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Le belve

Don Winslow

3.74 AVERAGE

emmastia's review against another edition

2.0

More potential as a film (coming soon from Oliver Stone)

rmtroyer93's review against another edition

5.0

I'm glad that I picked this book up after hearing how good it was, love it. O was my favorite character.

booktrovertmary's review against another edition

4.0

Quick read. I love his writing style, makes you not want to put the book done.
Great summer read with some rather graphic language. Not ideal for a work book club, heh.

christinalepre's review against another edition

1.0

I added this book to my to read list based on all the positive buzz it got when it published a couple of years ago. I did not like it. It wasn't awful, but I wasn't a fan of the affect of the authorial voice, and the characterizations of all the women in the book were awful.

Also, I get it Down Winslow - WE'RE ALL SAVAGES. Here, take your hammer back.

emmyrandomreading's review against another edition

3.0

Maybe it would translate better on screen. Some action. It was okay.

thisknife's review against another edition

4.0

I really liked the way it is written - so abstract, all over the place, and sort of messy. Very different than a lot of novels I've read. The one thing that sort of threw me off, was the number of characters involved and there back stories. It made it a little difficult to pick up, and start a few weeks later (which is what I tend to do with books). Interesting read overall, and would recommend it to a friend.

agrinavich's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this. It wastes no time getting started and moves quickly (I mean, some chapters are only like ten words). I definitely felt some anxiety at the end there. It might not be the best book you'll ever read, but it's certainly not a waste of time.

EDIT: Just watched the movie. I know books are usually better than the movies, but why did Oliver Stone & Co want to stray away certain things they did? The movie ending was a total cop-out, and there were elements in the book that would have made the movie more exciting. Wahhh. Typical bitter reader.