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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
Now this one, I almost quit about halfway though. I had a hard time following the many characters and plot. Once it got about half way, the characters stopped being introduced and described and the story began to go together more fluidly.
The chapters aren’t exactly chapters ( as there are over 200) and the book isn’t always written in sentences.
There’s lots of Spanish words randomly thrown in with no translation, only context clues. Even with taking 4 years of Spanish in high school and trying to learn more of the language through Babble a year ago, there were some terms even context clues couldn’t help me figure out.
The plot itself was lack-luster and really could have been any book about a drug cartel; nothing special here.
The chapters aren’t exactly chapters ( as there are over 200) and the book isn’t always written in sentences.
There’s lots of Spanish words randomly thrown in with no translation, only context clues. Even with taking 4 years of Spanish in high school and trying to learn more of the language through Babble a year ago, there were some terms even context clues couldn’t help me figure out.
The plot itself was lack-luster and really could have been any book about a drug cartel; nothing special here.
Great read. The movie in comparison was absolutely terrible, I couldn't even watch it. This book though is a great interesting read.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This reads like some of his other drug war books (e.g. Power of the Dog) with many equivalent characters and plot points, but it feels like this one was written to be sold for movie rights. In the same way that "the book is always better," his other books are better than this one.
This book definitely wasn't all that it was cracked up to be. I really wish I could rate it four stars but I just wasnt feeling Winslow's writing style. Although it's very close to how I speak on the daily. It just didn't flow like I would have wanted, not to mention the actual story didn't kick off until.......... maybe 200 pages into the novel or a little less. Just a very slow read. BUT I will say it was very funny and witty at times but even that isn't enough for me to rate this book higher than a 3. Not really interested in reading more of his work.
I actually liked the story (except for the cheesy ending) but this might actually be the worst writing I've ever read. The author seems to have a really lousy grasp of the English language and grammar and character development is awful. The female characters in particular were painfully shallow and unrealistic. The sex scenes the author included (unnecessarily because they added nothing to the plot) were absurd and I felt like I was reading Penthouse Forum.
Powerful, hard-hitting, book that manages to be gruesome, funny, and insightful all at once. A laid-back genius pot dealer, his assassin friend, their openly-loving girlfriend, get entangled with some real baddies. Bad times ensue. Lots of stuff you won't find elsewhere, and definitely not for the weak of stomach or prudish. But if you want a great slant on the way the world really is, this is a book for you.
Loved it! Loved the story, loved the style, loved the wordplay, loved the characters, loved the action, loved the sex, loved ev. ery. thing. Thanks, Don Winslow. Don't know what else to say, you can read the plot summary elsewhere, I'll just add that the way that this book is written makes what could otherwise be a pretty straightforward thriller/action story a bit more interesting. I also love the O/Ben/Chon relationship, it's different and unique and seems real, and the characters are flawed like real people--not any people that I know, but still people.
I read this book twice, back to back, and I'd pick it up again.
I read this book twice, back to back, and I'd pick it up again.
