Book #7 of 2018:
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abagnale with Stan Redding
All things considered, I think the 2002 movie adaptation tells Frank Abagnale’s story better than Abagnale (with co-writer Stan Redding) does himself. Even setting aside the issue of whether the criminal prodigy is a reliable narrator, this autobiography feels a little too obsessed with bragging about his exploits — as both a con artist and a womanizer — with too little introspection or remorse for the people that he hurt. His confidence schemes are impressively audacious, but if you’ve already seen the movie version, you won’t get much more out of reading this “true story.”
★★★☆☆
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