Bonnie and Clyde and Marie: A Sister's Perspective on the Notorious Barrow Gang

I read many books on Bonnie and Clyde and this is my favorite, seems to be the most factual. The kind of book you just can’t put down.

This is a great book! Marie Barrow, Clyde's baby sister with the story of Clyde's short life are very believable & I now see Bonnie, Clyde, his brother Buck & Buck's wife Blanche Barrow, in a whole different light. Having said that, there were people, innocent people slained & there's no way around their murders. I'm so glad I bought this book. I read it in three days, I couldn't put it down! Five*****Stars to Marie Barrow!

Good book, but you won't hear anything you have not heard in some of the other biographies, still a good read by a woman that knows the real a bonnie and clyde. In the book I found it comical that Marie in not revealing the names of some of his cohorts in robberies, that you know who they are from othe authors. I guess it's just a sister protecting her brother

This book was entertaining but a lot of repeat information. It was interesting to have a family member's perspective, although it glossed over the criminal behavior that seems to run in the entire family. She aleudes to the fact that they were just a normal and moral family for that time and place, but I'm not buying it. They were criminals. Also there was language in this book that I don't think would be common for a basically and minimumly educated person. Sounds like the author added his touch. It might have been better without that.

I really liked this book. I have seen Marie in two documentaries and was impressed by the love she showed for her two brothers. Marie was 16 when Clyde was killed. She wanted to clarify some things that had been written about her two brothers, Buck and Clyde Barrow. I found a couple of errors in the book. At least I think that they are errors. Blanche Caldwell Barrow's father was a lay minister and not a Baptist minister and Blanche had been married one time before she married Marvin(Buck) Barrow.Cumie Barrow was a devout Baptist who took her children to church every Sunday and Clyde joined the Baptist Church and was baptized at the age of 14. The Barrow family liked Blanche better than Bonnie and Bonnie's mother, Emma Parker, was somewhat of a snob. Marie refers to Henry Methvin as "Henry the Rat" throughout the book and I liked that. The crimes that Buck and Clyde committed were horrible but Marie and her family still loved them. I think that there was a lot of love in their family. I felt very sorry for what her parents went through. I recommend this book if you are interested in this period of history.