was decent, and I had never heard of the Dickson‘s. 3 ⭐️

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DHill
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At least I can #audiobook while working on a Sunday.

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AmyK1
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Panpan

The best thing about this book club pick? It was short. I absolutely hated the writing “style”, there was no difference between characters and it wasn‘t all that exciting for a book about outlaws.

Suet624 I listened to the audio for about 10 minutes and returned it to the library. 13mo
AmyK1 @Suet624 Yeah, it was pretty bad. Though I‘m told the audio is better than print. 13mo
Suet624 Yikes! 13mo
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wideeyedreader
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Bailedbailed

YIKES. This is badly written, poorly plotted, and somehow managed to make outlaws uninteresting. Not my first dnf of the year, but my first for book club.