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gjmaupin's review against another edition
3.0
Read for work, and not my usual sort of thing, but still fun.
jazkc's review against another edition
2.0
the thing that sucked me into this book at the start ended up being the very thing to take me right out of it—the writing style.
i felt so disconnected with everything happening that it started giving me a splitting headache.
i felt so disconnected with everything happening that it started giving me a splitting headache.
kierankegaard's review against another edition
3.0
Author’s voice wasn't as annoying as he was in Savages. Good.
rorycb's review against another edition
4.0
Perhaps not as [insert a number of gushy superlatives here] as Savages but a deeply satisfying prequel.
lizzy_22's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked the book Savages so when I saw that there was a prequel to the book that gave us the story before the story, boy was I excited.
Don Winslow goes back in time to give us the origins of Savages; how Chon, Ben and O became the trio that they are and the history that brought them to this point in time. An excellent companion story, I loved seeing how the puzzle pieces slotted together; mother, father, son and daughter each reaching towards a dazzling conclusion.
Don Winslow goes back in time to give us the origins of Savages; how Chon, Ben and O became the trio that they are and the history that brought them to this point in time. An excellent companion story, I loved seeing how the puzzle pieces slotted together; mother, father, son and daughter each reaching towards a dazzling conclusion.
mcmulroy's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed this book. Quick read but kept me guessing the whole way through. I thought I had it all figured out and then I was wrong.
tbjork's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
dhasenkampf's review against another edition
4.25
So cool, gritty, funny, philosophical, violent. I love Don Winslow even more with every book of his I read.
tommooney's review against another edition
5.0
Now that is how you do a prequel. He's just the best there is.
oneesk's review against another edition
3.0
If you liked Savages, you'll like this too. It being a prequel means you can't escape comparing the two, and frankly it came up a little short. It still had the style that made me like Savages so much, but it spent more time on storylines I only barely cared about. Still, enjoyable enough.