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It's ss scandal with an embezzler and his wife cheating on him with his best friend. In spite of it being "typical stuff", I really did like it. It was predictable in a way, because everything you would expect--the imprisonment, the affair, the divorce--would happen. That didn't mean it was a bad book Spoilers Contained in Review As one of my favorite characters James Norrington would say, "It's a peculiar thing.

That didn't mean it was a bad book. It was weirdly structured, and I didn't care for the ending, exactly.

I guess I would have wanted one more Guy chapter. I registered a book at BookCrossing. Dec 16, Gregory rated it really liked it. One of his best. Katherine rated it really liked it May 21, Kye Anderson rated it did not like it Mar 02, Fergus Bordewich rated it it was amazing Jan 18, Lauren rated it liked it Mar 22, Gregory rated it liked it Jul 05, Candace trombetta rated it it was ok Dec 29, Tim rated it liked it Mar 29, Bob Henkel rated it really liked it Jun 29, Nicole Caron rated it it was amazing Jun 08, Kevin Barry rated it did not like it Aug 19, Robert Flynn rated it it was amazing Jun 16, Howard Phillips rated it it was amazing Aug 31, Barbara Elora rated it it was ok Apr 20, Glenda Bell rated it it was ok Mar 30, Apr 20, Mike Harper rated it really liked it.

Almost a great book! Auchincloss writes as beautifully as anyone, and here he tells a wonderful story. Three people - the embezzler himself, his best friend and his wife - tell the tale. They agree about the facts, but interpret them differently. The embezzler's crime is secondary to his flawed self image and his misunderstanding of his family and friends.

Everything occurs against the backdrop of Wall Street and the Great Depression. All in all, a great American tale. Helen Andrews rated it liked it Nov 27, Michele Davis rated it really liked it Aug 23, Bennett rated it really liked it Aug 28, Judith Jarvis rated it did not like it Oct 24, Jessica Thomson rated it it was ok Apr 08, Michelle rated it really liked it Mar 27, Joleigh rated it really liked it Jan 14, Jason rated it liked it Sep 12, Pravin rated it liked it Dec 14, There are no discussion topics on this book yet.

Louis Stanton Auchincloss was an American novelist, historian, and essayist. Other well-known novels include The Rector of Justin , the tale of a renowned headmaster of a school like Groton trying to deal with changing times, and The Embezzler , a look at white Louis Stanton Auchincloss was an American novelist, historian, and essayist.