Let it shrivel up and burn -Money to Burn
Hello everyone! I hope you guys have been enjoying the sun as much as I have. I actually took advantage of this weather and did most of my reading for this week's book Money to Burn by Piligia, outside. What a change of pace this was from our usual more mellow paced books. Now I noticed that unlike many of the blogs I’ve read, I actually did not really enjoy this book. So first let me start with the things I did like. For one, Piligia writes this book in a way that sees perspectives of multiple characters. For instance, we get a look at the bank employee’s life and his hidden motivations to steal the money before he gets killed by the gang. It really humanizes the story and makes you feel the impact of the actions of our gang of criminals even more. It was also really cool to learn that this book was based on a real bank Robbery in Buenos Aires in 1965. Looking back on the book, it makes sense because of all the details of specific streets and people that were named. I had fun t...