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Savages by Don Winslow

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lindsayaunderwood's review against another edition

5.0

Super graphic. Needless to say I loved it. If a Quentin Tarantino film became a book (and was less violent) this would be it. Like O, I loved Ben AND Chon... impossible to choose in my opinion. The ending was perfect, which is something I can't often say about a book, even if I love it all the way through.

nigelbrown's review against another edition

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5.0

Not my usual genre, but Winslow is very good at it. Highly improbable, but great fun.

fake_gyllen's review against another edition

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3.0

This is hard to rate. I liked the fast pace and snappy writing style, but I had a hard time caring about any of the characters. 3.5, I guess?

wishfulfillment's review against another edition

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2.0

I dropped this somewhere in the 50-80pg range. I started out enjoying it but I made the mistake of putting it down and when I picked it back up, the mood had changed. I recommend it to folks who like to learn about marijuana.

casspro's review against another edition

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4.0

I've not seen chapters organized as such as Winslow. One paragraph, one sentence, one word chapters and those are structured in a haiku, free-form poetry type of flow. The chapters aren't stagnant with one character; each character's view gets its moment in the spotlight but with an easy merge from one to the next. I'm not usually one for crime, drug cartel, shoot-em-up type movies or books, but Winslow paints a pretty picture with this one. There is some beautiful craftsmanship in this novel.