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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
The first in a trilogy about a war in 1980's Providence, RI between the Irish and Italian. The characters are distinct and starting to get flushed out, and I really like our flawed main character, Danny Ryan. I can't wait for the next book to come out. Reading this was like watching a movie.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Murder
tense
fast-paced
I really liked this book. The pacing was fast, the characters were entertaining, the writing had that cinematic 'Puzo' feel. I can't wait to read the next book in the trilogy.
adventurous
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funny
mysterious
reflective
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tense
medium-paced
4.75 Stars
There's no one really doing it like Don Winslow. After the past few publications, this is the first one actually leaving me thrilled for the remaining two books of the trilogy. Winslow has been one of my favourite authors for over a decade now and he's finally done it again: he started a possible masterpiece of a trilogy. I was a sucker for the early works of his, but nothing reached the "The Power of the Dog"-trilogy, which I absolutely loved. This one right here? It might be off to the right start.
Winslow, after finishing up the Cartel-story-arc in Power of the Dog, now takes on the Italian and the Irish Mafia in New England. Nobody quite does it like him: the whole book is not dripping with emotion, it's dry, hard, humorless and cynical, but still you suffer with them, you laugh, you chuckle and sometimes you just want to whack their heads - hard. It's a mystery to me how Winslow actually manages to let you hate every (!) single character (ok, but Ian), want both sides to win, both sides to loose spectacularly and still find the one character you'd actually pistolwhip yourself, if you had the chance.
This is not a story full of love. It's also not a story you've never heard before. But it's well narrated. It's tragic, it's gruesome and it's as hard as the people playing their parts. And still you hope, you hope for that sliver of goodness in some of them.
I'll stop here. But I truly enjoyed this. It might be the worthy successor to the Power trilogy and I'm excited to suffer through the rest of it.
There's no one really doing it like Don Winslow. After the past few publications, this is the first one actually leaving me thrilled for the remaining two books of the trilogy. Winslow has been one of my favourite authors for over a decade now and he's finally done it again: he started a possible masterpiece of a trilogy. I was a sucker for the early works of his, but nothing reached the "The Power of the Dog"-trilogy, which I absolutely loved. This one right here? It might be off to the right start.
Winslow, after finishing up the Cartel-story-arc in Power of the Dog, now takes on the Italian and the Irish Mafia in New England. Nobody quite does it like him: the whole book is not dripping with emotion, it's dry, hard, humorless and cynical, but still you suffer with them, you laugh, you chuckle and sometimes you just want to whack their heads - hard. It's a mystery to me how Winslow actually manages to let you hate every (!) single character (ok, but Ian), want both sides to win, both sides to loose spectacularly and still find the one character you'd actually pistolwhip yourself, if you had the chance.
This is not a story full of love. It's also not a story you've never heard before. But it's well narrated. It's tragic, it's gruesome and it's as hard as the people playing their parts. And still you hope, you hope for that sliver of goodness in some of them.
I'll stop here. But I truly enjoyed this. It might be the worthy successor to the Power trilogy and I'm excited to suffer through the rest of it.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I’m between 3 and 4 for this one - it was entertaining. I love a good mob story. But it was missing a little something for me - maybe felt rushed at times? Still enjoyable as Winslow’s work often is. Definitely will read the next book in the trilogy.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced