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billmill19's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
landryp's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
omnibozo22's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Breezier than he longer drug war novels, this is a fun beginning to a series of often funny crime stories.
drako1357's review against another edition
3.0
Un soplo de aire fresco fue escrita por Don Winslow en 1991, es la primera novela de la serie protagonizada por el detective Neal Carey, es una novela negra que muestra el talento de Winslow para este género.
La novela narra la historia de Neal Carey, un detective privado que trabaja entre el Londres y Nueva York de los años 90, se enfoca en el rescate de la hija de un senador que huyo de casa, sin embargo, tiene un trasfondo mucho mas complejo que solo ser una niña huyendo. Carey es un personaje original y carismático, con un humor ácido y una mirada crítica sobre el mundo que le rodea.
La novela narra la historia de Neal Carey, un detective privado que trabaja entre el Londres y Nueva York de los años 90, se enfoca en el rescate de la hija de un senador que huyo de casa, sin embargo, tiene un trasfondo mucho mas complejo que solo ser una niña huyendo. Carey es un personaje original y carismático, con un humor ácido y una mirada crítica sobre el mundo que le rodea.
emckeon1002's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting to read Don Winslow's first, after having read his most recent work. This is the first of his Neal Carey novels (and difficult as hell to find an affordable print version). Carey's backstory is positively Dickensian, (as he himself notes). An English lit grad student, he is writing his thesis on Smollett (and is not completely unlike Peregrine Pickle who is referenced repeatedly). The plot is filled with the drugs, sex, corrupt politicians and violence for which Winslow has gained renown, but this early PI is a bit more of the sneering, wiseguy detective who began to find life in the 80's as an ironic homage to Chandler's Marlowe, then Winslow's later slightly-less-sneering ironic detectives who came later.
iwearmyheartonmyface's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
hunkerdown's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
aundreaspencer's review
DNF at 58%... I'm going to stick with Winslow's newer books since I loved City on Fire. Also, I simply can't listen to Joe Barrett narrate audiobooks.