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It was nearly impossible to stop reading this book once I started, so clear your calendar and get ready to devour this book in one sitting.
Don Winslow's Savages is the insane and graphically violent story of Ben, Chon, Ophelia, and the Mexican Baja Cartel. Ben and Chon are Californian marijuana mega-dealers. Ben has a conscience and donates most of his earnings to rebuild third world countries and invest in education. Chon, on the other hand, is a Navy SEAL who killed with impunity. He now stays home in Laguna Beach to manage business while Ben is off trying to make the world a better place.
Both men love Ophelia, a.k.a. O, nicknamed after her earth-shattering orgasms. O lives at home with her SoCal mother, shopping, smoking weed, having sex, and aimlessly gallivanting through Orange County.
Ben and Chon are approached by the Baja Cartel, who disparage the way B&C have been doing business (humane, largely crime-free, relatively low margin but still rolling in the dough). Neither man wants to sell out, and they find themselves in a violent sword-fight with Queen Elena, head of the Baja Cartel.
This novel is f*cked up in the manner of all drug wars, but remains absolutely enthralling. Like rubbernecking on the highway after a horrendous car wreck, I was unable to do anything but read this book. Winslow's short chapters, decapitated sentences, acronyms, and constant cliffhangers make this an unstoppable story. Not for the faint of heart, I wholeheartedly recommend Savages.
Favorite quotes:
"Fascifuckinating"
"Dope is supposed to be bad, but in a bad world it's good" (24).
"...You don't change the world. It changes you" (95).
"If people believe that you're weak, sooner or later you're going to have to kill them" (135).
"Advertising gives beautiful names to ugly things. Pornography gives ugly names to beautiful things" (165).
"And it's all fun and games till someone loses an I" (297).
Don Winslow's Savages is the insane and graphically violent story of Ben, Chon, Ophelia, and the Mexican Baja Cartel. Ben and Chon are Californian marijuana mega-dealers. Ben has a conscience and donates most of his earnings to rebuild third world countries and invest in education. Chon, on the other hand, is a Navy SEAL who killed with impunity. He now stays home in Laguna Beach to manage business while Ben is off trying to make the world a better place.
Both men love Ophelia, a.k.a. O, nicknamed after her earth-shattering orgasms. O lives at home with her SoCal mother, shopping, smoking weed, having sex, and aimlessly gallivanting through Orange County.
Ben and Chon are approached by the Baja Cartel, who disparage the way B&C have been doing business (humane, largely crime-free, relatively low margin but still rolling in the dough). Neither man wants to sell out, and they find themselves in a violent sword-fight with Queen Elena, head of the Baja Cartel.
This novel is f*cked up in the manner of all drug wars, but remains absolutely enthralling. Like rubbernecking on the highway after a horrendous car wreck, I was unable to do anything but read this book. Winslow's short chapters, decapitated sentences, acronyms, and constant cliffhangers make this an unstoppable story. Not for the faint of heart, I wholeheartedly recommend Savages.
Favorite quotes:
"Fascifuckinating"
"Dope is supposed to be bad, but in a bad world it's good" (24).
"...You don't change the world. It changes you" (95).
"If people believe that you're weak, sooner or later you're going to have to kill them" (135).
"Advertising gives beautiful names to ugly things. Pornography gives ugly names to beautiful things" (165).
"And it's all fun and games till someone loses an I" (297).